Category Archives: John F. Kennedy International Airport

NY/NJ Harbor Deepening and the Lost Islands

Posted on October 26, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett There was once a 132-acre island in Jamaica Bay within view of Kennedy Airport known as Elders Point. After years of degradation, the land split into separate islands connected only by mud.  The U.S. National … Continue reading →

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PAPD: Bringing a Fugitive to Justice

Posted on September 6, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett with Joseph Pentangelo On Sept. 26, 1981, a group of protesters opposed to the racist apartheid system in South Africa gathered at the British Airways Terminal at Kennedy Airport to demonstrate against the South African … Continue reading →

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Susan Baer: An Aviation Trailblazer Remembered

Posted on August 16, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett Susan Baer left an indelible mark on the Port Authority, becoming the agency’s first woman aviation director and a highly respected transportation industry pioneer, breaking down silos and cracking the glass ceiling of an industry … Continue reading →

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