Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
As people watch, the CMA CGM Marco Polo, right, docks at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, as seen from Bayonne, N.J., Thursday, May 20, 2021. When the CMA CGM Marco Polo docks in New Jersey Thursday it will set a record for the largest container ship ever to visit the East Coast, a reflection both of the New York/New Jersey port system's multibillion-dollar efforts to accommodate larger ships and of the surging demand nationwide for products as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Largest container ship hits East Coast as ports see surge

By David Porter May. 20, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, file photo, people navigate the stairs of the Kew Gardens subway station in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. For the New York area’s public transit providers, 2020 was a year of existential challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Ridership and revenues cratered, more than 100 transit employees lost their lives and gaping budget holes could remain problematic for years. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
New year brings optimism for NY-area mass transit systems

By David Porter Dec. 29, 2020 07:40 AM EST

This May 19, 2019 photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shows workers during the L Project subway tunnel rehabilitation, in New York. Eight years ago Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, Superstorm Sandy pushed the Hudson River over its banks, sending 8 feet of water onto underground tracks and leaving the main waiting room unusable for months. New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which serves several million riders daily on subways, trains and buses, had to repair damage to more than a dozen bridges and tunnels, many pre-dating World War II, caused by tens of millions of gallons of saltwater. (Trent Reeves/Metropolitan Transportation Authority via AP)
8 years later, Sandy still costing transit systems billions

By David Porter Oct. 29, 2020 12:04 PM EDT