Vice-President Biden, Gov. Cuomo announce LaGuardia Airport will be rebuilt
Posted July 27, 2015 12:21 pm.
Last Updated July 27, 2015 4:00 pm.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has introduced a plan to redesign and rebuild New York City’s LaGuardia airport.
The airport in Queens is one of the busiest in the nation, but is cramped and outdated. Vice-President Joe Biden last year dubbed it a “Third World country.” He was at the announcement Monday.
Cuomo says the first part of the plan will begin next year and will cost $4 billion. He says Delta Air Lines is a partner in the new terminal. He says approvals that would normally take years were expedited by the vice-president’s office.
Cuomo says it will be the first new airport built after the Sept. 11 attacks. The new airport will be constructed closer to the Grand Central Parkway, creating more than double the space.