The Port Authority is testing electric vehicles with no driver for possible use at airports. It turns out they do stop if a pedestrian is in a crosswalk. Source: New York Times
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Subway Car 9075, Where Are You?
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2022
A “redbird” car from the 1960s was auctioned off for $235,700. Its future whereabouts and purpose are unknown. Source: New York Times
Delta’s Terminal C at La Guardia Airport Is Now an Art Destination
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
With the opening of Delta Air Lines’s new terminal at La Guardia Airport, New York gets a distinctive new collection of public artworks. Source: New York Times
La Guardia’s New Delta Terminal to be Defined by New York Artists
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
Six site-specific permanent artworks will celebrate the city’s energy and diversity. Source: New York Times
An ‘Eerily Similar’ Murder-for-Hire
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2022
New revelations about a killing in 2014 have prompted questions from the son of a New Jersey couple found dead in their home that year. Source: New York Times
Powerful Winter Storm Brings Whipping Winds and Heavy Snow to the Northeast
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2022
Forecasters called it a “bomb cyclone” and predicted that the Boston area would be hit particularly hard. Source: New York Times
‘From Worst to Best:’ La Guardia Airport Gets a $4 Billion Makeover
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
The airport that Joe Biden once said was more suited to a “third-world’’ country has a gleaming new terminal to show off. Source: New York Times
Deals Reached on 3 Major NYC Transportation Projects
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Elected officials announced deals on funding of a new international terminal at Kennedy Airport and improvements to commuter train service. Source: New York Times
How the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Could Impact New York
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2021
The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign Monday, is likely to fund road and bridge repairs, water infrastructure upgrades and airport expansions. Source: New York Times
Plan for $2.1 Billion AirTrain to La Guardia Is Paused
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2021
Gov. Kathy Hochul had asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to put the project on hold and review alternatives. Source: New York Times
No Charges for Passenger Who Prompted La Guardia Emergency Landing
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2021
A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the authorities determined that there was “no criminality” involved in the landing. Source: New York Times
La Guardia 'Security Incident' Draws Emergency Response
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2021
A flight from Indianapolis declared an emergency and landed after a passenger acted suspiciously, officials said. Source: New York Times
Here's What Train Service Looks Like in NY After Ida's Damaging Floods
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
Most of the city’s subway lines were up and running with minor disruptions by Friday afternoon, and the area’s airports appeared to be running smoothly. Source: New York Times
$2.1 Billion AirTrain to La Guardia Gets Green Light from U.S.
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
The approval, a victory for Gov. Cuomo, comes over the objections of environmentalists and elected officials and clears way for construction. Source: New York Times
5 Things N.Y.C. Wants From Biden to Transform Transportation
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2021
Transit agencies pummeled by the pandemic are pushing the new administration to fund projects stalled in the Trump years. Source: New York Times