Category Archives: NY/NJ region

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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Replacing a Rail Bridge to Make Way for the New Goethals

Posted on October 20, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Neal Buccino, Media Relations Staff Photography by Mike Dombrowki, Port Authority Staff Sometimes, to replace an enormous bridge, you first have to replace a smaller one. The Goethals Bridge is 1.3 miles long, and currently undergoing a historic replacement. … Continue reading →

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One WTC: Lightning Always Strikes the Same Place Twice

Posted on August 30, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett  The New York/New Jersey region isn’t ‘lightning alley’ – that distinction belongs to Tampa, Fla. Being home to One World Trade Center, the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, does mean the metropolitan area experiences its … Continue reading →

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