Tag Archives: Port Authority

PAPD Captain Kathy Mazza-Delosh: Woman of Action, Healer of Hearts

Posted on March 4, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Mercedes Guzman, Media Relations Police Blogger The late Captain Kathy Mazza was a tough, no-nonsense but altruistic woman who commanded respect from both male and female police cadets as Commander of the Port Authority Police Academy, before she met … Continue reading →

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Bayonne Bridge: Giant Cranes Give the Bayonne a Much-Needed Lift

Posted on March 1, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Neal Buccino, Senior Public Information Officer Two of the world’s most visually arresting pieces of construction equipment – looking more like colossal candy-colored robots than mundane cranes – are toiling away on either side of the Kill van Kull, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bayonne Bridge, bridges, Howland Hook, PANYNJ, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Port Commerce, Port Newark, Port Region of New York and New Jersey, Portfolio, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Jackie Robinson of the PAPD: Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr.

Posted on February 17, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Mercedes Guzman, Media Relations, Police Blogger In 1948, the year after Jackie Robinson famously broke the color barrier as the first African American to play Major League Baseball, Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr. blazed his own trail by joining … Continue reading →

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