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9 unusual facts about Port Authority of New York and New Jersey


Arthur N. Pierson

In 1919 he was named a member of the bi-state commission that created the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Empire Towers

His artworks are found in public and private permanent collections worldwide including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Union Square Colonnade in San Francisco's Union Square Park.

James J. Crisona

Among his legislative achievements, he is credited with helping transfer control of LaGuardia Airport and Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy Airport) to the Port Authority.

Mary Ewing Outerbridge

Her siblings include: Albert Albany Outerbridge; Joseph Outerbridge; August Emelio Outerbridge (1846–January 14, 1921); Harriett Harvey Outerbridge; Alexander Ewing Outerbridge II; Laura Catharine Outerbridge; Adolph John Harvey Outerbridge (1858–May 29, 1928) and Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, who was the first president of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Patrick Pasculli

Pasculli's 1989 campaign led to the formation of the Coalition for a Better Waterfront which opposed his plan to lease city-owned land to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for commercial development.

Polly Trottenberg

Trottenberg also served as a transportation policy adviser to politicians Charles Schumer, Barbara Boxer, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, in addition to holding positions with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the nonprofit Building America’s Future.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

After long negotiations with the City of New York, a 50-year lease, commencing on May 31, 1947, went to the Port Authority of New York to rehabilitate, develop, and operate La Guardia Airport (La Guardia Field), John F. Kennedy International Airport (Idlewild Airport), and Floyd Bennett Field.

Rosario Gangi

On February 17, 1998, Gangi, Genovese associate John Albert, and Gambino crime family soldier Vincent DiModica were indicted for extorting contractors and scheming to defraud the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Newark International Airport.

Sonya Sklaroff

While a student at Parsons, Sklaroff received a grant from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the World Views program, which provided her an artists studio on the 91st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center.


Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

This funding will provide reasonable assistance and recovery to the four major affected transit agencies – New York's MTA, the Port Authority of NY/NJ, New Jersey Transit, and the City of New York DOT Ferries.

Jack Sinagra

After Lewis M. Eisenberg left his post as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in September 2001, Sinagra was nominated by Acting Governor of New Jersey Donald DiFrancesco as his replacement.

Teterboro Airport

The Port Authority of NY & NJ purchased it on April 1, 1949, from Fred L. Wehran, a private owner, and later leased it to Pan American World Airways (and its successor organization Johnson Controls) for 30 years until December 1, 2000, when the Port Authority assumed full responsibility for the operation of Teterboro.

The Levin Institute

The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce (The Levin Institute) was established by Governor George Pataki and the State of New York, under the auspices of the State University of New York, in memory of Neil D. Levin, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who perished in the attack upon the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.


see also

Christopher Ward

Christopher O. Ward (born 1955), Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Christy Ferer

Christy was formerly married to Neil David Levin, former executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.