A319 captain reported being targeted by a laser on the expressway visual approach into lga.

Attributes
ACN	1600561
Time
Date	201812
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	LGA.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	STAR EXPRESSWAY VISUAL RWY 31
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Type 1027
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

This is the most intense laser illumination event I have ever witnessed. It was; and is; a certain hazard to aviation/aviators.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain reported being targeted by a laser on the Expressway Visual approach into LGA.

Narrative: This is the most intense laser illumination event I have ever witnessed. It was; and is; a certain hazard to aviation/aviators.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.