Press Center Guide
| This guide is designed to inform news organizations of Port Authority policies and procedures regarding media relations.
Inquiries, including all requests for interviews, videotaping and photography, should be directed to the Public Affairs Department, Media Relations Unit, which can be reached at 212-435-7777. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. In the event of an after-hours emergency related to Port Authority business, media can call 212-435-7777 to have a Public Information Officer paged. Media representatives calling after hours must provide a return phone number, the name of their news organization and the emergency about which they are inquiring. Calls will be returned as soon as possible at the discretion of the Unit. Non-media and general information requests should call 212-435-7000.
NEWS MEDIA
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The Port Authority operates John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia and Teterboro airports. It controls media access to airport parking areas, Port Authority Administration buildings, Terminal B at Newark Liberty, the Central Terminal Building at LaGuardia, AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark. For access to these areas, approval must be received in advance from the Media Relations Unit, 212-435-7777, during regular business hours.
The Port Authority reserves the right to restrict videotaping and photography at its airports. Videotaping in runway and taxiway areas at all airports is prohibited at all times. Videotaping and photographing at security checkpoint areas operated by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is prohibited without the consent of the TSA. |
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The Port Authority operates the George Washington, Goethals and Bayonne bridges; the Outerbridge Crossing; and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Videotaping and photographing at toll plazas at any of these facilities is prohibited, and the Port Authority reserves the right to restrict videotaping and photography to designated areas at all of its bridges and tunnels.
For access to these areas, approval must be received in advance from the Media Relations Unit, 212-435-7777, during regular business hours.
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Media cannot go beyond the fare gates of any PATH station without a Port Authority-provided escort. The Port Authority reserves the right to restrict videotaping and photography in and directly outside PATH stations.
For access to PATH, approval must be received in advance from the Media Relations Unit, 212-435-7777, during regular business hours.
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Media wishing to videotape, photograph or conduct interviews in the bus terminals must be accompanied by an escort provided through the terminal manager's office. Media members must remain with the escort at all times.
The Port Authority reserves the right to restrict videotaping and photography at bus terminals. For access to the terminals, approval must be received in advance from the Media Relations Unit, 212-435-7777, during regular business hours.
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Media cannot videotape or photograph inside the perimeter fence. Videotaping and photography is permitted outside the fence with hand-held cameras, provided pedestrian traffic is not hindered. No monopods or tripods are permitted.
COMMERCIAL MEDIA (ADVERTISING, DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE FILM, ETC.)
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