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☆ 35-year-old's design side hustle brought in $414,000 last year—and she only works on it 5 to 10 hours a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Last year, Chisom Okwulehie's architectural design business, Juntero, brought in $414,000 in revenue. While Juntero's first sales were mostly one-off graphic design gigs, the company soon attracted bigger projects, like floor plans for small businesses. By the end of 2021, Juntero had garnered $55,000 in revenue. Getting started: 'I've always been a hustler'In early 2021, Okwulehie had just given birth to her daughter and was looking to secure more income for her family. With Juntero, however, she's able to do more design work for residential projects.

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The consulting firm offers a variety of services for mostly residential projects, including architectural and interior design. In 2023, Juntero worked with about 60 clients and brought in $414,000 in revenue — all while Okwulehie maintained her full-time job at Port Authority. Last year, Okwulehie earned a roughly $126,000 salary from Port Authority and paid herself $37,500 from Juntero. Zach Green | CNBC Make ItIn 2017, she took on the role of architect at Port Authority, working her way up to senior architect in 2022. "I still see myself working at Port Authority full-time," she says.

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☆ An 'intoxicated' airline passenger was restrained by 6 people after being aggressive toward his companion and the crew on a Transatlantic flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A transatlantic JetBlue flight descended into chaos as six people restrained a passenger. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA JetBlue passenger caused chaos on board after he had to be restrained by six people, a video posted online shows. In a statement shared with NBC News, the airline said the passenger "began acting erratically and aggressively toward his travel companion and members of the inflight crew." "The flight landed safely at New York's JFK Airport where it was met by law enforcement who took over the situation.

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☆ A JetBlue plane tipped backwards, its front wheel off the ground, while passengers were getting off at JFK
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A JetBlue plane tilted back with its nose in the air as passengers got off, the airline said. A passenger said it tilted when around half the passengers were off, and its tail hit the ground. AdvertisementAdvertisementA JetBlue plane tipped backwards, with its nose in the air and its front wheel off the ground, after landing at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. JetBlue said in a statement that the plane tilted back "due to a shift in weight and balance" while passengers were getting off, the Associated Press reported. At that stage, "the plane abruptly tipped backwards so quickly and so intensely that the tail of the plane hit the pavement of the jet bridge and part of the plane door broke."

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☆ JetBlue plane tilts back while unloading at JFK Airport, no injuries reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A JetBlue passenger jet lost its balance and tipped like a seesaw while unloading Sunday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to the airline. Nobody was injured in the incident, JetBlue Airways said. At least one opened cargo door in the front half of the plane can be seen. JetBlue is “reviewing this incident” and the plane will be inspected before flying again, the airline said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees the airport, said the incident did not disrupt any other operations at JFK.

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☆ A severe drought is affecting the Panama Canal. That’s not a good sign for supply chains — or your holiday shopping
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Just this week, the Panama Canal Authority extended those restrictions for at least another 10 months. Next shoe to dropBut from a transportation standpoint beyond Panama, the next shoe to drop could be the Mississippi River, Davis said. During the past 30 days, rainfall along the southern Mississippi River has been well below normal. And when you have two disruptions versus just one, that is magnified overall.”Holiday shopping hang-upsFor now, general waiting times have spiked at the Panama Canal. Supply chain shiftsHad this occurred before the pandemic lockdowns and the drastic swings in consumer spending patterns that mangled supply chains, it might have been a different story.

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☆ Opinion | An Act of Vehicular NIMBYism
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At 7:50 a.m. on Monday, July 24, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported that cars driving east through the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan were taking 30 minutes to make the crossing, compared with only seven minutes earlier that morning. According to the authority, traffic was actually “light” compared with normal: The tunnel has limited capacity, so during the morning rush, cars always back up on the infamous Helix, the corkscrew approach to the tunnel. If you choose to drive into Manhattan during that rush, you add to that backup. And of course, the congestion you create by driving into the busiest part of Manhattan is just beginning when you’ve exited the tunnel. Your presence slows city buses, the taxis and other for-hire vehicles that make up more than half of Midtown traffic, the delivery trucks that keep the city’s economy functioning.

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☆ Blaze aboard ship docked at New Jersey port kills two firefighters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Mike Segar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire boat sprays water on a cargo ship where two New Jersey firefighters were killed after they became trapped while battling a blaze, at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mike SegarNEWARK, NEW JERSEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Two New Jersey firefighters were killed and five injured while battling an intense blaze overnight on a cargo ship packed with hundreds of vehicles docked at Port Newark, officials said on Thursday. The firefighters killed in the blaze were identified as Wayne Brooks Jr., 49, and Augusto Acabou, 45. "This is not a common fire for the city of Newark and the Newark firefighters," Jackson said. Port Newark, near New York City, is under jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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Two firefighters died while working to extinguish a raging fire Wednesday aboard an Italian cargo ship that was loading automobiles at Port Newark in New Jersey, the authorities said. The firefighters “made an attempt to extinguish the fire and, because of the intense heat, they got pushed back out of the area where the initial fire was,” Chief Rufus Jackson of the Newark Fire Department said in a news conference early Thursday. The firefighters who died on the ship, the Grande Costa d’Avorio, were not immediately identified. “This was a tragedy, and my heart goes out to the family of each of these members and also the Newark Fire Department,” Chief Jackson said. “We’re going to continue to work, and we’re going to continue to pray for the family of the two members who were lost tonight.”Port Authority police officers responded after 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday to a fire on a ship that was docked at Port Newark, said Lenis Valens, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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☆ United Airlines CEO aims to avoid flight disruptions ahead of US Fourth of July holiday travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Anirudh Saligrama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 1 (Reuters) - United Airlines (UAL.O) plans to make changes in flight operations to avoid weather-related disruptions ahead of the Fourth of July holiday travel, Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said on Saturday. Recent flight disruptions have raised new concerns about whether airlines are ready to handle the summer travel boom during the first Fourth of July holiday in which U.S. air traffic is likely to exceed pre-COVID levels. About 26,000 flights were delayed by all airlines during a weekend in June after thunderstorms ripped through parts of the U.S., according to data from flight monitoring service FlightAware. Kirby last week blamed the FAA for recent flight cancellations. Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Racetracks, Parks, Offices: A Frantic Search for Migrant Housing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By Friday, a Trump-era immigration policy called Title 42 is set to expire. The end of the policy is expected to spur cross-border migration, eventually affecting New York City. New York City is the only major U.S. city with a “right-to-shelter law.” As of Wednesday evening, 61,000 migrants have come to the city in the past year, according to City Hall officials. Over 37,500 of them are now in city care at more than 120 emergency shelters and eight larger-scale centers. Those spaces should be at least 10,000 square feet in size, contain “no known health hazards” and have running water.

☆ These are the top 10 busiest airports in the world—5 of them are in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Airports Council International , the trade association of the world's airports, recently released its annual ranking of the busiest airports in the world. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Denver International Airport (DEN) Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Dubai International Airport (DXB) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Istanbul Airport (IST) Heathrow Airport (LHR) Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson international airport topped the list as the world's busiest airport for the second year in a row. The only year that Atlanta hasn't been the busiest airport in the last four years was 2020 when ATL came in second behind Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China. DFW is the second-largest airport by land area in the United States after Denver International Airport, according to the Department of Transportation. Denver International Airport has also been among the top 20 busiest airports in the world every year since 2000, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

☆ Two Workers Killed in Construction Accident at JFK Airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A stop order has been issued for construction at the airport, authorities said. Two workers died at John F. Kennedy International Airport in a construction accident, authorities said Monday. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the airport, said it was notified on Monday morning that two workers were trapped under rubble at a construction site at the airport. The workers were relocating utility lines at the time of the incident, the agency said.

April 3 (Reuters) - Two workers died at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday after being trapped under construction rubble, authorities said, adding the incident was being probed. All construction at the airport was shut down after the incident, which happened around 11:00 am ET (1500 GMT), the airport said on Twitter. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, was investigating the incident, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said, calling the incident a tragedy. Emergency workers responded to the scene and removed the workers from the trench, authorities said. The workers, who were not identified, were declared dead at the scene itself, the airport added.

Companies Vanguard Group Inc FollowMarch 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand's financial markets regulator issued a warning to U.S. fund giant Vanguard Group on Wednesday for failing to disclose details within the required time over infringement notices filed against it in Australia for alleged greenwashing. These funds were also offered to New Zealand investors via a mutual recognition scheme but Vanguard missed the deadline by nearly two months to notify the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) about the action by ASIC, Australia's securities regulator, it said. "Vanguard Australia regrets our oversight in failing to comply with our notification obligations to the Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand," a spokesperson said in an emailed response. Vanguard failed to identify its obligations and did not have adequate processes in place to ensure that it filed the required notice within the required period, FMA said in a statement. Vanguard's breach, if not addressed, could harm the integrity of an agreement between Australia and New Zealand over market offerings, it added.

Illustration by Gene KimAs weed becomes legal in more states, how and if travelers can bring their stash on board remains up in the air. Traveling between states where marijuana is legal in both the origin and destination may sound straight-forward, but with overlapping jurisdictions and hard-to-enforce guidelines, it gets complicated. Under federal law, the possession and sale of marijuana is illegal. Despite President Joe Biden's recent pardons for anyone convicted of a federal crime for simple possession and his directive to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I substance. And even though airports are locally owned and operated, air travel still falls under federal law.

☆ Whales are turning up dead on beaches — and our online shopping addiction is partly to blame
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly two dozen whales have washed up dead along the East Coast in recent months. Scientists blame it on climate change sending whales into the path of cargo ships. The surge in online shopping means ships are bigger and more plentiful than ever before. Two whales that washed up dead along the Atlantic Coast this month were determined to have been struck by vessels, USA Today reported. A year ago, scientists began calling for cargo ships to start rerouting in order to protect endangered blue whales that live off the coast of Sri Lanka.

☆ JFK airport's new terminal will be powered by a microgrid and the largest rooftop solar array in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new terminal at New York's JFK will be partly powered by a microgrid, batteries, and fuel cells. John F. Kennedy International Airport's $9.5 billion New Terminal One will be partly powered by a microgrid with 11.34 megawatts of electricity from rooftop solar, gas fuel cells, and battery storage. A system that captures waste heat from the fuel cells will chill and warm water. The rooftop solar array — made up of more than 13,000 panels — will be the largest in New York City and at any US airport terminal, AlphaStruxure said. Installing fuel cells, instead of diesel generators, is estimated to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide, a toxic air pollutant, by 98%, Macias added.

☆ I went inside Newark's new $3 billion Terminal A that completely transforms the airport — see what it was like
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

But a terminal as modern, bright, and eye-catching as this new project could make the travel experience just a bit less painful …Brittany Chang/InsiderSource: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

☆ East Coast ports including New York are winning a domestic trade war at the expense of California
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

According to ITS Logistics which monitors rail cargo trends, the volume of freight moving out of the East Coast doubles that of the West Coast. East Coast ports making major investments East Coast ports like Georgia, Virginia and Maryland have been increasing their investment to accommodate the increase in rail capacity. "CSX continues to see the East Coast ports as a growth opportunity as volumes shift from congested West coast gateways," said Cindy Schild, CSX spokesperson. West Coast port declinewatch nowCargo volumes on the West Coast remained soft at the Port of Los Angeles in November, which saw a 21% decrease year over year in volumes. While the East Coast gains are significant, there was a "leveling" off of imports detected on the East Coast in November, according to port TEU data from the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map.

☆ The busiest port in America is no longer on the West Coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Since August, imports into the two major West Coast ports – Los Angeles and Long Beach – have declined. That cargo is now flowing into Gulf Coast ports like Savannah and New Orleans, and East Coast ports in New York and New Jersey. Around 20,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports, including Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been working without a contract since July 1. The jam at the West Coast ports delayed Americans getting goods and sent prices higher as demand outpaced supply. But until the labor dispute is resolved on the West Coast, it will be a challenge to lure importers back.

☆ American and British Airways are joining forces at New York's biggest airport to streamline their partnership — see inside the new Terminal 8
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Terminal 8 marks the first phase of JFK's overhaul, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In addition to the Terminal 8 and Terminal 6 projects, the airport has also broken ground on the New Terminal One. Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton, breaks ground on the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday morning September 8, 2022. Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Kathy HochulSource: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

☆ FAA OKs new $4.2 billion terminal at New York's JFK airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Shannon StapletonWASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted final environmental approval for construction of a new $4.2 billion terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, the state said on Thursday. New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said construction will begin early next year on a 1.2 million-square foot (111,480-square-meter), 10-gate terminal at JFK. A $1 trillion infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 includes $15 billion for airport project grants. The FAA is expected to soon issue a similar environmental approval to a massive $8.5 billion project at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that includes a new Terminal 2. Delta's glittering 1.3 million-square foot, $4 billion Terminal C began flights this summer.

☆ A live snake appeared in the business-class section of a United Airlines jet, terrifying passengers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

United Airlines passengers spotted a snake in business class after the plane landed in Newark, per reports. It was unclear how the snake ended up on the United flight. The reptile was identified as a garter snake, port authorities told Reuters. United told Reuters and other publications that passengers alerted cabin crew to the snake and airport officials in Newark helped with the situation. An AirAsia flight was diverted in February after passengers discovered a snake in an overhead light fixture on the plane.

☆ Garter snake causes stir aboard United Airlines jet in New Jersey
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 18 (Reuters) - The unexpected appearance of a live snake on a plane caused some turbulence among business-class passengers aboard a United Airlines jet at the end of a flight from Florida to New Jersey. The reptile stowaway, identified as a harmless garter snake, turned up on United Airlines Flight 2038 from Tampa shortly after landing Monday afternoon at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. There were no injuries, no impact to airport operations, and the plane later departed Newark, she said. No mention was made by any of the parties involved as to how the snake might have gotten aboard a commercial airline flight. Monday's incident was not the first real-life instance of a serpentine creature hitching a ride aboard a commercial jet.

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