Jamaica
By Rebecca Henely
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Spurred by three elderly women who alleged they had been mistreated by U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he was introducing legislation mandating the agency create positions for passenger advocates.
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Glendale
By Howard Koplowitz
Photo by Howard Koplowitz
Three western Queens legislators are urging the city to reconsider its plans to change the direction of 74th Street in Glendale as part of the Cooper Avenue underpass project.
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Ozone Park
BY Howard Koplowitz
Photo by Howard Koplowitz
Two state assemblyman and transit advocates are pushing for the old Rockaway Beach line of the Long Island Rail Road to run trains again after a 50-year absence.
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East Elmhurst
By Philip Newman
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
JetBlue Airways plans to nearly double its flights from LaGuardia and Ronald Reagan National airports in Washington, D.C.
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Transit
By Philip Newman
President Obama has set aside $215 million for the Second Avenue subway and the East Side Access in his proposed budget, which U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) said would keep both projects going for another year.
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