Port Authority
Regional infrastructure agency
A port authority is a government or quasi-government agency that manages harbors, airports, bridges, tunnels, and other transportation infrastructure within a region.
In the United States, the term often refers specifically to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates major airports, the PATH train system, and the bus terminal in Manhattan: The Port Authority runs JFK and LaGuardia.
- terminalAt the endpoint
- bus terminalTransit departure point
- bus stationTransit departure point
- 42nd StreetFamous Manhattan east-west road
- transitMovement between places
hub · Newark · JFK · Manhattan · commuter · rush hour · bridge · George Washington Bridge · tunnel · Lincoln Tunnel · toll · gates · arrivals · departures · ticket counter · baggage · security · tickets
- Bus Stationsbus depot, departure gates, arrival gates, platforms, boarding area
- 9/11World Trade Center, Twin Towers, Ground Zero, September 11, Pentagon
- Midtown ManhattanTimes Square, Grand Central Terminal, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue
- New JerseyNewark, Garden State, Trenton, Jersey City, Princeton
- NYC InstitutionsColumbia University, CUNY, NYPD, FDNY, MTA
- NYC Transitsubway, MTA, Grand Central Terminal, MetroCard, train
Port Authorityshipping company
Firm transporting goods
shipping line · freight carrier · logistics company · trucking company · cruise line
Port Authoritydockworker
Port cargo loader
longshoreman · ship captain · harbor pilot · importer · exporter
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