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Air traffic controllers in Westbury protested a planned move to Philadelphia. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) demanded that the FAA keep them on Long Island. NewsdayTV’s Cecilia Dowd reports. Credit: Anthony Florio; File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File; AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File