This is Port Authority. I also asked a friend who is with NYPD and he just laughed. He said nobody is going to give you a hard time for following the law. And then he proceeded to complain about the city’s draconian laws.
I asked PAPD explicitly prior to leaving for the airport. They responded that as long as the pistol remained locked and I was consistently in transit then it would be fine. So, don’t stop and stay at a hotel or dine in the city. Drive down, present the bag, go through security.
I read through this thread and wanted to provide my personal experience. I departed from LGA on Sunday, flying inn Delta to Dallas. Prior to heading to the airport I called PAPD and spoke with a desk officer about the rules. It went down the way he said it would. I arrived, declared the pistol...