Originally Posted by
Herb687
This was not a particularly "close call" and it was not even a loss of separation.
The Pilatus was VFR. AA was, obviously, IFR. While it was some very strange vectoring by the N90 controller, at no point was the required 500' vertical separation lost.
Someone commenting on the Youtube video claims to be the pilot, and said the TCAS was giving an advisory of 200 feet.