Northern EMAS Pad

 This is the northern EMAS Pad for Rwy 34. EMAS stands for Engineered Material Arresting System. Planes that overrun the runway are stopped by this soft material. On Oct 27th, 2016, Mike Pence's airplane overshot the runway on a rainy night at LaGuardia. A pad like this one likely save the former VP from a more tragic outcome.