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With a mix of embarrassment and frustration, Scotty Stone described having to step off a subway train, desperate to find a place where he could relieve himself on the sly.
“Luckily, nobody was around, so I had to go to the back of the platform and do whatever I had to do,” said the 53-year-old, who most nights sleeps in Central Park. “I can’t wait and there’s no bathrooms in the subway.”
All MTA-maintained subway bathrooms covering 76 stations, 16% of the entire system have been closed for more than a year as part of the MTA’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Happy anniversary Port Authority | Opinion
Posted Apr 30, 2021
Over the last 100 years, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has built and maintained a remarkable portfolio of projects, says Angus Kress Gillespie, a Rutgers professor. Perhaps, he says, it provides a model for improving our infrastructure elsewhere in the nation.John Jones | For NJ Advance Media
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By Angus Kress Gillespie
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It was the first interstate agency ever created under a clause in the U.S. Constitution that permits compacts between two states with congressional approval. The Port Authority’s area of jurisdiction was called “The Port District,” a 17-county bi-state region within a 25-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty? Well, you might say, “So what? Why should we care about this?” Allow me to explain why I think this is important.
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