Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, or Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), is a law enforcement agency in New York and New Jersey, the duties of which are to protect all facilities owned or operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and to enforce state and city laws at all the facilities. The PAPD is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state government agency running the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports within the Port of New York and New Jersey. Aside from its bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports, the PAPD is responsible for other Port Authority properties. These include the Port Authority's two bus terminals, one in New York City by Times Square and the other on the George Washington Bridge, the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, and the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) train system that runs between New Jersey and Manhattan. The PAPD provides services to over 500 million travelers yearly who use the vast transportation system operated by the Port Authority.