Monthly Archives: July 2016

PORT AUTHORITY THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1949 HOLLAND TUNNEL FIRE

Posted on July 7, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett On a late spring morning in 1949, a tractor-trailer entered the Holland Tunnel on the New Jersey side at 8:45 a.m. in heavy traffic, carrying 80 drums of hazardous chemicals. One of the drums fell … Continue reading →

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LaGuardia Airport: A Realistic Look at Trauma

Posted on July 5, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett Hidden mostly from view so as not to alarm the traveling public, scores of horrifically wounded and mass casualty victims were strewn about the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on a recent Saturday morning. As part … Continue reading →

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