FAA Asked to Investigate Controllers at NY Airport A suburban New York official wants the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate whether air traffic controllers are sleeping on the job at a local airport. Westchester County executive Rob Astorino was reacting to a report on TV station WNYW. The report included video purporting to show controllers sleeping, texting and reading while on duty at the county airport. The airport is 30 miles north of New York City. It serves nearly 2 million passengers a year. The report included an FAA statement that because of an elevator breakdown, off-duty controllers are allowed to use part of the tower as a break room. In a letter to the FAA, Astorino said that explanation seemed insufficient. He demanded an investigation. The FAA said Friday that it would take action as appropriate.