Port Authority Police

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
Common name	Port Authority Police Department
Abbreviation	PAPD
Memorial Uniform Patch of 37 Fallen PAPD Police Officers on 9/11/2001
Shield of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
Flag of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
Motto	Pride - Service - Distinction
Agency overview
Formed	1928
Preceding agency	Port of New York Authority
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of New York in the state of New York & New Jersey, USA
Legal jurisdiction	New York and New Jersey
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	The Port Authority Technical Center Jersey City, New Jersey
Police Officers	2200
Agency executive	Michael A. Fedorko, Superintendent of Police/Director of Public Safety
Parent agency	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Facilities
Commands/Facilities	25 Auto Marine Terminal Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal (a combined terminal of Brooklyn Piers and Red Hook Container Terminal) Howland Hook Marine Terminal Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal John F. Kennedy International Airport LaGuardia Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Teterboro Airport Downtown Manhattan Heliport Lincoln Tunnel Holland Tunnel George Washington Bridge Goethals Bridge Outerbridge Crossing Bayonne Bridge Port Authority Bus Terminal George Washington Bridge Bus Station Port Authority Trans-Hudson AirTrain Newark AirTrain JFK The Teleport 1 World Trade Center World Trade Center site Port Authority Technical Center
Website
Official Site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, or Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), is a law enforcement agency in New York and New Jersey, the duties of which are to protect all facilities owned or operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and to enforce state and city laws at all the facilities. The PAPD is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state government agency running the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports within the Port of New York and New Jersey. Aside from its bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports, the PAPD is responsible for other Port Authority properties. These include the Port Authority's two bus terminals, one in New York City by Times Square and the other on the George Washington Bridge, the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, and the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) train system that runs between New Jersey and Manhattan. The PAPD provides services to over 500 million travelers yearly who use the vast transportation system operated by the Port Authority.

The PAPD is the largest transit-related police force in the United States, and the 26th largest police force in the United States.

The Port Authority Police Department was created in June 1928 when 40 men were selected to police the Goethals Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing (then known as the Arthur Kill Bridge). These original officers were known as Bridgemen, nine of whom were later promoted to the rank of Bridgemaster, or Sergeant.

The force grew in number with the opening of Port Authority facilities such as the Holland Tunnel in 1927, three Metropolitan Airports and a Marine Terminal in the 1940s, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in the 1950s. The Port Authority also assumed control of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) system, formerly known as The Hudson and Manhattan Tubes.