Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Count AOC skeptical about the FAA's explanations for why it ruled out alternatives to the Port Authority's preferred AirTrain route.

AOC to FAA: Not Good Enough on LaGuardia AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Feb 19, 2020 | No Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t buying the Federal Aviation Administration’s rationale for discarding alternatives to the LaGuardia AirTrain.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Coronavirus-related Port Authority budget shortfalls are imperiling its future. Image: Governor's Office

Council Has Put Off Hearing on ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain: Sources

By Eve Kessler | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

“There is a lack of transparency here," said one lawmaker.

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Thursday’s Headlines: Pigs are Aloft Edition

By Streetsblog | Jan 16, 2020 | No Comments

The city's two tabloids finally agree on something: Streetsblog (and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) was right about the LGA AirTrain. Plus the rest of the day's news.

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AOC to FAA: No on LGA AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Jan 13, 2020 | No Comments

The Congress member wrote to the FAA blasting the lack of transparency around project, which would reside in her district.

We can do better than tires and cones, America.

Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 11, 2019 | 16 Comments

A new federal bill would mandate that 5 percent of all federal highway funds be diverted to "Complete Streets" to hopefully stem the blood tide of pedestrian deaths in this country.