Comments on: Stewart Airport rail link just a waste

By: Just say no to the Stewart Airport connection :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:30:12 +0000

[...] County make headlines, and every year, I ask for that money to spent on more worthy projects. (See 2007 and [...]

By: Lavishing Money on Access to Stewart Airport « the transport politic

Lavishing Money on Access to Stewart Airport « the transport politic — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:41:15 +0000

[...] over at Second Avenue Sagas has written in both 2007 and 2008 on the poor thinking behind this project. The airport is quite far away from the [...]

By: If Massive Government Spending Is So Important, Why Didn’t They Do It Sooner? at LibertyGuys

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:52:05 +0000

[...] on the Big Dig, or being lavished on a tiny handful of residents of Manhattan’s East Side, 1, 2 qualify, and count toward some ideal level of infrastructure spending? WTF is going on [...]

By: Alfred Beech

Alfred Beech — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:45:52 +0000

I’m all for adding rail connections to airports, but I think connections to closer airports should be done first.

I vote for a rail link to LaGuardia first. Getting there from my house in Bushwick requires a subway and two bus transfers over an hour and 15 minutes.

After that, I’d vote for Islip, which is, as your commenters from the last article pointed out, right next to the the LIRR’s Ronkonloma line. Unfortunately, the terminal is on the opposite side of the property, so you either have to pay a $5 shuttle charge, or take a scenic hour walk (don’t ask) around airport property. It’s about an hour from Penn Station to Islip, and I’d think the one-seat ride would be an attractive alternative to a subway ride with a transfer to the air train.

Only then would I be in favor of a rail connector at Stewart.

By: Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging the NYC Subways » Blog Archive » Getting a better return on the Stewart Airport connection

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:04:53 +0000

[...] some folks in September noted that the Port Authority, operators of the airport, would be paying for the rail connection, [...]

By: Blogking332

Blogking332 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:40:27 +0000

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By: Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging the NYC Subways » Blog Archive » The MTA’s Capital future will not be free

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:29:17 +0000

[...] tracks on the Tappan Zee Bridge, Penn Station Access for Metro-North (and Moynihan Station), a Stewart Airport rail connection, and computer-based train controls to allow for a higher train frequency. These proposals are [...]

By: Chris H

Chris H — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:47:49 +0000

The money for the project will be coming primarily from the PANYNJ. Its not the MTA’s money that is being used. Considering that the PA just took over the least for Stewart, it is in its interest to maximize the asset. Moreover, the MTA (and NJT) benefit by having a funding source, other than their normal capital budget, to pay for upgrades to the Port Jervis/Main/Bergen Lines.

By: epc

epc — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:23:57 +0000

JetBlue and Airtran have regularly scheduled service (mostly to Florida, Airtran also to Atlanta).

Delta, Northwest and USAirways have commuter service.

By: Victoria Jeter

Victoria Jeter — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:41:33 +0000

There’s another airport in the metropolitan area??? I’ve never heard of Stewart International Airport, and I’ve lived here for 20 years. It certainly never comes up when you’re searching for flights, what’s the secret