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Cigar & Whiskey Night

Join us on October 1 at the Terrace Rooftop for the PAPBA Cigar and Whiskey Night. All proceeds benefit the Port Authority PBA Widows and Children’s Fund.

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Port Authority Police officers cover a wide array of responsibilities. Our officers must be prepared to engage a terrorist target at a moment’s notice while having the grace to respectfully connect with a runaway child.

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  • Recently, an off-duty Port Authority police officer, who happens to be pregnant with her first child, heard terrible screams for help. She immediately went to the call for help and found a teenager male bleeding profusely with multiple stap wounds on the sidewalk in front of a residence. As the officer rendered critical aid to the victim, a woman appeared at the front door, yelling that her mother was stabbed and unconscious. She also stated that the perpetrator was still in the house and igniting a fire. While still tending to the teenager, the officer made notifications and was able to remove the teenager to the safety and continued care of an EMS crew. It has been reported that the assaults were a family domestic violence incident. Unfortunately, the woman who was stabbed succumbed to her injuries. Port Authority PBA President Frank Conti stated,
  • Thursday, October 2, 2025, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NYC; The Port Authority Police Department Honor Guard sent the New York Yankees onto victory in Game 3 of the Major League Baseball American League Wild Card Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox 4 -0. The Yankees now move onto the American League Division Series, taking on the Toronto Blue Jays. Great job by the New York Yankees and the PAPD Honor Guard. #NYYankees #YankeeStadium #baseball #PAPD #PAPDHonorGuard #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Wednesday, October 1, 2025, LaGuardia Airport, Queens, NYC; Port Authority Police patrol, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter (ARFF), and Emergency Service units responded to a taxi way collision between two regional jets at LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night. PAPD units evacuated both aircraft and secured the scene for investigation. No passengers reported injuries, though one flight attendant was transported to a hospital. The PAPD ARFF Unit is the nation's largest and busiest Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter Unit. #PAPD #PAPDARFF #LaGuardiaAirport #PAPDESU #papdprotectsnynj
  • Read about the GWB Market/Mercado at the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in the Port Authority link in the PAPD911 Instagram Bio. Port Authority Police Officer Rodney Melenciano is one of the many PAPD GWB Command officers who patrol the GWB Bus Terminal and Market/Mercado. The Market/Mercado has become a bit of a Main Street for the Washington Heights community requiring the community policing efforts of the PAPD GWB Command. PAPD officers are committed to keeping the communities they serve safe. #PAPD #PAPDGWB #GWBMarketMercado #PAPBA ##papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA wishes all of the Jewish faith and especially our friends of the Port Authority Shomrin Society, a reflective and meaningful Yom Kippur. G'mar chatima tovah. #YomKippur #PortAuthorityShomrinSociety #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj #dayofatonement
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Staten Island, NY; The PAPD 38 Heroes Memorial Softball Tournament was played at Willowbrook Fields, Staten Island, with the JFK Command team outlasting the PATH Command 6-5 in the final. The annual tournament, open to active and retired PAPD members, fielded nine teams that raised more than $4,000., for the Anthony M. Varvaro Believe Foundation, named in honor of fallen Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Varvaro, E.O.W. 9/11/2022. The Foundation provides funding for youth sports programs in Anthony's, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, hometown of Staten Island. The Port Authority PBA thanks all participants and congratulates the JFK team on its victory. The PBA also thanks Police Officer Chris Knott for his tireless commitment each year, making the tournament a success. #38HeroesSoftballTournament #softball #anthonymvarvarobelievefoundation #av38 #PAPD #PAPBA ##papdprotectsnynj #willowbrookfields #StatenIsland
  • The National Association of Police Organizations, NAPO, states it plain and simple,
  • Rest in Peace, Hays, Kansas, Police Sergeant Scott Heimann, E.O.W. 9/28/2025. Sergeant Heimann was shot and killed as he responded to a barricaded suspect involved in a domestic violence incident. He was 32 years old and served with the Hays Police Department for nine years. Sergeant Heimann is survived by his wife and two children. Sarge, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #HaysPolice #HaysKansas #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Sunday, September 28, 2025, New York City; The Port Authority PBA Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk team raised in excess of $12,000. for Tunnel to Towers and its great mission. The PBA team was led by PBA Financial Secretary Brian Ahern and PBA Bus Terminal Command Delegate Bobby Pelc and was made up of 150 Port Authority cops, family members and friends. The team ran in memory of the 37 Port Authority police officers killed in the line-of-duty on September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, the 18 PAPD officers who have succumbed to post 9/11 illnesses and all who perished on that horrible day. Port Authority PBA President Frank Conti was lined up with our uniformed members at the finish line to cheer on our runners and the PBA hosted an after-event gathering at Monk McGinns, 57 Murray Street in lower Manhattan to thank all who participated and/or contributed making it another successful year for the Port Authority PBA Team. #T2T #tunneltotowers #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj #thesacrificecontinues
  • Saturday, September 27, 2025, World Trade Center; Tunnel to Towers hosted the family of fallen Carroll County, Indiana, Deputy Sheriff Noah Rainey, E.O.W. 1/29/2022, on their visit to New York City. The PAPD WTC Command welcomed the Rainey Family with a tour of the WTC Campus where they met PAPD K9 Cirri, named in honor of PAPD Lieutenant Robert Cirri, E.O.W. 9/11/2001, and his partner, Port Authority Police Officer Eric Brozek. Tunnel to Towers, the Port Authority Police Department, and the Port Authority PBA share the same belief; Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #carrollcountysheriffsoffice #tunneltotowers #T2T #WTC #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Friday, September 26, 2025, Bronx, NYC; Law Enforcement Officers Weekend hosted the family of fallen Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Varvaro, E.O.W. 9/11/2022, at Yankee Stadium. The Varvaro Family enjoyed watching the New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles, a game in which Aaron Judge homered and Giancarlo Stanton went deep twice. The Port Authority PBA thanks Law Enforcement Officers Weekend for always remembering Anthony's family and his sacrifice. #lawenforcementofficersweekend ##LEOWEEKEND #nyyankees #baltimoreorioles #yankeestadium #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NYC; A 25-year-old female Greyhound employee was savagely attacked by a knife-wielding, 36-year-old woman in the Greyhound area of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Port Authority Police Officers Fajardo and Changtroaleke were alerted to the assault while on patrol at approximately 7am. Tuesday morning. While responding, the officers were informed that the attacker was actively stabbing and slashing the victim. Upon arrival, the officers found the attacker standing over the wounded and bloodied victim. The attacker was quickly taken into custody, and a knife covered with blood was recovered. Additional responding officers rendered aid, controlling bleeding from the victim's multiple stabbing and slashing wounds. FDNY EMS arrived and continued critical care while transporting the victim to a hospital. The PBA acknowledges the great work by all officers involved and thanks them for their dedication to the people of New York, New Jersey, and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDBT #PABT #papdprotectsnynj #FDNYEMS