Plans for a rail link that would have connected LaGuardia Airport to New York City's subway and commuter rail system have been abandoned after intense criticism about its $2.4 billion-plus price tag and the potential effects on surrounding neighborhoods.
Democratic Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, who represents part of the area the link would have passed through, spoke out against it, as had former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
In a lawsuit filed in 2021, environmental and neighborhood groups asked the FAA to request the Port Authority to pause the project, alleging it was pushed through too fast by Cuomo and the Port Authority and used arbitrary screening criteria to pre-empt meaningful consideration of numerous alternatives to the rail link.
Some of those alternatives include ferry service, the extension of existing subway lines and optimized bus service using dedicated lanes. In a prepared release on Monday, Hochul thanked the airport’s operator, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, for “providing a clear, cost-effective path forward.”
“I accept the recommendations of this report, and I look forward to its immediate implementation by the Port Authority in close coordination with our partners at the , in the City of New York and the federal government,” she said.
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