Where is airtran at laguardia

I remain committed to working expeditiously to rebuild our infrastructure for the 21st century and to create jobs - not just at LaGuardia, but at all of our airports and transit hubs across New York. Standing outside a banquet hall in Corona, Queens, overlooking Jamaica Bay and the airport, along what would be the AirTrain route, state senators including Jessica Ramos, Leroy Comrie, Michael Gianaris, and John Liu, pushed Hochul to do more than consider other options, like bus or ferry service, or extending subway lines to the airport: They want her to unequivocally kill the AirTrain.

Former Governor Cuomo, who first proposed the project in , boasted it would be a minute LIRR ride from midtown to LaGuardia, helping address the vehicular traffic between the airport and Manhattan.

The plan underwent an extensive public comment period and a federal review and received final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration in July. Weeks later, Cuomo resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. On a recent Monday, the sounds of crickets, lapping water, and airplanes taking off could be heard there. Construction workers zoomed down the walkway on scooters. And longtime East Elmhurst resident Claudia Schellenberg was taking her regular stroll.

Earlier this year, the watchdog group Riverkeeper received Federal Aviation Administration documents through a lawsuit that showed the Port Authority favored the AirTrain over other, less costly options that could move more people to the airport more quickly, like bus or ferry options.

And the one that does so with the least possible impact on local communities and the environment. As part of the lawsuit, Riverkeeper and the other groups requested a stay, or for the FAA to halt the project until the other transit options are more carefully reviewed. The AirTrain project will provide a convenient, easy-to-use rail connection that offers travelers and employees reliable, predictable travel times to LaGuardia Airport.

Travel to and from LaGuardia Airport is unpredictable and the situation is getting worse. Reliable mass transit options do not currently exist, leaving customers and employees vulnerable to heavy roadway traffic congestion. But another one of those projects is now getting a second look: the proposed AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport. The AirTrain, which has yet to be built but does have federal approval, would connect the newly refurbished LaGuardia Airport to the Willets Point stop along the 7 train.

Cuomo and supporters of the project have hailed it as the long-awaited solution for travelers looking to use mass transit to move between the airport and Manhattan. But critics say it will be a misguided use of resources with little impact. In addition to the fact that riders headed to Manhattan would have to travel in the wrong direction first, critics question how many people would want to use the rail link just to pick up the 7 train at the second-to-last stop in Queens. Then, there is the manner in which it was approved.