Pilot reported an unstable approach on a expressway visual arrival to lga.

Attributes
ACN	1698172
Time
Date	201911
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	LGA.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

ATC assigned 3000 ft. Then cleared us direct dials for the expressway visual 31. Dials is crossed at 2500. We were at 3000 and because we didn't fly over pachu the aircraft didn't capture the RNAV approach. We started to descend to 2500 but crossed dials at 2900. Kept descending; crossed pkard at 1500 and captured approach. Plus approximately 20 knots at 1000 ft.; plus 7 knots at 500 feet. Stabilized criteria met at 500 ft. For VMC conditions. Normally ATC assigns final altitude to coincide with approach. This did not occur and because of our expectation bias we didn't catch it. Landed normally within parameters. ATC should give final altitude for fix going to when clearing for approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported an unstable approach on a Expressway Visual arrival to LGA.

Narrative: ATC assigned 3000 ft. then cleared us direct DIALS for the Expressway Visual 31. DIALS is crossed at 2500. We were at 3000 and because we didn't fly over PACHU the aircraft didn't capture the RNAV Approach. We started to descend to 2500 but crossed DIALS at 2900. Kept descending; crossed PKARD at 1500 and captured approach. Plus approximately 20 knots at 1000 ft.; plus 7 knots at 500 feet. Stabilized criteria met at 500 ft. for VMC conditions. Normally ATC assigns final altitude to coincide with approach. This did not occur and because of our expectation bias we didn't catch it. Landed normally within parameters. ATC should give final altitude for fix going to when clearing for approach.

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