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Cuomo: Upgrades to LGA and JFK Ahead

NEW YORK CITY—Calling improvements to the city's transportation and infrastructure “long overdue,” the Governor revealed his ambitious plans to make drastic changes this year during an Association for a Better New York meeting.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on January 20, 2015

NEW YORK CITY—Calling transportation in and around New York the “circulatory system that makes the city work,” Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday several improvements he plans to make this year to the area’s airports during an Association for a Better New York meeting in Midtown. The Governor also pledged to reduce this year the tax burden faced by area businesses.

In his biggest announcement, Cuomo revealed plans to create a new Air Train that will connect LaGuardia airport to the number seven subway line—which is currently being extended from Queens into Manhattan’s far West Side—and to the Long Island Rail Road in Willets Point, Queens. The 1.5-mile line will run along the Grand Central parkway, the Governor said, adding, “It’s long overdue.” Cuomo did not cite a price for the project but Crain’s New York Business reports that this train will cost $450 million. The Governor said he was unable to determine a timetable for the transportation just yet as the planning is only in its earliest stages.

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