Hochul Acts To Save Waterfront Commission, Suing New Jersey in Supreme Court
The commission has been under existential threat for years from New Jersey, which seeks to withdraw from the interstate agency it created with the Empire State in 1953. That would in effect terminate the commission.
In a last-ditch effort to save the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor — the crime-fighting agency whose creation was inspired by The New York Sun’s reporting — Governor Hochul has filed suit against New Jersey at the Supreme Court.
“New Jersey’s attempt to terminate this commission is unlawful, ill-advised, and infringes on our efforts to crack down on crime,” Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the lawsuit, said Monday.
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