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

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.

Holland Tunnel traffic inbound from New Jersey. Tolling of the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels would divert east-west auto and truck trips to the Cross-Bronx Expressway and other highways north of mid-Manhattan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals

By Bob Previdi | Jul 29, 2021 | No Comments

If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?

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

Feds Boost Foundering LaGuardia AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

The broke Port Authority is "pleased' with the FAA's draft environmental-impact statement.

A parking lot at LaGuardia Airport. Photo: LGA Twitter

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ANALYSIS: LGA AirTrain is Andrew Cuomo’s $2B Parking Lot

By Eve Kessler | Jan 24, 2020 | No Comments

UPDATED: The real motivator behind the Backwards LaGuardia AirTrain, a toy train for the business class, is not transit. It's cars.

Count AOC skeptical about the FAA's explanations for why it ruled out alternatives to the Port Authority's preferred AirTrain route.

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AOC to FAA: No on LGA AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Jan 13, 2020 | No Comments

The Congress member wrote to the FAA blasting the lack of transparency around project, which would reside in her district.

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Op-Ed Round 2: Kabak Rebuts Port Authority Chief’s Pro LaGuardia AirTrain Piece

By Benjamin Kabak | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

Round two of our "Blood Sport at the Airport"!

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