Laguardia Airport Completed
We want to thank the Port Authority of NY/NJ and the NYS Governor’s office for inviting OANA to attend the ribbon cutting for the final component of a new LaGuardia Airport: The new Delta terminal.
The construction of the new LGA is a great example of a public-private partnership, utilizing Design Build, resulting in badly needed infrastructure improvements in our transportation sector.
The fact that this was completed early, and within budget, has provided a blueprint on how to proceed with other infrastructure projects.
We truly hope we can learn not only from our mistakes but also from our successes.
Also, of note: We are extremely impressed that this construction was done while keeping the airport up and running.
Lastly, we look forward to the release of a new plan to utilize water ferry, surface buses, and light rail to facilitate transit to the airport. This is OANA’s position.
Richard Khuzami
Mr. Khuzami has been a member of Community Board 1 in Astoria, NY for the last 20 years. He sits on the Zoning and parks Committees and is on the Executive Board. Previously, he served as Parks and Culture chair of Community Board 1 for eleven years and also chaired Capital and Expense priority Committee. He is a member of the Queens General Assembly and had been a panelist for grant submissions for the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA). Richard also is an officer of The Eastern Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) and President of OANA.