#TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1978, the JFK Express, known to many locally at its time as “The Train to The Plane,” began operation. The goal was to make it fast and easy to reach JFK Airport from Manhattan, and, later, Queens. The JFK Express used a route similar to today’s A train, though it ran on the Sixth Avenue line above West Fourth Street-Washington Square. “The Train to The Plane” slogan was a bit of a misnomer in that the JFK Express did not actually bring riders directly to JFK Airpo

The JFK Express, known to many locally at its time as “The Train to The Plane,” ran from 1978 to 1990 with the goal of making it fast and easy to reach JFK Airport from Manhattan, and, later, Queens. The JFK Express used a route similar to today’s A train, though it ran on the Sixth Avenue line above West Fourth Street-Washington Square. “The Train to The Plane” slogan was a bit of a misnomer in that the JFK Express did not actually bring riders directly to JFK Airport. The airport is not, and h

A map at the Barr Beacon War Memorial has been scorched in several places, and councillors are urging anyone with information on how it happened to contact police. | Express & Star