With Cuomo Out, $2.1 Billion La Guardia AirTrain Is Halted

Gov. Kathy Hochul had asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to put the project on hold and review alternatives.

The brakes have officially been slammed on the plan to build a $2.1 billion AirTrain to La Guardia Airport.

The agency that operates the airport, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said on Tuesday afternoon that it would “pause further action” on the project, which had been heavily pushed by former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Mr. Cuomo’s successor, Gov. Kathy Hochul, has called for a review of alternatives to the AirTrain plan, which has been a target of criticism from community groups and elected officials.