Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Port Authority

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is putting out renderings of its proposed $10-billion bus terminal.

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Port’ in a Storm Edition

By Streetsblog | Jan 22, 2021 | No Comments

The big news yesterday was, "We're getting a new bus terminal!" Oh, if it was only that easy. Plus all the other news (including the press corps going after Mayor de Blasio!).

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Coronavirus-related Port Authority budget shortfalls are imperiling its future. Image: Governor's Office

OPINION: The LaGuardia AirTrain Makes Even Less Sense After COVID

By Frank Taylor and James Carriero | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

Air travel is busted, and the Port Authority is broke. Can we bail on this boondoggle now?

The proposed route of the LGA AirTrain runs along the Grand Central Parkway and Flushing Bay to Willets Point. Image: Governor's Office

Engineers: It’s Willets Point or Nothing for LGA AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Former top transportation officials write to the FAA in support of the troubled project.

Feds Boost Foundering LaGuardia AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

The broke Port Authority is "pleased' with the FAA's draft environmental-impact statement.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Photo: Port Authority

Port Authority Must Reopen Crucial Bus Lane, Riders And Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

Public transit riders get screwed as car drivers reclaim a dedicated bus lane on the Manhattan-bound Lincoln Tunnel approach road.

Port Authority’s Bloated Payroll Grew $150 Million Last Year: Report

By Eve Kessler | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

The agency ought to pare ranks before it "gets a dime of federal bailout money," a watchdog says.

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