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The gates of the marine terminals in New York and northern New Jersey will be closed at 5 p.m. ET (2100 GMT) ahead of a work stoppage, said Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of ...
The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor (WCNYH) was a regulatory agency in the Port of New York and New Jersey in the northeast of the United States. The bi-state agency was founded in 1953 by a Congressional authorized compact between New York and New Jersey "for the purpose of eliminating various evils on the waterfront in the Port of New York Harbor."
The top-tier hourly wage of $39 for longshoremen amounts to just over $81,000 annually, but dockworkers can make significantly more by taking on extra shifts. For example, according to a 2019-20 annual report from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, about one-third of local longshoremen made $200,000 or more a year.
There are two foreign trade zones in the port: FTZ 1, the first in the nation, established in 1937, on the New York side of the port; and FTZ 49, on the New Jersey side. [50] [51] [52] In March 2006, some of the passenger facilities management was to be transferred to Dubai Ports World. [53]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday warned of possible banana shortages, telling a news conference at Port Authority headquarters: "I do not want to be in a position to say, 'Yes, we have no ...
Flag used by the Port Authority, a bicolor of Buff and Blue with the coat of arms of New Jersey and New York surmounted on gold fringe. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (PANYNJ; stylized, in logo since 2020, as Port Authority NY NJ) is a joint venture between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, established in 1921 through an interstate compact authorized by the United ...
According to City Journal, this incident is the 11th subway murder this year — the worst of this century. Simon Martial was the deranged man who pushed Michelle Go in front of the train, killing ...
East River Queens West waterfront in 2006. Queens West is a district and redevelopment project along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City.The project, located on Hunter's Point south of the Anable Basin, is a joint project sponsored by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) [1] and the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD).