Scofflaws are tampering with tags, costing New York agencies more than $100 million a year in missed payments and fines. A group of citizen enforcers is coming to the city’s rescue. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Port Authority of New York and New Jersey”
The Day I Stood in the Path of a Driverless Bus
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2022
The Port Authority is testing electric vehicles with no driver for possible use at airports. It turns out they do stop if a pedestrian is in a crosswalk. Source: New York Times
Amazon Hub in Newark Is Canceled After Unions and Local Groups Object
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
The e-commerce giant planned to build an airport cargo center, hire 1,000 workers and invest hundreds of millions of dollars over 20 years. Source: New York Times
Port Authority Settlement Will End Undercover Bathroom Patrols
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
In a settlement this week for a lawsuit accusing Port Authority police of discrimination and false arrests, the agency said it would no longer conduct plainclothes sting operations in bus terminal bathrooms. Source: New York Times
La Guardia’s New Delta Terminal to be Defined by New York Artists
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
Six site-specific permanent artworks will celebrate the city’s energy and diversity. Source: New York Times
‘From Worst to Best:’ La Guardia Airport Gets a $4 Billion Makeover
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
The airport that Joe Biden once said was more suited to a “third-world’’ country has a gleaming new terminal to show off. Source: New York Times
Deals Reached on 3 Major NYC Transportation Projects
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Elected officials announced deals on funding of a new international terminal at Kennedy Airport and improvements to commuter train service. Source: New York Times
Plan for $2.1 Billion AirTrain to La Guardia Is Paused
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2021
Gov. Kathy Hochul had asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to put the project on hold and review alternatives. Source: New York Times
No Charges for Passenger Who Prompted La Guardia Emergency Landing
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2021
A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the authorities determined that there was “no criminality” involved in the landing. Source: New York Times
An Urban Archive Was Lost on 9/11. This Agency Is Trying to Rebuild It.
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
The Port Authority, which was headquartered in the World Trade Center and lost 84 employees, is collecting artifacts with the help of retirees. Source: New York Times
$2.1 Billion AirTrain to La Guardia Gets Green Light from U.S.
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
The approval, a victory for Gov. Cuomo, comes over the objections of environmentalists and elected officials and clears way for construction. Source: New York Times
Here's Why Uber Prices Are Soaring and You Can't Find a Cab
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
The number of drivers and for-hire cars on the streets plunged during the pandemic, frustrating those seeking rides as the city starts to recover. Source: New York Times
5 Things N.Y.C. Wants From Biden to Transform Transportation
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2021
Transit agencies pummeled by the pandemic are pushing the new administration to fund projects stalled in the Trump years. Source: New York Times
The Plan to Rebuild the Port Authority Bus Terminal
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
The proposed changes could take a decade, but officials hope to transform the loathed building into a 21st-century transit hub. Source: New York Times
‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
After years of study and debate, there is finally a proposal to rebuild the Midtown Manhattan eyesore from the ground up. Source: New York Times