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- 125th Street Corridor
- 2nd Avenue Subway
- 421-a tax incentive program
- 980 Madison Tower
- Access to the Region's Core (ARC)
- Albee Square Mall Tower
- Atlantic Yards
- Bayside Rezoning
- Bayswater/Far Rockaway Rezoning
- Bedford Stuyvesant Rezoning
- Briarwood Rezoning
- Bricktown Centre
- Brig Redevelopment, Wallabout Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Academy of Music Cultural District
- Brooklyn Greenway
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Bush Terminal Park
- Clinton Hill/Ft. Greene Rezoning
- College Point Police Academy
- Columbia University Expansion
- Columbus Circle
- Con Ed Site Redevelopment
- Coney Island Development
- Cooper Square Urban Renewal Area
- Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel
- Domino Sugar Factory
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Downtown JFK-LIRR Link
- DUMBO Rezoning
- Dyker Heights/Fort Hamilton Rezoning
- East River Plaza
- East River Science Park
- East River Waterfront
- East Side Access
- Far Rockaway and Mott Creek Rezoning
- Far West Village Rezoning
- Federal Housing Policy
- Fieldston Landmark Designation
- Flushing Development
- Fordham Expansion
- Forest Hills Rezoning
- Fresh Kills Master Plan
- Fulton Street Transit Center
- Gansevoort Marine Transfer Station
- Garment District Rezoning
- Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market
- General Theological Seminary Tower (Chelsea)
- Governors Island
- Gowanus Development
- Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
- High Line Redevelopment + Whitney Museum
- HUB Retail and Office Center
- Hudson Railyards
- Hudson River Park
- Hudson Yards Rezoning & Development
- Hunter College Health-Professions Tower
- Hunts Point Vision Plan
- Inwood/Sherman Creek Waterfront Rezoning
- Jamaica, Queens Development and Rezoning
- Javits Convention Center Expansion
- JetBlue JFK Terminal
- Kingsbridge Armory
- Kissena Park Rezoning
- Lincoln Center Redevelopment
- Long Island City
- Lower East Side Rezoning
- Lower Manhattan Development
- Maspeth - Woodside Rezoning
- Mets Stadium Construction
- Middle Village-Glendale Rezoning
- Midwood Rezoning
- Mott Haven School Campus
- Moynihan Station
- Museum for African Art
- New Madison Square Garden
- New Rego Park, Queens Mall
- New York City Building Code
- New York City Hospital Redevelopment
- New York Diamond Tower
- New York Historical Society Tower
- No. 7 Line Extension
- North Brother Island
- North Tribeca Rezoning
- NYC 2012 Olympic Bid
- NYU Development
- One Madison Ave Clocktower
- P.S. 64 Redevelopment
- PlaNYC 2030
- Plaza Hotel Redevelopment
- Policy Developments - Landmarks
- Public Place
- Queens Botanical Garden
- Queens Plaza
- Queens West
- Randalls Island Water Park and Playing Fields
- Red Hook Cruise Terminal
- Red Hook Development
- Renaissance Ballroom and Renaissance Casino
- Seventh Regiment Armory (Park Ave.)
- Silvercup West
- SoHo Sanitation Garage
- Solid Waste Management Plan
- South Bronx Jail Plan
- South Ferry Terminal Project
- South Street Seaport Redevelopment
- South Village Historic District
- Springfield Gardens Rezoning
- St. Vincent’s Expansion
- Stapleton Waterfront District
- Starrett City
- Staten Island NASCAR Track
- Staten Island North Shore Light Rail
- Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
- Sunnyside Yards Platform
- The Caledonia (Chelsea)
- Trump Soho Hotel Condominiums
- Union Square Redesign
- Union-Utopia Rezoning
- United Nations Renovation
- Upper West Side Rezoning Proposal
- Uptown New York (East Harlem)
- Van Cortlandt Park Filtration Plant
- Via Verde - New Housing New York Legacy Project
- Washington Square Park Redesign
- West-Park Presbyterian Church Tower
- White Plains Courtyard
- Whitestone Rezoning
- Willets Point Development
- World Trade Center Redevelopment
- Yankee Stadium Construction
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Downtown JFK-LIRR Link
In June 2007, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to release a feasibility study for a proposed rail link between Lower Manhattan and JFK. Proponents say the project, which would cost approximately $6 billion, would allow workers from Long Island to reduce their commute times to lower Manhattan by 40% and create a “one-seat” trip from downtown to Kennedy Airport. Schumer has pledged $2 billion in unused 9/11 tax credits toward the estimated $6 billion price tag.
While groups which support the project cite the importance of transit access to Lower Manhattan’s revitalization, several organizations, such as the Straphangers Campaign and the Fiscal Policy Institute, have expressed concern that the rail link would come at the expense of more pressing transit priorities such as the Second Avenue Subway and East Side LIRR Access. Gov. Spitzer has expressed only tepid support of the plan and has insisted other transportation initiatives remain a priority.
Senate Committee Approves $2B Financing for Downtown-JFK Link
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | Brooklyn Eagle | Topic: Finance
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved $2 billion in tax credits to finance the rail link between downtown Manhattan and JFK Airport. Brooklyn residents are pressing for more stops along the line to make it an alternative to overcrowding on the A/C, 4/5 and 2/3 subway lines.
Final Funds for JFK Rail Link Approved
Thursday, June 21, 2007 | New York Sun | Topic: Transportation
Yesterday federal funding for the Downtown-LIRR-JFK Rail Link passed through the House Ways and Means Committee, and is on its way to New York State’s congressional delegation for final approval. The funding bill is the last $2 billion that the Bush Administration promised to New York City to rebuild Lower Manhattan after 9/11.
Downtown-JFK Rail Link In Jeopardy
Monday, May 21, 2007 | New York Sun | Topic: Transportation
In order to win support from state officials for his anti-traffic tax plan, New York City Mayor Bloomberg may agree to fund a larger portion of the Second Avenue Subway, and scrap plans for a Downtown JFK Rail Link. This concession is part of the negotiations over a bill on congestion prices that the Mayor wants to conclude before Memorial Day.
The Priority of the J.F.K. Airport-Downtown Link?
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | City Limits Weekly | Topic: Transportation
The $6 billion proposal to create a direct rail link between Downtown Manhattan and Jamaica, Queens is being reconsidered by public officials and transportation planners. Senator Schumer, who leads a delegation of New York officials strongly supportive of the plan like Senator Clinton and Mayor Bloomberg, declared that $2 billion is available for the $6 billion bill because of tax credits committed to the city after the 9/11 attacks. A feasibility report of the project is expected in June, led by the MTA, the Port Authority, the city's Economic Development Corporation, and splinters of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. While the plan largely has the backing of real estate and business leaders, some transportation planners are uncertain of the link's projected benefits. In addition, some believe that Governor Eliot Spitzer is prioritizing other transportation projects before the proposed rail link.
Using Public-Private Partnerships to Finance State Projects
Sunday, February 18, 2007 | Crain's New York Business | Topic: Finance
Governor Spitzer's expressed willingness to create more public-private partnerships has inspired a movement among investment bankers to propose buying state assets to finance those projects. So far, discussions have occurred between private firms and government agencies, like the Thruway Authority, the Empire State Development Corporation, the Department of Transportation, and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Private ownership of public infrastructure has grown nationally in recent years, as states like Illinois, Indiana, and California have sold their toll roads to the private sector. Proponents believe that public-private partnerships improve project efficiency and quality, while opponents fear that such deals exclude the public and the ability to change course. Only the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has not entered into discussions.
President Bush to Push for Rail Link to Lower Manhattan
Friday, February 02, 2007 | AM New York | Topic: Transportation
President Bush is expected to renew a proposal for the second year in a row that would allow $2 billion in tax credits, initially authorized to New York after the 9/11 attacks, to build an anticipated rail link between J.F.K. airport, Long Island, and Downtown Manhattan. The project has heavy support not only from the president, but prominent New York politicians. The proposal failed in Congress last year when the Senate refused to approve the House version of an omnibus tax bill that included the project. Mayor Bloomberg also praised the link, which would allow commuters and rail travelers to transfer from Jamaica Station to lower Manhattan, citing $12 billion in annual revenue.
Schumer Lays Out Priorities
Monday, November 20, 2006 | New York Post | Topic: Economic Development
Among the projects that New York’s senior senator said are priorities are the Second Avenue subway, a rail link between lower Manhattan and JFK Airport, and building a new tunnel under the Hudson River to connect Midtown with New Jersey.
Queens Officials Eager For Rail Link
Friday, October 20, 2006 | Queens Tribune | Topic: Transportation
Queens officials and business leaders are excited by the potential benefits of a Downtown JFK-LIRR rail link. Specifically, the prospect of strengthening the link between downtown Jamaica and Lower Manhattan could be a boon for the borough, strengthening Jamaica’s link with a major financial center. The $6 billion proposal, which has strong support from the Pataki administration, is in the environmental impact study stage, which is scheduled for completion in mid-2007.
Riders Favor 2nd Avenue Subway
Friday, September 22, 2006 | NY1 | Topic: Transportation
According to a survey by a transit advocacy group, the 2nd Avenue Subway and the Downtown JFK-LIRR Rail Link are top priorities of transit users.
Eliot Spitzer On Transportation
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 | Gotham Gazette | Topic: Politics & Government
Gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer wants to make transportation his number one priority if elected to office. His top three projects are the 2nd Ave Subway, the LIRR connection at Grand Central Terminal, and the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The most likely projects to not get pushed through by Spitzer is the downtown JFK rail link and the cross harbor freight tunnel. The Hudson Rail Yards negotiations have already been commented on by Spitzer but he would like to make some changes to the deal’s proceedings.
JFK Rail Link Funding: Victim of the Party Line
Wednesday, August 02, 2006 | New York Sun | Topic: Politics & Government
Senators Clinton and Schumer this week are likely to vote against the transfer of federal funding to be used for the proposed $6 billion rail link because the provision for funding is embedded in a monstrous "trifecta bill" that includes such things as lowering estate tax.
House OK's Tax Credits
Saturday, July 29, 2006 | Newsday.com | Topic: Transportation
The House approved $1.75 billion in tax credits for construction of the JFK-Downtown rail link. Now the Senate must vote on whether or not to approve the tax credits.
LIRR Project is Moving
Thursday, July 27, 2006 | Newsday.com | Topic: Politics & Government
The House is expected to pass today a $1.75-billion financing deal for the construction of a link allowing Long Island Rail Road commuters to ride directly into lower Manhattan.