A rendering of Delta Airline's new terminal at LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

NEW YORK CITY—Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with executives from Delta Airlines, officially commenced construction on the $4-billion expansion of the airline's facilities at LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

At the press conference staged at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo also reported that construction on the Moynihan Train Hall project, part of the $1.6-billion Penn-Farley complex aimed at upgrading Penn Station, would start in the next two weeks.

A highlight of the press event was Gov. Cuomo and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian officially signing a long-term lease agreed to earlier this year to build its new terminal facility at LaGuardia, which was followed by a host of airline and state officials holding a groundbreaking ceremony.

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John Jordan

John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.