The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a public authority created through an interstate compact between New York and New Jersey, charged with moving people and freight across the region by air, land, rail and sea. Its remit spans transportation infrastructure operations, security, and customer service, and it invests in major capital programs, airport redevelopment and modernization of the port district. For professionals with backgrounds in public safety, operations and emergency response, the authority's security and infrastructure functions are a natural fit.
Its portfolio is broad. The authority operates five airports - John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Stewart International Airport and Teterboro Airport - alongside the PATH rail system, regional bus terminals, and the bridges and tunnels that serve as critical crossings between New York and New Jersey. It also runs Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, which ranks among the largest ports in the United States.
Technical work covers aviation infrastructure, marine terminal and port operations, rail transit, bridge and tunnel infrastructure, bus terminal operations, airport redevelopment, security and capital program delivery. The geographic footprint is the New York and New Jersey port district, and the organisation sits at the intersection of transportation, aviation, maritime, public transit, logistics and regional commerce.
