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“Dolphin Park,” a True Partnership Between the Port Authority and Community Volunteers

Posted on August 27, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Neal Buccino, Sr. Public Information Officer Dolphin Park, a “hidden gem” of a playground and sprinkler park for preschoolers and their parents in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, is finishing its first summer after having been thoroughly redesigned and made … Continue reading →

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The Port Authority Bus Terminal’s Ralphie: An Ode to the “The Great One”

Posted on August 20, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Neal Buccino, Sr. Public Information Officer Standing near the Port Authority Bus Terminal’s southwest corner, gazing happily across Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st streets, the statue of immortal bus driver and TV icon Ralph Kramden radiates undefeatable optimism. … Continue reading →

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Newark Airport: America’s First Love Affair with Flight

Posted on August 13, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Roz Hamlett, Editor In 1928 the same year Amelia Earhart was winning the hearts, minds and imaginations of Americans by becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic (as a passenger), the first hard-surfaced strip of any commercial … Continue reading →

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