On June 29, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it will light the majestic George Washington Bridge’s two 604-foot lattice steel…
Author: Julia Lauria-Blum
Julia Lauria-Blum
Julia Lauria-Blum earned a degree in the Visual Arts at SUNY New Paltz. An early interest in women aviation pioneers led her to research the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WW II. In 2001 she curated the permanent WASP exhibit at the American Airpower Museum (AAM) in Farmingdale, NY, and later curated 'Women Who Brought the War Home, Women War Correspondents, WWII’ at the AAM. Julia is the former curatorial assistant at the Cradle of Aviation Museum and is currently an editor for Metropolitan Airport News.
The historic Neir’s Tavern, a Queens landmark in Woodhaven, New York, renowned for its classic American pub fare, has opened a new location at Terminal 8…
From predictive tarmac choreography to AI-driven maintenance, smart technologies are quietly transforming chaotic terminals into seamless, data-driven hubs. Modern airport terminals are highly complex transitional spaces.…
On June 10, 2026, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) canceled its plans to purchase 40 acres of the former Lawrence Aviation Industries Superfund site in Port…
I recently received correspondence from Geoffrey Arend Sr., who commented on my April 2026 Editor’s Notebook article, ‘An Art Deco Icon at Newark Liberty International Airport’.…
On Monday, June 1, 2026, airport officials, hospitality leaders, and local representatives gathered post-TSA security near Gate 25 at JFK International Airport Terminal 5 for an…
Daniel “Dan” Dameo, 89, passed away peacefully at home in Bridgewater, New Jersey, surrounded by his loving family on May 21, 2026. Dan, a highly accomplished…
The QueensLink and QueensWay initiatives are competing blueprints for the transformation of the 3.5-mile Rockaway Beach Branch, an abandoned Long Island Rail Road line and landscape…
From runways to subways, Queens functions as a critical transit hub where multi-billion dollar airport modernizations intersect with a complex network of rail and bus lines…
This past Thursday, the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York, hosted an evening cocktail reception for the opening of an historic and landmark…