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LaGuardia Airport history: Bessie Coleman, the first African-American to fly airplanes

Posted on February 3, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Roz Hamlett, Portfolio Editor In the same year that Amelia Earhart took her first flying lesson – 1921 – Bessie Coleman received her pilot’s license, making her the first African-American licensed pilot in the world.  The following year, her … Continue reading →

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High Praise for Lt. Joseph Macaluso

Posted on January 29, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Roz Hamlett, Portfolio Editor Photography by Mercedes Guzman, Police Blogger   The praise for Lt. Joseph Macaluso was widespread as family and friends, members of the Port Authority Police Department and hundreds of others gathered at the Holland Tunnel … Continue reading →

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What was up with PATH?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Roz Hamlett, Portfolio Editor While PATH workers were working against the clock to clear massive snow drifts left by Winter Storm Jonas, frustrated riders wanted to know why PATH service between Newark Penn Station and Journal Square wasn’t back … Continue reading →

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