1998


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December 30, 1998 PATH TO PROVIDE EXTRA SERVICE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE
December 28, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY AIRPORTS, PATH, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS ARE READY FOR WINTER'S WRATH
December 23, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY PREDICTS 2.7 MILLION HOLIDAY AIR TRAVELERS -- Agency Suspends Bridge and Tunnel Construction to Cut Delays
December 17, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES NEW UNDERWATER DISPOSAL PITS -- Project Will Speed Critical Deepening of Shipping Channel
December 17, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVES NEW CARGO BUILDINGS AT KENNEDY AND NEWARK AIRPORTS
December 15, 1998 DWI CHECKPOINTS AT HUDSON RIVER CROSSINGS THIS WEEKEND
December 15, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY NAMES NEW WORLD TRADE CENTER DIRECTOR
December 7, 1998 PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Old Saint Nick at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station
December 3, 1998 PRESS ADVISORY -- LaGuardia Airport Workers to be Honored for Exceptional Service to Customers
December 2, 1998 PRESS ADVISORY -- JFK Airport Workers to be Honored for Exceptional Service to Customers
December 1, 1998 WINNING PATH HOLIDAY POSTER TO BE UNVEILED TOMORROW
November 24, 1998 PRESS ADVISORY -- Newark Airport Workers to be Honored for Exceptional Service to Customers
November 23, 1998 TWO SURVEYS RANK KENNEDY AIRPORT AMONG THE WORLD'S BEST
November 23, 1998 AREA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES JOIN FORCES TO GIVE CRIME PREVENTION TIPS
November 19, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY PREPARES FOR THANKSGIVING TRAFFIC -- Tips on Holiday Parking at Newark Airport, Where Lots May Fill Early; Construction Suspended at Tunnels and Bridges; Extra PATH Service for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 18, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SELLS $100 MILLION OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS
November 18, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY MEDALS HONOR HEROISM, EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
November 16, 1998 DWI CHECKPOINTS AT HUDSON RIVER CROSSINGS THIS WEEKEND
November 9, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY APPOINTS NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
November 5, 1998 SHIPPING BUSINESS BOOMING AT NY/NJ PORT DESPITE ASIAN FINANCIAL WOES
October 29, 1998 $21.8 MILLION PROJECT TO EASE HOLLAND TUNNEL TRAFFIC FLOW -- Port Authority Board of Commissioners Authorizes Work to Improve Roads and Signs on the Tunnel's Western End
October 28, 1998 JOURNAL SQUARE TURNS MAGICAL FOR HALLOWEEN
October 23, 1998 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- Construction at George Washington Bridge's Palisades Interstate Parkway Toll Plaza Ramp to Begin Tuesday
October 21, 1998 ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH SERVICE FROM NEWARK AIRPORT -- First Scheduled Flights Ever Between Newark and East Africa
October 14, 1998 NEW RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO RISE ON HOBOKEN SOUTH WATERFRONT
October 13, 1998 HOLLAND TUNNEL TRAFFIC ADVISORY
October 8, 1998 GOVERNOR PATAKI ANNOUNCES $23 MILLION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR STATEN ISLAND MARITIME PORT
October 8, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SELLS $450 MILLION IN CONSOLIDATED BONDS
October 7, 1998 GOV. PATAKI TO ANNOUNCE AID FOR STATEN ISLAND PORT; WILL VISIT HOWLAND HOOK THURSDAY, OCT. 8 AT 1 P.M.
October 5, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY AND DELTA AIR LINES CELEBRATE JFK 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE
September 30, 1998 NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HOLD CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY
September 24, 1998 IN HISTORIC SHIFT, PORT AUTHORITY PUTS WORLD TRADE CENTER ON THE MARKET
September 23, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY IMPROVES PARKING RATE STRUCTURE AT KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL, NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AND LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS -- New Rates, Tailored to Changing Customer Needs, Go into Effect on October 4
September 21, 1998 NEWARK AIRPORT OFFERS NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE AIR TRAVEL MORE EFFICIENT
September 18, 1998 PLANE GUIDED BY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TO DEBUT AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
September 16, 1998 AIRTRAIN TAKES OFF -- Governor Pataki Says Go and Work Begins on Port Authority Rail Line to JFK
September 14, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY NAMES RONALD SHIFTAN AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
September 11, 1998 DWI CHECKPOINTS AT HUDSON RIVER CROSSINGS THIS WEEKEND
September 10, 1998 P.A. TO REPLACE HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY RAMP NEAR GWB -- Construction Work to Cause Modest Delays Early on Sunday, September 13
September 10, 1998 -ROADEO- DRAWS P.A. EMERGENCY TEAMS TO COMPETE IN PUTTING OUT CAR FIRES, RIGHTING OVERTURNED VEHICLES, AND OTHER RESCUE SKILLS
September 2, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY PREPARED FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRAFFIC--PARKING ADDED AT NEWARK; CONSTRUCTION SUSPENDED AT BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
September 1, 1998 INTERNET TERMINALS ARRIVE AT PORT AUTHORITY AIRPORTS--Your Office or Home is Only an E-Mail Away
August 31, 1998 PORT OF NY/NJ OFFERS NEW SATURDAY TRAIN SERVICE AS PORT AUTHORITY EXPANDS ON-DOCK SHIP-TO-RAIL OPERATIONS
August 19, 1998 FREE BUS SERVICE FROM MANHATTAN TO JFK AND LAGUARDIA TO BE OFFERED ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 -- Promotion Marks Beginning of New Bus Service to New York Airports
August 12, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SELLS $165 MILLION IN CONSOLIDATED BONDS
August 5, 1998 PATH HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE -- Port Authority's Rapid Transit System Receives Outstanding Achievement Award from American Public Transit Association
August 5, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY ECONOMIC FORECAST: GOOD TIMES TO CONTINUE IN NY/NJ REGION
July 31, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK AT FAIR LAWN, N.J., ROTARY CLUB
July 30, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES $33 MILLION BAYONNE BRIDGE REHABILITATION
July 30, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES $100 MILLION RENOVATION OF NEWARK AIRPORT'S TERMINAL A
July 30, 1998 ARRIVING TOMORROW AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: VALET PARKING -- PLUS
July 28, 1998 SHAKESPEARE TROUPE TO PERFORM AT PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL -- A Midsummer Night's Dream for Commuters
July 28, 1998 E-ZPASS MARKS FIRST YEAR AT PORT AUTHORITY BRIDGES -- Successfully Handles Record Traffic Volumes
July 22, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY WELCOMES MEGA-SHIP TO N.Y. HARBOR -- Tugs, Fire Boats Greet Largest Container Ship Ever To Visit North America
July 22, 1998 REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS HOLDS BREAKFAST TO THANK SUPPORTERS
July 20, 1998 ONE OF WORLDíS LARGEST SHIPS ARRIVES AT N.Y. ON WED., SIGNALING NEW ERA OF MEGA-CONTAINER SHIPS
July 20, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SIGNS MAJOR WORLD TRADE CENTER LEASE -- Prestigious Law Firm Expands Space, as Trade Center Leasing Soars
July, 17, 1998 SHAKESPEARE COMES TO THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
July 7, 1998 NEWARK LEGAL CENTER PRESENTS LUNCHTIME ENTERTAINMENT
July 2, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY INTRODUCES VALET PARKING FOR AIRPORT CUSTOMERS
July 2, 1998 BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW PLANNED AT HOLLAND TUNNEL -- New Traffic Pattern Starts This Week
June 30, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY READY FOR JULY 4 TRAFFIC -- Parking Added at Newark International Airport; Construction Suspended at Tunnels and Bridges; Police to Conduct DWI Checks at Hudson River Crossings
June 29, 1998 THE REDCOATS ARE HERE -- Port Authority Deploys Red-Jacketed Customer Service Reps at Three Major Airports
June 27, 1998 STARS COME OUT AT LUNCHTIME FOR WTC CENTERSTAGE CONCERTS
June 26, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY POLICE ARREST COUNTERFEITERS
June 26, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY AIRCRAFT RESCUE CREWS GET NEW EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER AT JFK
June 25, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY CONTRACTS WITH BAA TO MANAGE AND IMPROVE CONCESSIONS AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
June 24, 1998 THE REDCOATS ARE COMING! (BUT THIS TIME ITíS GOOD) -- Paul Revere on Horseback to Herald Their Arrival at JFK
June 22, 1998 YOUR PATH WILL BE GREENER -- The Farmers Market Returns to the Journal Square Transportation Center, As Does Summertime Entertainment
June 18, 1998 TEMPORARY TOLL BOOTHS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL AT THE LINCOLN TUNNEL ON MONDAY, JUNE 22
June 18, 1998 NEW AIRCRAFT RESCUE/FIREFIGHTING TRAINING FACILITY TO BE DEDICATED AT JFK
June 18, 1998 LINCOLN TUNNEL, PORT AUTHORITY POLICE HOST 12TH ANNUAL FUN RUN FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
June 16, 1998 TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Paving Work to Begin at George Washington Bridge on Wednesday, June 17
June 11, 1998 GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE HOSTS 11th ANNUAL CANCER SOCIETY RUN
June 10, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SELLS $300 MILLION IN CONSOLIDATED BONDS
June 9, 1998 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- PORT AUTHORITY TO REPAVE NEW YORK-BOUND UPPER LEVEL OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE
May 20, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SUSPENDS CONSTRUCTION FOR MEMORIAL DAY -- Parking May Be Scarce at Newark Airport, As Summer Travel Season Begins; Police to Operate DWI Checks at Tunnels and Bridges
May 19, 1998 THE AIRPORTS SAY IT WITH FLOWERS - Kennedy, Newark and LaGuardia Blooming With Color This Spring
May 14, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER TIME FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
May 14, 1998 NEW JFK TERMINAL SYMBOLIZES AIRPORTíS REBIRTH
May 12, 1998 PATH, PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL TO OFFER ENTERTAINMENT AND GIFTS
May 11, 1998 WORLD TRADE CENTER LEASES EIGHT FLOORS TO J&H MARSH & MCLENNAN
May 11, 1998 FROM THE GROUND UP, NEW JERSEY STUDENTS GET INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION CAREERS
May 8, 1998 NYC STUDENTS LEARN 'THE SKYíS THE LIMIT' ON CAREER DAY AT JFK AIRPORT
May 8, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY NAMES NEW MANAGERS OF NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AND LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS
May 7, 1998 SHIP-TO-RAIL TERMINAL CONTINUES RECORD SETTING PACE; Midwest Activity Leads Growth
May 1, 1998 LAGUARDIA TO GET EXTRA MEASURE OF SAFETY FROM CONCRETE FOAM BLOCKS
April 30, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO DEEPEN KEY SHIPPING CHANNEL; Staten Island Terminal to Benefit
April 30, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY UNVEILS SWEEPING SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AT KENNEDY, NEWARK AND LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS
April 30, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY ELECTS OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING
April 29, 1998 TOTO, WEíRE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE; WEíRE TAKING PATH TO NEW YORK CITY!
April 28, 1998 GEORGE GETS A NEW COAT -- Itís Pewter-Colored, Same as Before, But Itís One of the Worldís Biggest Paint Jobs
April 23,1998 P.A. NEARING COMPLETION OF OUTERBRIDGE REPAINTING -- LANES TO CLOSE THIS WEEKEND
April 22,1998 PORT AUTHORITY TO RESURFACE N.Y. APPROACH TO LINCOLN TUNNELíS CENTER TUBE
April 22, 1998 CHERRY BLOSSOMS TO ADORN JFK, AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM JAPAN
April 17, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY TO REPLACE GWB APPROACH ROADWAY
April 16, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY AUTHORIZES JFK LIGHT-RAIL CONTRACT -- FIERCE GLOBAL BIDDING COMPETITION YIELDS A WINNER
April 15, 1998 PATH IMPROVING SWITCHES AND TRACKS ON HOBOKEN LINES -- Service Suspended This Weekend; Free Shuttle Bus Service Offered
April 15, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SEES FRIENDLIER SKIES FOR TRAVELERS BOUND FOR FRANCE
April 14, 1998 TRAFFIC VOLUME SETS RECORD AT PORT AUTHORITY CROSSINGS, AND E-ZPASS HELPS KEEP CARS AND TRUCKS MOVING
April 13, 1998 WAGUIH F. OUESS IS NEW CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER FOR PORT AUTHORITYíS THREE AIRPORTS
April 13, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY AIRPORTS HEADED FOR NEW HEIGHTS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE
April 8, 1998 MALAYSIA AIRLINES INAUGURAL FLIGHT TO ARRIVE AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
March 30, 1998 ANASTASIA M. SONG SWORN IN AS COMMISSIONER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY
March 27, 1998 PORT OF NY/NJ IMPROVEMENTS MEANT BANNER YEAR IN 1997
March 26, 1998 GROWING PORT TRADE TO BE DISCUSSED AT WTC PRESS BRIEFING
March 24, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO í98 OPENS AT WORLD TRADE CENTER AS PORT AUTHORITY ACCEPTS AWARD FROM U.S. EPA
March 23, 1998 LIFE-SIZE TALKING ROBOT, BUG ZOO FOR KIDS HIGHLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO í98 AT WORLD TRADE CENTER
March 20, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY CREATES AN ìE-Z STREETî LEADING TO THE HOLLAND TUNNEL
March 20, 1998 P.A. UNFURLS GIANT BANNER ON JFK TOWER LAUNCHING CELEBRATION OF AIRPORTíS 50th ANNIVERSARY
March 19, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY REACHES AGREEMENT WITH CSX, NORFOLK SOUTHERN ON RAIL FREIGHT SERVICE TO PORT OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
March 17, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY IS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. EPA IN KICKOFF OF 'ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO ë98'
March 16, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY MAKES E-ZPASS EVEN EASIER BY ADDING E-ZPASS ONLY LANES AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE
March 13, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY NET INCOME UP BY 81% IN 1997; RECORD CAPITAL PROGRAM WILL REBUILD JFK
March 10, 1998 SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESSES IN UPPER MANHATTAN LEARN HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY
March 5, 1998 THE REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS PRESENTS A CONTRACTORS' OPPORTUNITIES CLEARINGHOUSE
February 27,1998 PORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE TO HEAD REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS
February 26, 1998 REGIONAL ALLIANCE OFFERS WORKSHOPS FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS
February 25, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY OFFERS AIRLINE FLIGHT SCHEDULES ON EXPANDED WEB SITE
February 23, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SLASHES CRIME AT AIRPORTS, OTHER FACILITIES
February 23, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY SLASHES CRIME AT AIRPORTS, OTHER FACILITIES
February 20, 1998 FREE SERVICES AT JFK START WITH PARKING LOT PATROLS
February 13, 1998 ON VALENTINE'S DAY, CHOCOLATE IS KING AT BROOKLYN PIERS
February 9, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY HAILS FAA APPROVAL OF JFK LIGHT RAIL FUNDING
February 9, 1999 'JOIE DE VIVRE' ON DISPLAY AT THE HOLLAND TUNNEL
January 29, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY TO BOOST SHIPPING WITH DREDGING PROGRAM
January 29, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES $3.1 BILLION BUDGET FOR 1998
January 23, 1998 SHIP-TO-RAIL FACILITY REACHES MILESTONE AS CARGO VOLUMES SOAR
January 21, 1998 DRAGONS DANCE AT THE BUS TERMINAL FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
January 16, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO COMES TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
January 13, 1998 PORT AUTHORITY HONORS LAGUARDIA AIRPORT EMPLOYEE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
January 9, 1998 AIRPORT ACTS OF KINDNESS AND COURTESY TO BE REWARDED AT PORT AUTHORITY LUNCHEON
January 6, 1998 NEW CARGO BUILDING TO OPEN AT NEWARK AIRPORT


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