PAPBA News

A 2-year-old boy was swept away out of his mom’s sight after climbing onto a luggage conveyor belt at Newark Libery International Airport — the latest scary trip at the troubled travel hub.

The Staten Island toddler wandered onto the ankle-high conveyor belt where passengers drop off their luggage before takeoff, while his mother was busy rebooking a flight with a JetBlue employee in Terminal A on May 28, according to sources and the Port Authority PBA. Read More

Conveyor belts for luggage are not places to play. That rule is not necessarily known by 2-year-old boys, who, for that matter, are too young to read the warning signs posted against riding on baggage conveyor systems. That may be why a toddler entered the checked baggage conveyor belt system in Terminal A at Newark Liberty Airport. Quick action by Port Authority Police Department cops prevented what could have been a dangerous situation for a small child. Read More

Jeffrey Schneider was driving into New York City from New Jersey when he caught Officer Rey Lainez stopping traffic to herd a family of geese away from the Holland Tunnel. Read More

The Staten Island FerryHawks, in partnership with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, will celebrate the life and legacy of Anthony Varvaro on Sunday, May 18 during a special commemoration of First Responders Day at SIUH Community Park. A Staten Island native, Varvaro‘s baseball journey took him from the diamonds of West Shore Little League and Curtis High School to Major League Baseball and, ultimately, to a life of service as a Port Authority police officer. Read More

Names of 68 Law Enforcement Personnel Have Been Added to the New York State Police Officers Memorial at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. State Landmarks Will Be Illuminated Blue Tonight, May 6, To Remember the Fallen and Recognize the Service of Police Officers Across the State Read More