Good news for those looking to propose on a MegaBus! Despite mounting pressure from the Port Authority and neighbors, the Department of Transportation has decided to let the cheap bus company continue to drop off and pick up customers outside of the PA terminal in Midtown. For now. The company's temporary permit to park outside the terminal was supposed to have expired today. more ›

After a long, unpleasant flight you've landed at one of our local airports and just want to get home. You really aren't feeling our airports "mass transit" options and the line for cabs looks long. Still! Please, please, please, don't just take a ride from one of the hustlers calling out to you. Because you will get ripped off. Plus, the Port Authority would much rather arrest those guys. And then arrest them again and again and again. more ›

When will 2nd Amendment aficionados learn that piece of mind costs $2.25? more ›

Yesterday came word that 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, has officially grown taller than the Empire State Building. That's counting the external framework, which has reached the 100th Floor— the floors themselves look to be at least four stories behind. But as 1 WTC approaches its final height of 104 stories, it is time to ask a difficult but important question: Is this skyscraper a little too short? more ›

Understandably (and unsurprisingly) outraged that over 200 luggage thefts occur every day at JFK Airport, Senator Charles Schumer has a solution: “I think there should be some undercover agents in the belly of the plane,” Schumer told CBS. "They’re probably less able to be caught, less able to be seen, but the answer to that would be having undercover agents there who can witness this.” Yes, the industry that can't be bothered to give us six peanuts to distract us from the pain of compressing our spines into a "seat" will surely put a dragnet in every plane. more ›

Here is yet another reason to slag off the $35 checked-baggage fee and cram your luggage into a carry-on: CBS reports that there are over 200 baggage-related thefts per day at JFK airport. "What we're seeing out there is that really anything that isn't nailed down is being stolen," says former NYPD detective Frank Shea, who is investigating the thefts at the airport. "And for that matter I would caution, some day, if there weren't tires missing from an aircraft." So JFK Airport is now National Lampoons International? more ›

If you See Something, Say Something on as many social media platforms that your little hands can muster, and your friends will get in touch with the authorities for you! A Facebook status update from a man on a weekend fight to JFK Airport worried his friends enough to apparently contact the authorities. According to the Post, "A jittery flier sparked a scare after posting about 'suspicious' co-passengers on Facebook — prompting his online pals to alert authorities, who then scrambled to meet the flight at Kennedy"—the authorities take "suspicious passengers" very seriously—"When confronted, Delta passenger Benjamin Miller Rosen, 25, admitted, 'I get nervous on flights.'" more ›

A timely reminder to tourists and travelers not to be distracted at JFK airport, or else you might end up being a robbery victim: Port Authority police arrested a serial airport robber who has been connected to at least six robberies at JFK over the last three months. Frederick McDonald, 46, was arrested after stealing a backpack containing a laptop and $4,000 cash from an unsuspecting tourist: “He just flew in,” said Al Della Fave, a Port Authority spokesman. “He’s excited to be in the big city. He was taking pictures. [McDonald], the ultimate opportunist, grabs the bag and walks away.” more ›

This might seem obvious but...Just because you stopped paying your EZ-Pass bill (or never got an EZ-Pass) doesn't mean the Port Authority will stop charging you for using its bridges and tunnels. In fact, they'll add a $25 administrative fee for each skipped toll. Which can add up fast, as Gemma Schreiber of Staten Island has learned. The PA recently sued Schreiber for $26,664 for skipping out on more than 900 tolls between July 29, 2009 and September of last year. more ›

A woman was killed when she was brutally mowed down in Fort Lee, NJ last night, and witnesses say the driver ran over her multiple times. Police found a car with NY plates abandoned a mile from the scene. One of the good Samaritans who tried to help the woman told WCBS 2, "I tried to open the [driver's] door and the door was locked. He deliberately killed that woman I think." more ›

A 52-year-old New Jersey man who racked up $123,000 in fees and unpaid tolls on his mother's Ford Focus blames a cocaine addiction for his callousness. “When you’re addicted like that you don’t think of he consequences. You have other things on your mind,” Peter Davis told the Post. Davis, whose photo is found next to Webster's Dictionary's definition of "cocaine," is legally off the hook. His 75-year-old mother Jean is the one who is responsible for the fees. Have we found a challenger to the current titleholder of World's Worst Son? more ›

Al Sharpton, no match for the Port Authority. The MSNBC talking head and possible NYPD spying subject got his SUV impounded at La Guardia last night. Well, not his SUV, Sharpton Media's SUV. The reverend can't drive. more ›

"Poor management" at the Port Authority has resulted in billions of dollars in cost overruns at the World Trade Center site, according to an audit requested by Governors Cuomo and Christie, who control the Authority. The report, released yesterday, found the cost of rebuilding at the 16 acre site has risen to $14.8 billion, up from an $11 billion forecast in 2008. Auditors blasted the agency as "dysfunctional," and recommended a "top-to-bottom overhaul" if it is to stay solvent. more ›

A traveler who tripped up security at LaGuardia airport with a homeopathic medical device yesterday was eventually allowed to proceed on to his destination, albeit without his mysterious New Age device. But long after he was gone, the device—which could possibly be mistaken for a crude pipe bomb—caused a bomb scare at the airport, because security screeners left the pipe behind after their shift change without telling the next team what it was. more ›

As if the hellish sight of thousands of commuters trying to get out of the World Trade Center PATH station weren't convincing enough, the Port Authority has gone and confirmed earlier reports that PATH ridership is—despite that fare hike—way up. How up? 3.6 percent from to an all-time high of 76.6 million riders a year. more ›

When it comes to bad airports, New York is number one! At least that's what a story in Frommer's would have us believe. In a list of the ten worst airport terminals in the world, the travel company singled out all three of New York's major airports for consideration. Why? "In large part because they're run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a hideously mismanaged money sink that does a poor job of responding to air travelers' needs." more ›

Construction to revamp the JFK's international terminal, Terminal 4, has been underway since 2010, with the goal to gussy up the outdated structure and add several new gates, among other things. Today, the Times takes a peek at how things are going over there, despite the fact that the project won't be finished until at least 2013. And what they found, is, surprisingly, kind of good? more ›

Watching Wings reruns all day and telling your grandchildren how they never call are just a few of the joys of retirement. But if you worked for the Port Authority, you could also count on a free E-ZPass to cross as many bridges and tunnels as necessary in search of discount Metamucil. But last year, with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's blessing, the PA abolished the free E-ZPasses for retirees to save $1.5 million annually. 65-year-old former PA police sergeant Thomas Westfield believes it's unfair, and is suing. "It's a benefit that I earned and counted on. It was promised to us," he told the Wall Street Journal. No word on the Port Authority's promise to allow retirees to "skip the line at Port Authority Prom." more ›

Port Authority police are investigating a possible suicide at the George Washington Bridge. NJ.com reports, "A bicyclist discovered an iPad, a set of keys and a pair of shoes on the upper-level, eastbound walkway about halfway across the bridge," and a Port Authority spokesman said, "It appears we have a jumper, about 8 o'clock this morning." more ›

If the point of the Port Authority's September toll hikes was to push more people to take mass transit, they've worked like a charm. Between September 19th and November 22nd, PATH ridership between Manhattan and New Jersey saw an uptick of about 560,000 riders (or 3.7 percent). Meanwhile 890,000 fewer cars and trucks used the Port Authority's bridges and tunnels in that period. Still, there is good news all around: The Port Authority is expecting to take in 20 percent more revenue than it did last year. more ›

A tipster just sent us this photo taken from Gate 14 of JFK's JetBlue terminal showing a fire on the airfield. Sarah Jenny writes, "A woman just flipped out at her husband and threatened to not get on the plane. Some people freaked out, some people not noticing." Others have taken to Twitter to report the fire, with one saying that it appears to be under control. We're currently awaiting comment from the Port Authority, and will update when more information becomes available. more ›

Because the spirit of togetherness and healing the country felt after September 11 is far behind us, the 9/11 Museum's projected opening date of September 2012 is likely to be pushed back, as the Port Authority and the September 11 Memorial & Museum foundation are at odds over hundreds of millions of dollars in construction costs. "The Port Authority, the city and the museum are working collaboratively to resolve these matters," the PA's executive director tells the WSJ. What, they didn't sell enough commemorative coins? more ›

A three-year-old Doberman's rambunctious life came to an abrupt end on Staten Island last night when an off-duty Port Authority police officer shot the frisky pet while he walked his own dog through the neighborhood of Westerleigh. The Staten Island Advance reports that the Mazzola family pulled into their driveway around 9 p.m. after a long drive home from the Catskills, and their Doberman Boo Boo burst out of the car as soon as the doors opened. It would be his last romp, because, unfortunately for him, an armed off-duty cop was walking past the house with his pug. more ›