La Guardia

American

[luh gwahr-dee-uh] / lə ˈgwɑr di ə /

noun

Fiorello H(enry) 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.

La Guardia British

/ ləˈɡwɑːdɪə /

noun

Fiorello H ( enry ) (ˌfɪəˈrɛləʊ). 1882–1947, US politician. As mayor of New York (1933–45), he organized slum-clearance and labour safeguard schemes and suppressed racketeering

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La Guardia

Flight annulments at New York’s La Guardia and Newark’s Liberty International airports were almost as high.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was responsible for the creation of New York Municipal Airport, which opened in 1939.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2025

La Guardia handily won the November election and was later elected to a fourth term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Terminal A at La Guardia Airport is currently closed because of flooding, authorities said.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023

We passed by La Guardia Airport, with the jets soaring above our heads and the hot breath of their engines rolling down over us.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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