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Established on April 30, 1921 as the Port of New York Authority, the name of the agency and its form of operation were changed to their present form in 1972.

Airports operated by the Port Authority include John F. Kennedy International Airport and Fiorello LaGuardia Airport both of which are located in the Borough of Queens in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,, Newark Liberty InternationalNewark Liberty International Airport ( IATA airport code EWR) is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. It is west of four New York City boroughs, and is northeast of Staten Island. Along w located jointly in the cities of Newark, New JerseyNewark Bay Bridge. The Watchungs are in the background. Newark is located in Essex County, New Jersey, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 273,546. It is an industrial city ten miles (16 km) west of New York City, with convenien and Elizabeth, New JerseyBayonne, New Jersey across Newark Bay. A plane is shown landing at nearby Newark Liberty Airport Elizabeth is a city located in Union County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 120,568. It is the county seat of Union Cou and Teterboro AirportTeterboro Airport (IATA airport code TEB) is a public airport in Teterboro operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airport is 12 miles (19 km) from midtown Manhattan in the Meadowlands, which makes it very popular for private and co in TeterboroTeterboro is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 18. The Borough of Teterboro is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law. Teterboro is most well known for Teterboro Airport, wh, New Jersey. The Authority also operates the Downtown Manhattan HeliportThe Downtown Manhattan Heliport is a helicopter landing platform in the East River in Manhattan, New York. It is a public heliport operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with charter service to Newark Airport, Teterboro Airport, Morrist.

Other facilities managed by the Port Authority include the Lincoln TunnelThe Lincoln Tunnel is a 1. 5 mile-long tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey with New York City. Construction was begun on the first tube in 1934, and it opened to traffic in 1937. Additional tubes were added in 1945 and 1957., Holland Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge, which connect Manhattan and northern New Jersey; the Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing (previously the Arthur Kill Bridges , currently the Staten Island Bridges ); the Bayonne Bridge; the Port Authority Bus Terminal and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station ; the PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson) rapid transit system linking lower and midtown Manhattan with New Jersey; the AirTrain Newark system linking Newark International Airport with the Northeast Corridor rail line of NJ Transit and Amtrak; the AirTrain JFK system linking John F. Kennedy International Airport with New York City and Long Island; the NY/NJ port; and a number of real estate projects including the World Trade Center site.

The Port Authority currently specializes in transportation, but it was founded to manage the Port of New York itself. Originally the port facilities were in New York and Brooklyn, but now virtually all the docks and wharves are in Newark and Elizabeth. The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the first in the nation to containerize and is now the fifteenth busiest in the world. It moved over $ 100 billion in goods in 2003.

The Port Authority also operates its own police department which is responsible for providing safety and deterring criminal activity at Port Authority-owned and operated facilities.

Although the Port Authority does run a good portion of the transportation structures, some bridges, tunnels and other transportation facilities are operated independently of the Port Authority, including the Staten Island Ferry by the New York City Department of Transportation , bridges, tunnels, buses, subways and commuter rail by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and buses, commuter rail and light rail by New Jersey Transit.

Eighty-four Port Authority employees including Executive Director Neil D. Levin and 37 Port Authority police officers were killed in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. The collapse of the World Trade Center deprived the Port Authority of its official base of operations. The Port Authority archives were also destroyed in the attacks. On November 24, 2003, the World Trade Center PATH station resumed operations.