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December 30, 1999 TOP U.S. Y2K OFFICIAL TO VISIT LAGUARDIA TO DISCUSS Y2K IMPACT ON AIR TRAVEL ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
December 29, 1999 EXPANDED PATH SERVICE OFFERED FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE
December 21, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY AVIATION DIRECTOR ROBERT J. KELLY RETIRES -- Thirty-Year Veteran Leaves Legacy of Leadership, Accomplishment in Challenging Posts
December 21, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY PROJECTS HEAVY TRAVEL DURING HOLIDAYS; PARKING AT REGION'S AIRPORTS MAY BE LIMITED Tunnel, bridge work will be suspended to speed trip for travelers
December 15, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY POLICE SCHEDULE DWI CHECKPOINT AT LINCOLN TUNNEL THIS WEEKEND
December 14, 1999 JAZZ, CLASSICAL AND POP MUSIC ENTERTAIN HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
December 10, 1999 AIRTRAIN CONSTRUCTION REACHES MILESTONE AT JFK -- Terminal-to-Terminal Links and Access to A Train Reach Halfway Mark
December 10, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY BUS FACILITIES TO HELP COMMUTERS GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
DECEMBER 7, 1999 SHOW TUNES, DANCING AND TRADITIONAL MILITARY CEREMONY HERALD THE OPENING OF THE USO'S NEW HOME IN PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
December 6, 1999 NEW YORK'S CUTEST TO MEET SANTA CLAUS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE BUS STATION
December 6, 1999 MEDIA-ONLY TOUR OF AIRTRAIN CONSTRUCTION TO BE HELD DECEMBER 10
December 3, 1999 JERSEY CITY YOUNGSTER WINS PATH HOLIDAY POSTER CONTEST FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
November 30, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HONORED FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER'S REJUVENATION
November 30, 1999 LAGUARDIA AIRPORT TO CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY WITH APPEARANCE BY ONE OF AIRPORT'S FIRST PASSENGERS
November 29, 1999 CHRISTMAS GHOSTS TO HAUNT COMMUTERS AT PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
November 22, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND TUNNEL, BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TO MINIMIZE INCONVENIENCE TO THANKSGIVING TRAVELERS -- PATH to operate on holiday schedule Thursday
November 22, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY ADVISES AIR PASSENGERS TO ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DURING THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEK
November 18, 1999 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- BAYONNE BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED FOR FOOTRACE
November 18, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES CONTRACT WITH PATH TRAIN OPERATORS -- Historic Agreement Puts All Port Authority Unions Under Contract
November 17, 1999 NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTACKS DELAYS, EMPHASIZES PASSENGER CONVENIENCE
November 15, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY -- Port Authority to Host Media-Only Tour of Newark International Airport on November 17
November 15, 1999 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TO GET A SNAPSHOT OF BUSINESS WORLD AT UNIQUE PORT AUTHORITY-SPONSORED PROGRAMS
November 10, 1999 TALLER THAN STATUE OF LIBERTY, GIANT PORT CRANES TO SAIL UNDER VERRAZANO BRIDGE FRIDAY - PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
November 7, 1999 REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT NEWARK AIRPORT SET TO BEGIN -- Agency Offers Tips for Coping with Temporary Inconveniences
October 28, 1999 TAKE PATH TO THE N.Y. YANKEES TICKERTAPE PARADE Extra Service to Be Provided Following Morning Rush Hour
October 27, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY -- PORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING POSTPONED
October 27, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY - PORT AUTHORITY BOARD TO MEET THURSDAY
October 25, 1999 YIPPIE-KI-YI-YEA! Y'ALL COMETH AND SEE A WILD WEST 'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHIN' AT THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
October 25, 1999 SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA PLANNED FOR PATH'S JOURNAL SQUARE TRANSPORTATION CENTER
October 22, 1999 CHRISTOPHER STREET PATH STATION TO REOPEN OCTOBER 30; 9th STREET STATION NEXT -- All PATH Stations to Be Open for Greenwich Village Halloween Parade
October 21, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR EFFORTS TO AID MINORITY,WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
October 21, 1999 LAGUARDIA AIRPORT'S APPLE AIDES TO BE HONORED FOR THEIR SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS
October 18, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY SPONSORS NETWORKING SESSION FOR LOCAL MINORITY/WOMEN-OWNED PROFESSIONALS
October 13, 1999 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- Port Authority Bringing Smoother Ride to GWB
October 8, 1999 TUNNEL FIRES, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND CHEMICAL SPILLS TO BE SIMULATED AT PORT AUTHORITY CROSSINGS
October 8, 1999 SEMINAR SERIES TO HELP LOCAL CONTRACTORS GET THEIR PIECE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PIE -- Monthly Sessions Will Continue Efforts Of Late NJ Senator Lipman
October 5, 1999 'PURPLE LANE, PURPLE LANE' -- Port Authority Designates Half Mile of Roadway to Guide Drivers to GWB Exclusive E-ZPass Lanes
September 30, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY -- British Airways World Cargo to Convert Entire Fleet of Vehicles Handling Cargo to Cleaner-Burning Compressed Natural Gas at JFK
September 30, 1999 'SIGH NO MORE, SIGH NO MORE' -- COMING SOON TO THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL: SHAKESPEARE'S 'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING'
September 30, 1999 SUMMER SHOWS MAKE RETAIL SALES SIZZLE AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER -- Stores, Restaurants Enjoy 26-Percent Rise in Sales
September 29, 1999 BACK TO SCHOOL - TO FIGHT CRIME: Law-Enforcement Officers From Around the World to Attend First Class of Port Authority Police's International School of Airport and Seaport Security
September 28, 1999 LAGUARDIA AIRPORT TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY DRILL THIS SATURDAY
September 24, 1999 GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND TO PERFORM AT THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
September 23, 1999 THE REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS TO HOLD 7TH ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON -- The Theme: Building The Future
September 22, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES SALE OF $400 MILLION IN CONSOLIDATED BONDS
September 15, 1999 PATH RENOVATING CHRISTOPHER ST. STATION IN MANHATTAN
September 8, 1999 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- PAVING RESUMES AT GWB ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 10
August 31, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY HELPS TRAVELERS CELEBRATE LABOR DAY
August 26, 1999 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- PHASE TWO OF GWB ROAD CONSTRUCTION SET TO BEGIN
August 18, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY SEEKS PRIVATE BIDDERS TO OPERATE WORLD TRADE CENTER UNDER LONG-TERM LEASE
August 5, 1999 PATH RENOVATING 14TH STREET STATION IN MANHATTAN -- UPTOWN PLATFORM WILL CLOSE FOR ONE MONTH, STARTING MONDAY
August 4, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY'S STATEN ISLAND CONTAINER TERMINAL IS SITE OF FIRST MILITARY DEPLOYMENT FROM NEW YORK CITY IN 30 YEARS
August 4, 1999 JFK REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TOPS $9 BILLION
August 3, 1999 ARMY DIVISION TO SEND CHOPPERS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO BOSNIA FROM PORT AUTHORITY'S STATEN ISLAND CONTAINER TERMINAL
July 29, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY: MAKE THAT 56 HELICOPTERS TO GO, SHRINK-WRAPPED, PLEASE -- Army Readies Choppers for Shipment from Staten Island to Bosnia
July 29, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES 57-PERCENT INCREASE IN CONTRACTS AWARDED TO MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND SMALL BUSINESSES
July 29, 1999 MULTIPLEX CINEMA TO BE DEVELOPED ON ROOF OF PORT AUTHORITY'S UPTOWN BUS STATION -- Project to Bring 12-Screen, $20-million Multiplex to Washington Heights
July 28, 1999 Traffic Advisory -- PORT AUTHORITY TO PAVE APPROACH TO GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE AND BRIDGE LANES
July 28, 1999 NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HOLD CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY -- 10 Millionth International Passenger To Get Goodies
July 19, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY WELCOMES GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER NEAR ITS MIDTOWN BUS TERMINAL
July 7, 1999 DWI CHECKS AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS WEEKEND
July 6, 1999 PATH CONTINUES RENOVATION PROGRAM -- Four Manhattan Stations to Get Face-Lift Starting This Week
July 4, 1999 MULTI-AGENCY POLICE TASK FORCE NABS SUSPECT IN RUN-DOWN OF PORT AUTHORITY DETECTIVE
July 2, 1999 STATEMENT BY FRED MORRONE, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
July 1, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY OPENS DOORS TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
June 30, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY PREPARED TO HANDLE HOLIDAY TRAVELERS -- Construction Suspended at Bridges and Tunnels; Up-to-the-Minute Information Available on Airport Parking Conditions; Police at Holland and Lincoln Tunnels on Lookout for Drunken Drivers
June 28, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY BOARD OKAYS BILLION-DOLLAR-PLUS PROJECTS AT JOHN F. KENNEDY, NEWARK AIRPORTS
June 25, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY -- More Than 600 Children from Ireland, Northern Ireland to Arrive at Kennedy, Newark Airports
June 23, 1999 OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING ADDS FOURTH DEDICATED E-ZPASS LANE TO MEET RISING POPULARITY OF E-ZPASS
June 18, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY POLICE HOST ANNUAL LINCOLN TUNNEL FUN RUN FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY
June 16, 1999 LEANING TOWER OF PISA AND GONDOLAS OF VENICE BROUGHT CLOSER TO NY/NJ -- Air Europe Starts Direct Service to Two Italian Cities June 18
June 10, 1999 PATH HOLDS EMERGENCY DRILL
June 9, 1999 CARGO VOLUME IN NY/NJ PORT ROSE SHARPLY IN 1998
June 9, 1999 WORLD TRADE CENTER PLAZA REOPENS WITH SUMMER-LONG PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
June 8, 1999 KIDS RULE ON 'CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE TWIN TOWERS PLAZA' -- The Big Apple's Largest Free Family Festival Returns to the World Trade Center June 12
June 7, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY CO-SPONSORS ECONOMIC/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
June 1, 1999 DRIVE IS ON TO ENROLL MOTORISTS IN E-ZPass -- Port Authority Reminds Customers That Sale of Discount Tickets Ends June 11
May 27, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES $3.6 BILLION BUDGET FOR 1999 -- For Eighth Straight Year, No Toll or Fare Increases for New York and New Jersey
May 27, 1999 HIGH TECH TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLANNED FOR HUDSON RIVER TUNNELS
May 27, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY ELECTS OFFICERS AT BOARD MEETING
May 27, 1999 DWI CHECKPOINTS AT HUDSON RIVER CROSSINGS THIS WEEKEND
May 26, 1999 PATH JOINS BARUCH COLLEGE TO CREATE MAPS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE
May 25, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY OFFERS HOT-LINE FOR AIRPORT PARKING LOTS -- Dial Ahead for Latest Airport Parking Lot Conditions on Memorial Day Weekend; Agency Also Suspends Construction at Tunnels and Bridges for Summer Getaway
May 19,1999 PORT AUTHORITY POLICE RECEIVE AWARDS FOR LIFESAVING EFFORTS
May 14, 1999 AIR CARGO SURVEY RANKS KENNEDY, NEWARK AIRPORTS AMONG THE BEST IN NORTH AMERICA
May 11, 1999 GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE HOSTS 12TH ANNUAL CANCER SOCIETY RUN
May 10, 1999 RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPECTED AT NEWARK AIRPORT CAREER EXPO
May 5, 1999 GWB EMPLOYEE HONORED FOR SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE -- Port Authority Worker One of 20 Honored by Saint Barnabas Health Care System
May 5, 1999 BIRDS AND FISH RETURN TO PARK ON LITTLE NECK BAY -- Port Authority and Parks Department Dedicate Queens Wetlands Preserve
May 4, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY AND NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT TO DEDICATE NEW WETLANDS HABITAT AT ALLEY POND PARK IN QUEENS
April 30, 1999 NEW CITY PARK DEDICATED ON FORMER HOBOKEN SHIPPING PIER
April 28, 1999 CITY OF HOBOKEN AND PORT AUTHORITY TO DEDICATE NEW WATERFRONT PARK
April 18, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY TO DISCONTINUE PAPER TICKET SALES -- Success of E-ZPass Makes Ticket Program Obsolete
April 16, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY ADDS NEW E-ZPASS LANE AT THE GWB AS SYSTEM'S POPULARITY INCREASES
April 16, 1999 NEW PORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICERS COMPLETE TOUGHEST TRAINING IN HISTORY -- 53 Recruits Sworn in at Graduation Ceremony
April 12, 1999 CASH GOING OUT OF STYLE AT PORT AUTHORITY CROSSINGS; RUSH HOUR E-ZPASS USAGE RISES TO NEARLY 60 PERCENT
April 8, 1999 PRESS ADVISORY -- Relief Supplies for Kosovo Refugees Airlifted from JFK
March 30, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY REPORTS RECORD BOTTOM LINE IN 1998 -- Customer-Service Improvements, Historic Capital Program Are Funded
March 25, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY AIDS KIWI PASSENGERS AT NEWARK AIRPORT
March 25, 1999 A LONGER, HOTTER SUMMER OF ENTERTAINMENT AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER -- New Season Begins June 11, Featuring More Exciting Performances
March 24, 1999 INTER-AMERICAN BANK OFFICIAL TO GIVE BUSINESS BRIEFING AT WORLD TRADE CENTER -- Focus on Opportunities for U.S. Firms in Latin American Infrastructure Projects
March 18, 1999 TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- Access Road to George Washington Bridge to Close Temporarily for Nighttime Construction
March 16, 1999 IRISH MARCHING BAND TO PERFORM AT MIDTOWN BUS TERMINAL ON ST. PATRICKíS DAY
March 15, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY AND SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY IN PACT TO BOOST ASIAN CARGO BUSINESS AT NY/NJ PORT -- Historic Agreement Raises Ante in Competition with West Coast Ports
March 4, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF TUNNELS, BRIDGES AND TERMINALS
March 2, 1999 JAMES WEINSTEIN SWORN IN AS COMMISSIONER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
March 2, 1999 JFK INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES NEW DOMESTIC AIR SERVICE
February 25, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY APPROVES $53 MILLION OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING REHABILITATION
February 22, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY OFFERS FOREIGN-LANGUAGE HELP FOR TRAVELERS TO NY METRO AREA AIRPORTS
February 22, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY CUTS CRIME AT JFK
February 17, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY CONTINUES PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM WITH SALE OF YONKERS INDUSTRIAL PARK
February 12, 1999 NEWARK AIRPORT PHOTO EXHIBIT FEATURES NEW JERSEY AVIATOR -- Collection Part of African-American Heritage Month Celebration
February 10, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY DRIVES DOWN CRIME FOR NINTH YEAR IN A ROW
February 9,1999 COMMUTERS AND DRAGONS AND HARES, OH MY! - Dragon Dancers Return to the 42nd Street Bus Terminal for 13th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
February 9,1999 WHERE ALL THE FLOWERS HAVE GONE -- JFK, Newark Cargo Carriers Handle Hundreds of Tons Leading Up to Valentine's Day
February 9, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY HONORS AIRPORT GOODWILL AMBASSADORS--No Good Deed Goes Unrecognized at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark
February 4, 1999 WORLD TRADE CENTER IS HOT NEW ADDRESS ON SILICON ALLEY, AS SUN MICROSYSTEMS LEASES TWO FLOORS IN 2 WTC
February 2, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
January 26, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY POLICE HONORED FOR LIFESAVING EFFORTS
January 25, 1999 DWI CHECKPOINTS AT HUDSON RIVER CROSSINGS THIS WEEKEND
January 22, 1999 JFK AIRPORT WORKERS RESPOND TO QUEENS FLOODING -- Collect Nearly 150 Bags of Clothing for Local Flood Victims
January 14, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY WELCOMES EVA AIR AS CARGO BUILDING TENANT AT NEWARK AIRPORT -- First Asia-Based Airline to Move Into Its Own Facility There
January 13, 1999 WILLIAM J. MARTINI SWORN IN AS COMMISSIONER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
January 8, 1999 PORT AUTHORITY AIRPORTS, PATH, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS READY FOR SNOW