“The whole place is so bright and it looks very architectural, sharp, and it’s clean.” “When I got off the plane I was on a call with my brother and I said ‘Oh my God! They’ve done a big change here!’” she said. “It’s like night and day,” said Annie Coakley, 46, of Chicago. I dare say immaculate? I joked with my husband that if our flight home got delayed I wouldn't mind Then two weeks ago we flew out of LaGuardia - it was like Star Trek Federation headquarters - I couldn't believe how modern, clean. I thought well at least it looks like they'll at least clean it up. That evening I was at Limelight on Disco 2000 night and all that entails and a week of clubbing like one could in their 20s and almost three decades later *still* can remember and yet can't unsee how god-awful LaGuardia was back in the day.įast forward to 2018 when the redevelopment was on its way but yes still a sh!tshow. That said, I remember all too well on a Wednesday in 1993, the dinge, the vile-bile green carpet with stains of god-only-knows-what origins, you name it. You aren't kidding Over the decades I've visited New York City, for whatever reason arrival flights landed in LaGuardia, I've never experienced JFK or Newark. I knew from looking at the pictures that the transformation was fantastic, but being there in person really brings it home. And the United gates!! It used to look like a rundown bus terminal, but this! Really Really Nice! Only thing that seemed off to me was the amount of carpeting. The main Departure entrance / headhouse? is spectacular looking as you descend the escalators to ground transport. I was so happy that we were flying out of Newark which was so much nicer at the time. I have flown into LaGuardia a number of times, the last was in 2018 and it was all still such a sh*tshow. I just flew into LaGuardia this morning on United and let me just say WOW!! Wow Wow WOW!!! What a transformation! Gorgeous. Under Hockul, they hope to drive the final nails into its coffin, and some of them have asked a court to reverse the FAA’s approval. Elected officials and community groups in Queens, near the airport and the AirTrain’s proposed route, still oppose the project as strongly as Cuomo had supported it. Andrew Cuomo had backed the project, and now that he is gone, it could be a whole new ball game. The project was well on its way to final approval, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having given it a green signal earlier this year. The issue is the proposed LaGuardia AirTrain, a rail link that would connect with the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the 7-line (Flushing Line) of the subway system and serve as a shuttle taking riders to LaGuardia Airport. Kathy Hochul, is experiencing a test of her skills to walk the political tightrope an essential task for any politician, especially in this part of the country. After only six weeks in office, New York state’s new chief executive, Gov.

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