Port Authority

Emily Buenzle - Tue August 21, 2018

Port Authorities to Request Import Tax Exemptions on Chinese Cranes

United States port authorities plan to ask the Trump administration for tariff exemptions for Chinese-built cranes. In addition, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) plans to ask for additional exemptions on purchases of Chinese-manufactured cargo-handling equipment during a testimony that it is scheduled to deliver to the U.S....

Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017

Editors' Picks: Top 10 Construction Stories of 2017

From high-profile infrastructure to politically-charged projects, innovative equipment to billion-dollar builds, the construction industry made a big impact all over the country in 2017. While there were countless projects, events and stories worth talking about throughout the year, here is a list of our editors' top 10 picks:1....

Mon August 07, 2017

Work on $4B Delta Facility at LaGuardia Begins This Summer

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Board of Commissioners gave final approval to a lease agreement with Delta Air Lines for its new $4 billion, 37-gate facility at LaGuardia Airport, the final component of the transformation of LaGuardia into a completely rebuilt, unified 21st century airport....

Wed March 22, 2017

Port Authority Board OKs Sandy Mitigation Projects at PATH, Holland Tunnel, JFK

The Port Authority Board of Commissioners authorized more than $77 million in flood protection and resiliency projects at major Port Authority assets throughout the region that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012....

Wed March 08, 2017

Port Authority Board Approves Largest Ever $32.2B 10-Year Capital Plan

The Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved the agency's largest ever $32.2 billion 2017-2026 Capital Plan, which reflects the agency's continuing return to its core transportation mission and is expected to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in overall economic activity for the region....

Jennifer Rupp - Fri January 06, 2017

LaGuardia Airport — Reaching New Heights

Vice President Joseph Biden and Gov. Andrew Cuomo ceremoniously kicked off the $4.2 billion construction of a new 1.3-million-square-foot Terminal B building at LaGuardia Airport in Queens on June 14th....

Thu October 20, 2016

Gov. Cuomo Announces New $1.595B Moynihan Train Hall

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled sweeping plans for the complete transformation of the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a world-class transportation hub. At the Association for a Better New York, Cuomo announced the selection of a developer-builder team including three companies, Related Companies, Vornado Realty LP and Skanska AB to redevelop the Farley Building, creating a new 255,000 sq....