Tag: Port Authority

Stewart Airport Adds Nonstop International Flight to Faroe Islands

Newburgh-based New York Stewart International Airport will soon start direct flights to the Faroe Islands, a popular European tourist destination.  It is the nation’s first nonstop flight service to the island group sitting halfway between Norway and Iceland, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).  Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole…


‘Dr. Oz’ Aids Police in Resuscitating Man at Newark Airport

NEWARK, N.J.—When a traveler became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from a celebrity doctor: Mehmet Oz. The incident occurred late Monday night when Port Authority Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old man fall to the floor near a baggage claim area. Croissant called for backup, and began performing CPR…