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Old Jul 9, 2012, 6:54 pm
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Originally Posted by saulblum
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a public agency, headed by the governors of New York and New Jersey.

The three airports you list under the control of the PANYNJ are not privately owned.

Does that mean that the agency would ever impose rules that violate the Constitution? Of course not, as we see here with photography.
My understanding (perhaps I am incorrect?) is the PA is a quasi-public/private entity in that the property it owns and operates is not truly public property, but privately owned by the corporation and operated by the corporation on behalf of the public.
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