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Transportation
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Kathy Hochul wants to land Ryanair’s North American hub at MacArthur airport on Long Island
(December 26, 2021) — Governor Kathy Hochul is looking to pitch Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary on locating the discount European carrier’s North American headquarters at Long Island’s MacArthur International Airport. The airline…
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Hochul plans to call NYC bridges ‘dingy’ in State of the State speech
(December 26, 2021) — In a new spin on former Mayor Rudy Guiliani‘s ‘Broken Windows‘ theory, Governor Kathy Hochul is creating a new metric for government performance: no more ‘dingy-looking’ bridges. In…
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Minkel told to find the NFTA different office space and sell downtown property
Officials in the administration of Governor Kathy Hochul have signaled to longtime Niagara Frontier Transporation Authority (NFTA) Executive Director Kimberly Minkel that she should begin planning a relocation of the agency’s headquarters…
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Two million airport workers may pose pandemic security threat
Nearly 2 million workers with unescorted access to security restricted areas at airports throughout the U.S. could pose an “insider threat,” according to a new federal audit, yet the government is still studying…
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TSA program to protect aviation from high-risk passengers failing after eight years
A controversial government program launched nearly a decade ago to protect airline safety has failed miserably to meet its “mission of mitigating the threat to commercial aviation,” according to a scathing federal audit sprinkled…
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Schumer calls for ‘revolutionary bi-national commuter rail’ between Ontario and Western New York
Senator says Canadian Side’s Cumbersome Screening Process Adds Time To Commute & Discourages Ridership Standing once again at Niagara Falls’ state-of-the-art Amtrak train station, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the…
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State Route 77 may be renamed in honor of Vietnam hero
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he has introduced legislation that designates State Route 77 between Pembroke Town Park and the intersection of Indian Falls Road in the town of Pembroke as…
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Rep. Reed calls on DOJ to investigate misuse of funds, abuse of power inside Governor Cuomo’s office
Congressman Tom Reed is calling on the United States Department of Justice to investigate Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s dealings with the Seneca Nation of Indians. Reed thinks that, by withholding federal funds with…
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Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes announces funding for electrical updates at Central Terminal
The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation is pleased to announced this morning that Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes has secured a $250,000 earmark for electrical upgrades at the storied Buffalo Central Terminal. The earmark is the…
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Don’t settle for an Amtrak station — demand a fulsome transit system
THE EDITORIAL BOARD The region is badly in need of a massive buildout of the light rapid rail system. Rather than being distracted with the prospect of a new Amtrak station —…
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Buffalo scrambles for train station money
BY JAMIE MOSES When the state announced it was providing $25 million for a new Amtrak station in Buffalo, with the likelihood that the federal government would match that figure, it created…
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Uber bets on artificial intelligence with acquisition and new lab
With the Geometric Intelligence deal, Uber wants to make major advances in how the computers behind self-driving vehicles think and make decisions on the road. via Uber Bets on Artificial Intelligence With Acquisition…
