Cuomo to Call for an AirTrain to LaGuardia

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled his plans to modernize New York's infrastructure and transportation system.

In a speech Tuesday before the business group Association for a Better New York in Manhattan, Cuomo offered a preview of his annual State of the State address scheduled for Wednesday.

The biggest proposal was a rail link to LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

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Cuomo proposed building an AirTrain link like the one that serves John F. Kennedy Airport.

The new 1.5-mile rail line would run along Grand Central Parkway, and connect the airport to the current Willets Point station that serves Long Island Rail Road commuters and the No. 7 subway line. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.wnyc.org/story/cuomo-outlines-transportation-and-infrastructure-plan/