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PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Officials Eye Bus Service to La Guardia After Rail Project Is Scrapped
New York transportation authorities appear poised to improve bus service to La Guardia after a plan for a rail link was scrapped last week.
Plans to Build AirTrain to La Guardia Are Officially Scrapped
Ballooning costs help doom what had been a pet project of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
Biden Budget Routes $1.2 Billion to Big Transit Projects in New York
The money, which was previously allocated in the infrastructure bill, will go to the Second Avenue Subway extension and new Hudson River train tunnels, two…
New York’s Wind Power Future Is Taking Shape. In Rhode Island.
Much of the initial work required to build the first ocean turbines that will deliver power to New Yorkers is being done elsewhere.
Holland Tunnel Out of New York City Will Close Overnight Through 2025
New Jersey-bound traffic will be barred for several hours six nights a week while crews repair decade-old damage from Hurricane Sandy.
New York City, Once a Minimum Wage Leader, Now Lags Behind
As inflation has surged, other cities have vaulted past New York’s $15 minimum wage, considered a trailblazer only a few years ago.
Funding for Penn Station Renovation Doesn’t Add Up, Study Suggests
A new report, commissioned by an Albany watchdog group, is the latest volley in an intensifying debate over one of the nation’s most ambitious development…
Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel
A project to build new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station moved a step closer to construction with an agreement between New York and…
Amtrak Awards Contract to Expand Penn Station Train Tracks
As debate rages on a plan to renovate the nation’s busiest hub, Amtrak awarded a contract to design a $12 billion expansion that would add…
New York Faces New Commuter Surge, Ready or Not, Study Suggests
The study appears to underscore the need for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, part of the huge and long-planned Gateway project.