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Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
"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.
October 4, 2021
OPINION: Buses Are a Better Option Than the ‘Backwards’ AirTrain
Equity, convenience, and expense argue against a boondoggle and in favor of surface transit.
September 23, 2021
BREAKING: Riverkeeper, Others Sue To Stop the LaGuardia AirTrain
Local opponents of a little-loved project ask for its approval to be 'set aside.'
September 20, 2021
OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)
Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.
August 24, 2021
LaGuardia AirTrain Foes Cheer as Port Authority Staffers Revolt
An open letter against Gov. Cuomo's boondoggle pet project closely follows his resignation.
August 12, 2021
After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone
Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?
August 10, 2021
Cuomo’s ‘Wrong Way’ LaGuardia AirTrain Is Ready for Take Off
An FAA rubber stamp clears the way for the construction of the people mover in East Elmhurst, Queens.
July 20, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Cuomo’s Mystery Train
This week, our editorial cartoonist uses the classic villain/lady on the train tracks bit.
September 29, 2020
Feds Boost Foundering LaGuardia AirTrain
The broke Port Authority is "pleased' with the FAA's draft environmental-impact statement.
August 21, 2020
Op-Ed: The Many Unanswered Questions About the LaGuardia AirTrain
And costs have ballooned!
February 18, 2020
