Hochul Picks Kathryn Garcia as Next Head of Port Authority (1)

Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, has been nominated as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the bi-state agency which runs the metro area’s air and seaports.

Garcia currently serves as the director of state operations for New York, and previously was the city’s sanitation commissioner. She also ran for New York mayor, finishing second to Mayor Eric Adams in the 2021 Democratic primary election.

New York’s governor appoints the Port Authority’s executive director, while the New Jersey governor names the chairman of the board of commissioners. ...