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New World Trade Center not America's tallest building
The sculptural cladding is a fiberglass and steel enclosure called a "radome". The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced that it will reserve its final decision until the completion in 2014.
Woman breaks ankle in off-limits area of George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is pictured in this 2011 file photo. Christina McQuaid, 26, of Leonia, broke an ankle after getting her foot stuck in a grate in the catwalk area of the bridge's lower level this morning.
Port Authority to stop taking toll tickets
Even if you're not an avid Neil Simon fan, chances are that you know two of his plays that feature... The New Hampshire Fisher Cats took the first game of a four-game series from the Binghamton Mets, 9-3, at NYSEG Stadium on Friday night.
Port Authority Says It's Caught A Major Toll Cheat
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says its police have caught a trucker who used a fake license plate to evade tolls.
NJ Assembly Approves Bills To Enhance Oversight Of Port Authority
The state Assembly approved a package of Democrat-sponsored bills aimed at increasing legislative oversight at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday.
Road Warrior: Getting ready for Memorial Day
Welcome to another perplexing Memorial Day weekend when declining gas prices push more of us out onto heavily patrolled highways and airports, and rail terminals confuse us with schedule changes and teeming crowds that resemble a double-dose of rush hour.
Throughout my career, both in the public and private sector, I have supported private-public partnership projects that truly benefit the general public and do not rip-off government sponsors, ratepayers or taxpayers.
Increasing Minimum Wage, Reforming Port Authority, Decriminalizing...
Increasing Minimum Wage, Reforming Port Authority, Decriminalizing Marijuana, Teen Tanning Bed Ban, Social Media Privacy Protections & Voiding Christie Anti-Environment Rules Top Thursday Assembly Agenda.
Lobbying group: Bayonne Bridge raising could create 36K new jobs, add $4M in tax revenue
BAYONNE - The $1 billion that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will spend to raise the Bayonne Bridge is an investment that could help create 36,000 new jobs and an additional $4 million in tax revenues and $27 million in annual economic activity by boosting container volume at the port, the industry's main lobbying group said ... (more)
What's up with the flirty NYC airport avatars?
I am so not getting the whole point of these interactive avatars the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has installed in Newark Liberty, JFK, and LaGuardia airports.
'Ava' the Holographic Avatar Greets NY Airport Passengers ...
'Ava' is a holographic avatar created by Ontario-based Airus Media and will be tested in NYC area airports this summer.
Wearing jeans in N.J. to raise money for veterans
Organizers say over 300 companies, government agencies and schools in New Jersey will participate in a "Jeans for Troops" drive to raise funds for veterans.
Staten Island BP: Bring Sphere next to Postcards Memorial
Imagine, just a few paces away from the waterfront spot where Staten Island's Postcards Memorial stretches its white wings skyward, another potent symbol of Sept.
DOJ Alleges New Jersey Tech Consulting Firm Fired Receptionist Who...
SEPTEMBER 10: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, his family, and David Samson, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, prepare to lay a white roses on wreckage pulled from Ground Zero during the memorial dedication to the Empty Sky Memorial at Liberty State Park on September 10, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Port Authority may hire new airport security firm
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Residents Grill Port Authority Official on Plane Noise
Edward Knoesel, manager of environmental services for the aviation department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates nearby JFK Airport, was the guest speaker at the May 22 meeting of TVASNAC , the coalition of 14 villages in the Town of Hempstead has been meeting monthly to press the Port Authority and Federal Aviation ... (more)
Rattled Residents Grill Port Authority Official on Plane Noise
The fight over the amount of noisy planes flying over Nassau County communities came to Malverne Monday night, where residents expressed their frustration to the man in charge of monitoring the racket.
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New airport service rep is stiff and phony, but she's friendly
This young woman will offer customer service with a smile to some of the 31 million passengers expected to fly in and out of Newark Liberty, JFK and LaGuardia airports this summer.
RPT-Westfield sees 2015 opening for World Trade Center retailers
The first shops could throw open their doors in the redeveloped World Trade Center by March 2015, Australian mall operator Westfield said on Monday, 13-and-a-half years after the New York landmark was destroyed in the Sept.