Mobilizing the Region

Issue 207 February 12, 1999


Around the Region

After announcing support for the Port Authority's planned train to Kennedy Airport, Councilman Al Stabile (R-Ozone Park) has drawn a new promise from the agency: that it will study the practicality of ferry service between Manhattan and the Rockaways. Dismissing critics who call it a buyoff campaign, PA has been courting Queens community leaders in its drive for land-use approval for a key part of its air-train project: a controversial elevated rail line along the Van Wyck Expressway. Stabile projected visions of a 20-minute ride to Manhattan. Reaching the Rockaways by car or subway from midtown Manhattan can take an hour. Newsday


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