Stewart Airport – Congressman Maurice Hinchey has written to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman Anthony Coscia “to encourage” the agency to make Stewart Airport the “New York City metropolitan area’s fourth regional airport.”
Hinchey said Tuesday that as far as he is concerned, the privatization of Stewart was a bad idea from day-one. “I predicted then that it wasn’t going to be successful and it certainly hasn’t been,” he said. “Stewart has been the only private airport of size in the country and it just does not work.” Hinchey said it is “pretty clear that we need something better – better organization to operate this airport.” And with JetBlue service now at Stewart, it is time for the Port Authority to “step up to the plate.”
Hinchey said he will also work to advance a plan to develop a spur from the Metro-North Port Jervis commuter railroad line to Stewart.
3 comments:
Bill, do we know what Stewart sold for and how far fron MYC is Stewart?
Has anyone ever met a pol that wasnt primarliy interested in handing out good paying jobs w/great bennies ( Port Authority) to his otherwise unemployable hack friends ? Small wonder he now wants Stewart back?
Jahn:
Check out my blog below in bold letter PRIVATIZATION..
I believe the sale price is in that blog. I also find it funny that they now want the airport after Stewart has worked so hard to land JetBlue.
National Express offered $35 million in cash up-front, plus a percentage of airport revenues for Stewart
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