Port Authority Retirees Association, Inc. 

28th anniversary of the 1993 WTC bombing

On Friday, February 26, the Port Authority family will mark the 28th anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. As shared in a recent Broadcast from the Chairman and Executive Director, this year we will remember our fallen friends and colleagues through an online commemorative Mass, so that we can collectively honor their memory while staying safe during this pandemic.

We invite the agency family to join us virtually in remembering our fallen friends and colleagues – Robert Kirkpatrick, Stephen Knapp, William Macko, and Monica Rodriguez Smith and her unborn child – who, along with Windows on the World employee Wilfredo Mercado and visitor John DiGiovanni, lost their lives in the attack that also injured more than 1,000 others.

The online Mass will be shared on Friday, February 26 at 10 a.m. on panynj.gov as well as on the agency’s Facebook page. All agency employees, retirees and family members are invited to watch. As is tradition, the Mass honors the faith of our fallen friends and is this year presided over by Father Thomas Gallagher of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Manhattan.

As always, flags at all Port Authority facilities will fly at half-staff in remembrance of our fallen colleagues. A moment of silence will also be observed at 12:18 p.m. agencywide, and we ask that you join us at that time in quiet reflection.
 

What is PARA?

PARA is the Port Authority Retirees Association.  Membership in PARA is open to all retirees and active employees of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and of its predecessor, The Port of New York Authority, including PATH.

Mission

Our mission is to serve PA retirees and to promote their welfare.  We do this by keeping them informed on matters that affect them and by engaging in other activities to further their interests.  We foster and encourage legislation that maintains or improves our circumstances primarily as it affects the pensions of the New York State Retirement System and our health benefits.

PA COVID-19 Community Aid Campaign

PARA joins the PA in Community Aid Campaign to help NY and NJ people most impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Read PARA's ebulletin for details

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• 27th anniversary of the 1993 WTC bombing - Current Issues

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• Guide to Breast Health

• Items of Interest to PA Employees & Retirees - 2019

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• Dues Remittance Form - to join, fill out this form and mail to PARA

Contact Us Page

• Dave Gallagher - President

• Rae Ann Hoffmann - Vice President

• Robert Isaacs - Treasurer

• Para Webmaster

Not a Member? -- Join Today!

If you’re a PA retiree or even an active employee and are not yet a member of PARA, now would be a very good time to join.  Everyone is welcomed to join the dues are only $10.00 a year.  Why not join now to support PARA's mission and help chart its future directions?  PARA’s more than 4,000 members are strengthened by our affiliation with the Alliance of Public Retiree Organizations (APRO) representing more than 350,000 members statewide in New York.   Just click here for the PARA dues page and send the remittance form to the address indicated below and remember also that donations are gratefully accepted and appreciated.  If you have a question about dues Click Here to Submit request to Treasurer for Dues Status.

Want to sign up for ebulletins -- Click here!

For Dues, Volunteer & Change of Address use this address:

Port Authority Retirees Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 7493
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

For all other PARA Correspondence use this address:

Port Authority Retirees Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 2002
East Millstone, New Jersey 08875

PARA Board Member Profiles

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