NJ, NY lawmakers to unveil Port Authority reform bill in Fort Lee today
FORT LEE — Lawmakers from New Jersey and New York will unveil a bill aimed to reform the Port Authority at a news conference this morning in Fort Lee — the site of last year’s controversial lane closings at the center of the George Washington Bridge scandal.
The bipartisan legislation addresses “open government, transparency, and accountability issues” at the bistate agency that oversees bridges and tunnels between the Garden and Empire states, according to a news release.
The agency has come under scrutiny in recent months over unannounced lane closings at the nation’s busiest bridge last September, causing days of heavy traffic in Fort Lee.
Democrats have accused members of Gov. Chris Christie’s office and inner circle of shutting the lanes because Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich declined to endorse the Republican governor for re-election. Christie has denied any involvement.
A state legislative committee and federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey are investigating the matter. (Johnson/Star-Ledger)
the port boys make the mob look like pusses.