Look, I'm from NY and fly out of all three airports all the time. Never had a problem with the screeners and neither have any of the women I fly with.
If the system is broke, then we need to fix it. Maybe little portable rooms off to the side for the security checks. Maybe through technology. But the reeality is, people --either randomly or by profile -- are going to have to be thoroughly screened in quantity.
Good show. I can deal with a little more realistic "terrorist" profiling and less random profiling, which just ends up irritating those who merit it least.
BTW, I ofeten wear my favorite hot red high heel sandals when I travel to a warmer clime. Off they come, because I know they have a steel shank. No objections there.