Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about LaGuardia Airport

The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Behold! Your New LaGuardia Airport Transit Options (Including One Old One)

By Dave Colon | Mar 3, 2022 | No Comments

Considering these five light rail routes, five bus routes, two subway extensions, one ferry service and, alarmingly, "other emerging technologies" to get travelers to and from the Queens airport.

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

The Assembly and state Senate have no respect for the paint. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Buses Are a Better Option Than the ‘Backwards’ AirTrain

By Danny Pearlstein | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

Equity, convenience, and expense argue against a boondoggle and in favor of surface transit.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Image: Governor's Office

BREAKING: Riverkeeper, Others Sue To Stop the LaGuardia AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

Local opponents of a little-loved project ask for its approval to be 'set aside.'

Andrew Cuomo, demonstrating his power over the MTA. File photo: Dave Colon

OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)

By Benjamin Kabak | Aug 24, 2021 | No Comments

Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.

Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily briefing and opens Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport.

Friday’s Headlines: Still Yelling About Cuomo’s AirTrain Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

A boondoggle dissected. And all the other news.

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