<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History LaGuardia International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Before human development, the coastlines of Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay converged at a natural point that comprised the eventual northern shoreline of Newtown, Queens. By 1857 the area partially contained the estate of Benjamin Pike Jr., which was soon purchased and consolidated with other property by William Steinway. In June 1886, Steinway opened a summer resort development known as Bowery Bay Beach on the peninsula.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Originally featuring a bathing pavilion, beach, lawns, and boathouse, the resort was renamed North Beach and later expanded with the addition of</p>
<p class="blog-para">Gala Amusement Park. By the turn of the century, North Beach's German-influenced development drew comparisons to Brooklyn's Coney Island. Its fortunes would soon turn, however, as Prohibition in the United States and war-related anti-German sentiment presented significant challenges to the resort's profitability. These factors, combined with increased industrialization and pollution of the Queens waterfront, made the area untenable as a leisure destination, and it was abandoned at some point in the 1920s.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Ground Transportation LaGuardia International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Despite many failed proposals throughout its history, LaGuardia is not served directly by rail. Nearby lines of the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), however, provide northern Queens with connections to the greater New York metropolitan area and are commonly accessed from the airport by public bus or private car services.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is mainly accessible via the Grand Central Parkway and overpasses at 94th street and 102nd street. Taxicabs serving LaGuardia</p>
<p class="blog-para">are metered and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, and uniformed airport employees are stationed to dispatch fares. For-hire-vehicles (FHV) including limousines and rideshare operators are accommodated at designated locations In 2019, PANYNJ approved the implementation of "airport access fee" surcharges on FHV and taxi trips, with the revenue earmarked to support the agency's capital programs.</p>
<p class="blog-para">As of 2021, buses are the only mode of mass transit to connect the airport with its surroundings. All terminals are served by accessible public MTA bus lines&mdash;including two Select Bus Services (SBS)&mdash;and free transfers to the New York City Subway are provided via OMNY or MetroCard payments.</p>
<ul>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>M60 Select Bus Service (All terminals)</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Q47 (Terminal A (Marine Air Terminal) only)</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Q48 (all terminals)</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Q70 "LaGuardia Link" Select Bus Service (all terminals except Terminal A)</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Q72 (all terminals except Terminal A)</strong></li>
</ul>
<p class="blog-para">The airport also features a complementary internal shuttle bus route that makes stops at all terminals.</p>
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