Port Authority

A panel of independent observers told a Port Authority committee on Monday that too much power lies in the hands of New Jersey and New York's governors.

The Bridgegate lane closure scandal has opened up new issues and controversies about operations at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Gov. Christie Monday said they need "careful" examination.

A New Jersey Assembly member is reintroducing legislation, already vetoed once by Gov. Chris Christie, to increase transparency at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

At the end of last week, one of Governor Christie's top appointees at the Port Authority announced he was resigning over what has become known as 'BridgeGate.'

A New Jersey Assembly Transportation Committee hearing did not determine if unannounced lane closures near the George Washington Bridge were payback for Fort Lee's mayor failing to endorse Gov. Chris Christie, but it did raise new questions for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has come under a lot of criticism lately, for the way it spends money, raises tolls and sometimes closes lanes on bridges with no advance warning.

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop has announced he is suing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for hundreds of millions of dollars in underpaid taxes from property the Port Authority owns in the downtown area.

In legal filings this month in response to a lawsuit, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey admits none of the money from the recent toll increases at the Hudson River Crossings will be used for the World Trade Center.