Author Archives: PANYNJ PORTfolio

Goethals Bridge Stay Cables: the Muscle of a New Bridge-building Era

By Neal Buccino, Media Relations Staff Good bones are important.  But you can’t lift heavy weights without muscles of steel. Such is the case for a class of bridges called cable stayed bridges, of which the new Goethals Bridge, under construction … Continue reading

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JFK International Airport: Terrapin Adventures on Runway 4L

By Jessica Hershman, Media Relations Staff Photos by Mike Dombrowski Even as Port Authority Wildlife Biologist Laura Francoeur and members of her team mark and then release to safety hundreds of Diamondback Terrapins that invade the runways at JFK Airport … Continue reading

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Port Authority: How to Speak Like a Native

By Port Authority Media Relations Staff Take the George or the Martha past the Necklace, that’ll get you across the GWB. Heading through the Lincoln Tunnel to the Sputnik, keep an eye out for the Toothbrush. Simple, right? Only if … Continue reading

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