Corruption Found at Waterfront Watchdog

The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, created in the 1950s to break the mob’s grip on the docks, became its own bastion of lawlessness, employing some of the same corrupt, self-serving methods as the gangsters it was supposed to pursue, investigators said Tuesday in a scathing report.

Waterfront job referral spurs mob ties probe

Investigators are probing whether a top Waterfront Commission official recommended the manager of a mobbed-up Staten Island strip club for a job as a harbor cop, the Daily News has learned.

NY-NJ port activity down for first time since 1993

For the first time in 15 years, container traffic handled by the Port of New York and New Jersey in 2008 was down for the full year.

Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

WATERFRONT COMMISSION OF NEW YORK HARBOR NY/NJ Bi-state Regulatory and Administrative agency located in Dwntwn NYC is seeking an Executive Director.

Albany: Nominee for Waterfront Commissioner

Gov. Eliot Spitzer has nominated Ronald Goldstock to be New York State’s commissioner on the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, a bistate agency that certifies dockworkers and polices the waterfront.

Authorities Investigate a Watchdog of the Docks

The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, an agency created more than 50 years ago to root out corruption on the docks that was immortalized by Marlon Brando, is itself now at the center of a wide-ranging investigation.