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News, articles and information about the Port Authority, which was formed in 1921 to administer the common harbor interests of New York and New Jersey. Today, the organization controls the major airports, bus and marine terminals, several bridges and tunnels connecting the states.
News, articles and information about the Port Authority, which was formed in 1921 to administer the common harbor interests of New York and New Jersey. Today, the organization controls the major airports, bus and marine terminals, several bridges and tunnels connecting the states.
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Man scales The New York Times' headquarters
Police say a man has scaled the side of The New York Times' 52-story headquarters in Manhattan for the third time in two months. Police say the man climbed up the Eighth Avenue side of the building, which faces the Port Authority bus terminal across the...Tags: New York Times, Climbing, Local Authority, Manhattan
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Cuba Digs Deeper Ports
Havana Bureau-South Florida Sun-SentinelCuba is deepening its main seaports to handle larger and heavier ships and trim its costs for shipping. Dredging is underway in Havana, Santiago and Cienfuegos ports, which together receive about 85 percent of cargo imports, National Port Authority...Tags: Broward County, Local Authority, Port Everglades
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Tax may inflict political hangover
Call Harrisburg BureauDan Onorato is running out of places to have a quiet drink. In the seven months since Allegheny County adopted an unpopular 10 percent tax on alcoholic beverages, the Democratic county executive has found himself the butt of jokes, the subject of a...Tags: Commuting, Elections, Public Transportation, Yuengling, Boxing
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Finally, some WTC realism
Sadly, it was really no surprise when the Port Authority announced last week that the rebuilding of the World Trade Center is grossly behind schedule and over budget. The report was one in a string of disappointments about this emblematic site that...Tags: Executive Branch, New York, Society, Local Authority, Regional Authority
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Politicians get real about ground zero rebuilding
Associated Press WriterThe signature skyscraper that replaces the World Trade Center is nearly ready to move in. The memorial to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is a year away from opening. A skyscraper damaged by the falling towers was taken down years ago. Four other...Tags: Santiago Calatrava, Executive Branch, Deutsche Bank AG, Jon Corzine, Fires
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As gas prices rise, LIE traffic declines
steve.ritea@newsday.comThe number of drivers on the Long Island Expressway has dropped to unprecedented low levels for this time of year, state officials said yesterday, citing the rising cost of fuel. The state Department of Transportation reported a 4.8 percent decline...Tags: Railway Transportation, Road Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Public Transportation, Transportation
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Amid rising gas prices, big decline of LIE traffic
Newsday Staff WriterThe number of drivers on the Long Island Expressway has dropped to unprecedented low levels for this time of year, state officials said Thursday, citing the rising cost of fuel. The state Department of Transportation reported a 4.8 percent decline last...Tags: Road Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Public Transportation, Transportation, Prices
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Transportation funding looms large
Associated Press WriterSo now that legislators and Gov. Jon S. Corzine have sealed up a new state budget and approved borrowing $3.9 billion without voter approval for school construction, what's next? For legislators, not much. They're taking the summer off. For Corzine,...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Executive Branch, Road Transportation, Budgets and Budgeting, Transportation
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WTC delays keep Cortlandt Street closed
msweeney@am-ny.comLong delays at the World Trade Center site mean straphangers will have to wait longer for the closed Cortlandt Street station on the 1 train to re-open. Destroyed on 9/11, along with a section of subway tunnel, the station remains as an unadorned box...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Local Authority
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Plenty of blame in WTC debacle
dfreedlander@am-ny.comThe Port Authority called for a do-over yesterday in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, but declined to provide an exact timeframe as to when any of the 16-acre site would be completed or how much it would cost. The news today is a further blow to...Tags: Santiago Calatrava, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, David A. Paterson, Manhattan
Jul 9, 2008
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Jun 30, 2008
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