Currently, the station accommodates approximately 220,000 passenger trips and more than 7,000 bus movements on an average weekday, but demand is expected to increase—to as many as 270,000 daily peak-hour passengers by 2020.
Hoping to defy Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a bill overhauling the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, lawmakers are mounting a campaign to override him in the state Senate.
The former chairman of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop an ethics inquiry against him and his law firm, as lawmakers and the bi-state agency’s own board members continued to wrestle with instituting new ethics reforms.
Even after a second report was released on the politically motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, legislation to overhaul how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is governed remains unsigned by both states’ governors.
NEW YORK—Many of New York City’s bridges and tunnels are functionally obsolete, deteriorated, and overburdened. Transportation to airports is also inefficient. For a city always on the go with millions of people relying on such infrastructure, a major upgrade is sorely needed.
JFK airport evacuation: John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was evacuated temporarily after authorities found a suspicious package on Sunday.