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East Side Access Now Opens. Long Island Wins. Roosevelt Island Loses
Yesterday, January 25th, 2023, East Side Access finally opened, and Roosevelt Island loses big. It loses with missed opportunities after enduring years of daily eyesores. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News For a couple of years now, the…
One More Time – East Side Access Now Pushed Back Into 2023
Pushing back East Side Access once again demonstrates New York’s gift for failing to deliver no matter what the cost. An originally promised finish in 2011 fades far beyond the horizon as the total cost leaps to almost triple. Welcome…
Is the East Side Access ugly over? Answer looks like “Yes.”
A decade ago, the East Side Access project brought ugly wrap-around fencing to the worst location: Straight across from the subway station where most people enter Roosevelt Island. Its in-your-face presence finally came down… Only to be replaced by an…
East Side Access, a tunnel married at Roosevelt Island, may now be Andrew Cuomo’s worst legacy
Originally pegged at $3.5 billion, expected to open a decade ago, East Side Access is the most expensive project of its kind in the world. And the state estimates that it will carry a mere 162,000 weekday riders, at best….
Now, an Eyesore and Wasted Chances, Then: Painful Legacy of East Side Access
The East Side Access Project, now with a finish line in sight, is a monumental boondoggle. But for Roosevelt Island, it’s more. Not just an eyesore but a missed opportunity for relieving transit woes. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily…
Workers wrap civil construction on $11 billion East Side Access project in New York City
By Todd DeFeo | The Center Square contributor/May 28th, 2021 (The Center Square) – Crews in New York City have completed “civil construction” on the East Side Access project, an $11 billion endeavor to build a 350,000-square-foot passenger station beneath…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor