Tagged With "Andrew Cuomo"
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Re: The newest, biggest, bestest airport: Aren't they all?
Far from Third World except In the minds of Gov. Cuomo and Joe Biden, but Laguardia is my favorite NY airport precisely because it's so much smaller.
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Re: As if you didn't know: NY Gov calls NYC airports terrible
I'm going to have to agree with the Governor. One must acknowledge a problem before it can be fixed. I believe La Guardia is just about the worst airport I've had the misfortune to use in recent years. I include any number of developing nations in the assessment. Most countries try to encourage tourism by giving a good impression on arrival. Even in places where infrastructure as a whole is lacking, the airports are often clean and new. I sincerely hope the Governor succeeds in this.
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Re: As if you didn't know: NY Gov calls NYC airports terrible
Well, fortunately LGA hosts no international flights except to and from Canada, and hey, they're family, right? No need to do heavy cleaning. Seriously, though: It's actually my favorite of all the NY airports. It's compact, I can park easily across the road from the main terminal and the luggage comes faster than at either JFK or EWR. It's even got a Todd English restaurant and a few other amenities. It doesn't dwarf me or make me feel lost in future space. To me, it's like a pleasant...
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Re: As if you didn't know: NY Gov calls NYC airports terrible
By "worst" I meant grubbiest. And crowded. I can certainly see how the convenience factor would temper one's opinion in the case of locals. But you, too, PHeymont deserve better.
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Re: As if you didn't know: NY Gov calls NYC airports terrible
When I was stranded in JFK for 3 days trying to get back to England I found the Staff there were extremely friendly. No...No... not the TSA. The folks who worked at Starbucks and BK. The Airline Reps and the Skycaps. All generous to all the young kids who were waiting to get back to England too. They'd all spent their last Dollar before we boarded our original flight home. Then we returned 6 hours later with technical problems. The cash machines soon ran out of Dollars. I even had time to...
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JetBlue to start NYC-Havana flights
JetBlue will fly scheduled direct service from NYC JFK to Havana each Friday, starting July 3rd. Like all U.S. flights to Cuba it will operate as a charter with one of the officially approved travel service companies, in this case Cuba Travel...
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NY's Laguardia to get total overhaul by 2021
New York's often-mocked but close-in and convenient Laguardia Airport will get a total make-over within the next six years, under plans announced yesterday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Essentially all the existing buildings will be shifted to allow better...
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NY's Stewart Field to get major upgrade
Under plans from NY's governor, the field will get new and expanded facilities and a new name, but it's still 70 miles away.
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Hopper Mausoleum and Church of St Andrew, Northumberland
Ian Cook shares photos and the history of a beautiful church and mausoleum, dating to the 18th century, set atop a lonely hill in Northumberland.
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St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada (Where Gumbo Was #266)
Gumbo was found in the cute historic town of St Andrews, New Brunswick. Learn more!
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Is the revolution coming? New York's plan for upgraded LGA and JFK
Long-awaited big change is planned for New York's over-crowded airports. NY Gov. Cuomo and Vice President Biden held a new conference today to announce sweeping plans that are so far without a specific plan, a completion date or total costs...but hey,...
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January 26, 2016: Theodore Too, Halifax, Nova Scotia
I always enjoy discovering quirky or unusual things when I travel. Case in point, Theodore Too.
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New York's JFK slated for huge make-over
New York is planning a major upgrade of its main airport complex to serve future needs.
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Laguardia Gets a Little Love from the Guv
New York City's Laguardia Airport, one of the nation's busiest despite its small size, has long been known as one of the most cramped and outmoded, with barely room for TSA and passengers to co-exist. Now NY's Governor Cuomo has announced that the...
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As if you didn't know: NY Gov calls NYC airports terrible
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is responding to long-standing criticism of NYC's bottle-necked airports with. He told a recent conference: "...LaGuardia and JFK are inexcusable, frankly, that they have not been redeveloped to keep pace with the best...
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Groundbreaking for NYC's 'new' LaGuardia
LaGuardia, one of the nation's busiest but most outmoded airports, is finally on its way to a massive make-over.
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Sept. 2, 2018: Sunrise in Piermont, New York
A stunning sunset in the lower Hudson Valley, captured by Jonathan L
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JFK to get $13 billion transformation
New York's JFK, long ranked low among the world's major airports, has plans to become a 'field of dreams.'
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Re: January 26, 2016: Theodore Too, Halifax, Nova Scotia
What a wonderful cheeky chappy Theodore is ! Art "On the Go" must rank high up there - with Street Art. Anything - that's unexpected - that puts a smile on people's faces is priceless. We have "Snowdrop" on the River Mersey in Liverpool UK. Folks point and shout "Look" to their kids. Its great to see that look on their little faces - and some big faces too !! THE MERSEY FERRY "SNOWDROP"
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Re: January 26, 2016: Theodore Too, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hi GarryRF Thanks for sharing your story and picture regarding THE MERSEY FERRY "SNOWDROP". That's quite the ship. I can imagine the look on peoples faces when the "Snowdrop" goes by. As for myself, I had to put my shades on so that I could carefully study your photo. I hope that one day I'll be in the River Mersey Liverpool area to be able to see the "Snowdrop" in person. I want to be one of those faces who get that "Look" after seeing something special, especially as you put it "Art On The...
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Re: Hopper Mausoleum and Church of St Andrew, Northumberland
Lovely photos and descriptions!
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At last: the New LaGuardia emerges
The main concourse of the new terminal opens, marking the transformation of an often-scorned airport.
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New York gets new old rail station
Nearly sixty years after the destruction of Penn Station, New York City gets a new braggable space for Amtrak and New Jersey commuters.
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New York Penn: Up from Under
More than 100 years after its opening and nearly 60 years after its original hall was razed, America's busiest station gets some shiny new spaces.
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Lockport, Manitoba
DrFumblefinger visits Lockport, home of the only boat lock on the Canadian prairies and a dam across the Red River of a unique and historic design.
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LaGuardia gets ok for 'wrong-way' shuttle
A new train line will connect La Guardia to the city's transit system, but it will require a second fare and a ride east to go west.
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Savannah, Georgia Bus Tour
Jonathan L takes us on a bus tour and mansion hop around Historic Savannah
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LaGuardia 'wrong-way' AirTrain under new attack
A change of governors in New York opens the possibility of changing an airport train plan that goes east to go west
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LaGuardia AirTrain stopped in its tracks
For now there will be no AirTrain project, but express bus plans are in the works
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St Andrews, Scotland: Golf and More
St Andrews is well known as the home of golf, but it is a charming town in its own right.