New Jersey Democrats Say Port Authority Real Estate Sales Should Fund Tunnel
The sales of non-transportation assets, including the World Trade Center, would raise about $3 billion, says Senate President Stephen Sweeney.
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney greets New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prior to being sworn in for his second term on January 21, 2014 at the War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey.
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New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney and four other Democratic lawmakers called on the Port Authority to sell real estate and use the proceeds to help build a new commuter-rail tunnel to Manhattan.
The sales of non-transportation assets, including the World Trade Center, would raise about $3 billion for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said Sweeney, a Democrat from West Deptford.