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New Port Authority K9 Officers Meet Families of 9/11 Heroes Who They're Named For
The families of the dogs named in their loved one’s honor pet K9 officers.
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Driver's Beware: New Tolling System at Lincoln Tunnel Eliminates Cash Payments
News 4’s Myles Miller reports.
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LaGuardia Airport Website Hit in Overnight Hack Attack, Operations Not Impacted
More than a dozen of the country’s largest airports may have been targeted by Russian hackers, including New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The Port Authority said the airport’s system was hit overnight, but is back up and running Monday afternoon. Airport operations were never disrupted by the 3 a.m. cyberattack, but the airport’s website suffered intermittent delays for about 15...
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$235K Raised in 24 Hours for 4 Kids, Wife of Port Authority Cop Killed in Crash on 9/11
The 37-year-old MLB pitcher-turned-Port Authority cop killed in a wrong-way crash on the NJ Turnpike on his way to the 9/11 memorial in Manhattan left behind four children and a wife — and donations are pouring in for the devastated family as remembrance services get underway. A GoFundMe page launched to help support Anthony Varvaro’s family has raised more than…
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Port Authority Officer Killed in Crash
Anthony Varvaro, a Port Authority officer and former MLB player, was on his way to the 9/11 commemoration ceremony when he got into a crash with a wrong way driver, Adam Harding reports.
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Port Authority Cop Hit by Wrong-Way Driver on Way to 9/11 Memorial, Both Die
Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car accident on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan.
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NJ Transit Bus Fire Grinds Lincoln Tunnel Traffic to Halt; No Injuries Reported
An NJ Transit bus fire in the Lincoln Tunnel forced a brief, total shutdown of inbound traffic to New York Thursday afternoon, according to the Port Authority, and though traffic was seen crawling along once it was towed, there may be lingering delays. NJ Transit says the bus was heading to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and was not yet…
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Family Feud in NJ After Police Captain Claimed Brother, the Port Authority Chairman, Derailed Her Career
Sources tell the I-Team that the public integrity unit is now investigating the claims made by the Cedar Grove police captain. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Port Authority Chairman Accused of Derailing Police Captain's Career
A police captain is claiming that her brother, Chairman of Port Authority, derailed her career. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Ex-Port Authority Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Federal prosecutors say a former carpenters’ union official who once served on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. The U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey said George Laufenberg pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Newark to embezzling about $140,000 in pension benefits and making false statements on...
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Port Authority Busts Toll Scofflaw in NJ. Turns Out MTA Has Beef With Him, Too
Not only does he owe the Port Authority, officials say, but he’s got an outstanding bill with the MTA that amounts to $22,831.49.
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NYC Man Busted as Toll Scofflaw After Holland Tunnel Stop
A 41-year-old Brooklyn man busted for allegedly trying to hide his back license plate as he went through a cashless lane on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel was found to be a persistent toll scofflaw who also owes the MTA tens of thousands in violation, the Port Authority said Friday.
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$27 for Beer? Port Authority Cracking Down on Prices at NYC-Area Airports
After the lengthy investigation that found 25 travelers paid between $23-$27 for a beer, the Port Authority is now setting new pricing standards for all concessions at the three major NYC-area airports
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67-Year-Old Woman Punched in Head, Tumbles Down Stairs in Port Authority Attack: Cops
The woman was attacked by a purse thief who made off with her belongings and left her battered during a morning rush last week.
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Woman Attacked at Port Authority During Morning Rush
Police are looking for a man they say punched a 67-year-old woman in the head at Port Authority and grabbed her purse as she tumbled down the stairs last week.
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New and Improved LaGuardia Airport Almost Complete — But Still No Airtrain
It has come with a $8 billion price tag, but the massive undertaking of demolishing the old LaGuardia Airport and building a new one is almost done. However, a missing piece of the puzzle has not been completed, or even started: An airtrain to the new and improved airport. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Plans Unveiled for Manhattan-LaGuardia Airport Connection
More plans have been unveiled for a public transit connection between Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport, months after a $2 billion project to build an elevated rail link through Queens was put on hold.
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LaGuardia Airport's Terminal B Is Finally Complete
A new terminal has opened at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in the makeover of a facility once likened to that of “a Third World country” by Joe Biden. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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$9.5 Billion World-Class JFK Terminal Eyes Groundbreaking in 2022 After Pandemic Delay
A new $9.5 billion international terminal at Queens’ John F. Kennedy International Airport is expected to break ground next year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The 2.4 million square foot state-of-the-art terminal will anchor the airport’s south side. The Port Authority reached a revised agreement with a consortium of financial sponsors in order to get the massive project off the ground, the governor said....
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Port Authority Expects Holiday Bridge and Tunnel Use at Pre-Pandemic Levels
Transit officials are bracing for pre-pandemic levels of traffic between New Jersey and New York City during the week of Thanksgiving, when the Port Authority estimates bridge and tunnel ridership will match 2019 volumes. The transit agency says recent traffic trends suggest an estimated 3.5 million vehicles could hit the streets over a 5-day period this week. In preparation for…