Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

10 Years Since End Of 9/11 Cleanup

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 05.30.2012

NEW YORK — The National September 11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the end of cleanup operations at the site w...

WTC Sphere That Survived 9/11 To Get New Home

AP | Posted 05.12.2012

NEW YORK -- A spherical sculpture that endured the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center is close to getting a temporary new home that will keep ...

With An Asterisk, WTC Will Be Tallest Building In US

AP/The Huffington Post | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 04.30.2012

NEW YORK — One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, can now claim the ti...

Baby Security Breach Closes Terminal

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 04.28.2012

NEWARK, N.J. -- A terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport was shut down for over an hour Friday after officials discovered that a baby hadn't...

LOOK: New Photos From WTC Construction

Posted 04.09.2012

Celebrating both the construction of One World Trade Center's 100th floor and the arrival of beautiful spring weather, the Port Authority's official W...

Future Unclear For WTC Sculpture That Survived 9/11

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 04.07.2012

NEW YORK — The 45,000-pound sphere sculpture that emerged largely intact from the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11 attack...

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4/4: Occupy, Unions Plan Day Of Action For Public Transportation

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 05.07.2012

Last week's "fare strike" on the New York City subway won't be the last time Occupy turns its attention to mass transit. On Wednesday, activists in at...

PHOTOS: One World Trade Center Reaches 100 Floors

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 04.02.2012

NEW YORK — The new World Trade Center has reached a milestone: The skyscraper being built to replace the terror-wrecked twin towers is now 100 s...

100 MEGAWATTS

AP | Posted 05.28.2012

NEW YORK -- The slow but steady march to rebuild the World Trade Center has reached another milestone. Workers switched on a massive power system at ...

WATCH: 1 WTC Will Soon Surpass Empire State

Posted 03.19.2012

The most expensive building in the world will soon be taller than the Empire State Building. The New York Daily News recently got an exclusive look at...

BABY ON BOARD: Woman Gives Birth On Train To NYC

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 03.18.2012

NEW YORK — A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a PATH commuter train to New York. ...

LOOK: Amazing New Photos From 1 World Trade Center

Posted 12.15.2011

Last week, downtown New Yorkers were abuzz, snapping away, as the new World Trade Center glowed in decorative holiday lights that illuminated like a "...

GW Bridge To Undergo $1 Billion Renovation

Posted 12.09.2011

The world's busiest vehicular bridge, connecting Fort Lee, New Jersey and Washington Heights in Manhattan, is due for a big renovation. The Port A...

Man Jumps To His Death On Subway Tracks At 42nd Street Station

Posted 12.28.2011

A 37-year old man killed himself by jumping in front of a moving subway train on Thursday at the 42nd Street-Port Authority station. A witness told...

After Being Destroyed By 9/11, Deal Finally Made To Rebuild Church

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

NEW YORK -- It took a decade, but a deal has finally been struck to rebuild a church destroyed on 9/11, the church and a public agency announced Frida...

Was It Illegal For The Port Authority To Raise Bridge And Tunnel Tolls?

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2011

NEW YORK (AP) — Cash tolls increased Sunday on bridges and tunnels owned by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Cash tolls on the Geor...

9/11 Hero Sentenced To Jail

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 11.16.2011

NEW YORK — A former government official hailed for helping two people escape the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 was sentenced Friday to at least...

Man Accused Of Running On Tarmac At NJ Airport

AP | Posted 09.16.2011

NEWARK, N.J. -- Authorities say a New York City man carrying a knife in his pocket jumped over a barrier and ran onto the tarmac at Newark Liberty Int...

Greek Church Sues For Right To Rebuild At Disputed Ground Zero Site

Posted 05.25.2011

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Greek Orthodox officials on Monday (Feb. 14) filed suit against the agency charged with rebuilding Gr...

New World Trade Center Towers 'Swiftly Reaching The Sky'

Esquire | Thomas P.M. Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Given all the political noise, you might not realize that the towers of the new World Trade Center are swiftly reaching the sky -- rising by a floor a...

New Jersey's Gift to Metro Riders in LA

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Epstein

Now that New Jersey has decided to nix the construction of a train tunnel, LA Metro should be redoubling its efforts to secure the $3 billion in federal transportation money that this leaves on the table.

Fifty First (J)Dates: 22 - Norman Isn't So Smoothie

Meredith Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

Meredith Fineman

Sunday morning I woke up to a phone message from Norman. Norman said that he didn't think he'd be hungry for pizza but did I want to go for coffee instead?

Missing from Ground Zero: St. Nicholas Church

Nick Balamaci | Posted 05.25.2011

Nick Balamaci

One World Trade Center is climbing furiously toward the sky, and the footprint of the Memorial is now becoming clear. But one building is conspicuously absent: the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas.

Good Jobs and Clean Air: New York Ports Must Follow LA's Lead

Amy Traub | Posted 05.25.2011

Amy Traub

The Port of Los Angeles' innovative Clean Truck Program is legally in the clear -- and so it's time for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to follow those tire tracks.

$1 Billion World Trade Center Deal Likely To Be Approved

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The owners of ground zero formally approved a deal Thursday to help back a developer's bid for two office towers at the site with ove...