Category Archives: NY/NJ region

Forging a PATH for Women

Posted on March 26, 2019 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Lenis Rodrigues, Media Relations Staff Clarelle DeGraffe wanted to be an engineer since she was five years old. Little did the Haitian-born DeGraffe know that 29 years after she joined the Port Authority as a civil engineer, she would … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction, Engineering, EWR, Hudson River, Kennedy Airport, NY/NJ region, PATH, Port Authority, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, The Oculus, Uncategorized, Women's History Month, World Trade Center, World Trade Center Redevelopment, World Trade Center Transportation Oculus, WTC, WTC PATH station | Comments Off on Forging a PATH for Women

Elite PAPD Officer is Livin’ the Dream

Posted on February 14, 2019 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Lenis Rodrigues, Media Relations Staff When Port Authority Police Officer Victoria Berardi was a young girl, she had far different aspirations than most other children her age. Many kids envision becoming ballerinas or baseball stars. Berardi dreamed of being … Continue reading →

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Lessons of the Sully ‘Miracle,’ 10 Years Later

Posted on January 14, 2019 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Cheryl Albiez, Media Relations Staff Northeast of the George Washington Bridge, a plane at an altitude of 3,000 feet directly above the Bronx encountered a flock of Canada geese shortly after takeoff from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on … Continue reading →

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