Kathryn Garcia Expected to Be Named New Head of the Port Authority

New Port Authority chief appointed by Hochul was state's prior director of operations

Kathryn Garcia will take the reins next year of the ongoing $19 billion reimagining of Kennedy Airport.

N.Y. governor announces her pick for executive director of the Port Authority

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated State Operations Director Kathryn Garcia as the Port Authority’s next executive director, replacing Rick Cotton who announced he’s retiring next month.

Kathryn Garcia Expected to Be Named New Head of the Port Authority

Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, is expected to be named the next executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that operates the three major airports that serve New York City, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Ms. Garcia, who nearly became mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who annou…

Kathryn Garcia tapped to become head of Port Authority

Garcia is currently the director of state operations for New York.

NY Gov. Hochul names new executive director at Port Authority of NY/NJ

Hochul nominates Garcia as next executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Dec. 9 that she is nominating Director of State Operations Kathryn Garcia as the next executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.  Hochul also announced that she will name Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Operations Commissioner Jackie Bray as the new director of state operations. “I have long believed that my greatest talent is finding talent, and I am fortunate to have tw…