Pat Foye

Pat Foye
President of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Assumed office
August 3, 2017
Appointed by Andrew Cuomo
Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
In office
November 1, 2011 – August 13, 2017
Appointed by Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by Christopher O. Ward
Succeeded by Rick Cotton
Personal details
Born Patrick Joseph Foye
(1957-01-31) January 31, 1957
Occupation Lawyer

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Foye (born January 31, 1957) is a lawyer and President of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Prior to his current role, he served as Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Life and career

As a lawyer, he worked with Skadden Arps. He was appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer to be chairman of New York’s Empire State Development Corporation and was a board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Foye was Deputy County Executive for Economic Development under Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.[1] In October 2011, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Foye to the post of Executive Director of the Port Authority. [2][3][4] In November 2015, Foye announced would leave the position in March 2016.[5] In March 2016, Foye announced he would delay his departure from the position until June 2016, as no replacement had yet been named.[6] Foye later decided to remain in his post as Executive Director.[7] On August 14, 2017, Foye was succeeded by Rick Cotton as Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Foye moved on to become president of the MTA.

Fort Lee lane closure scandal

Foye played a key role in ending an allegedly politically motivated traffic blockage that caused gridlock in Fort Lee, New Jersey for four days in 2013. On Monday, September 9 two of three toll lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee local streets were closed during morning rush hour. Local officials, emergency services and the public were not notified of the lane closures, which Fort Lee declared a threat to public safety.[8] The resulting back-ups on local streets finally ended on Friday morning, September 13 when Foye ordered the two lanes reopened immediately. He said that the "hasty and ill-informed decision" to close lanes could have endangered lives and violated federal and state laws.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Chaban, Matt (October 19, 2011). "Foye-ward! Pat Foye to Lead Port Authority [Updated] | The New York Observer". Observer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ O'Grady, Jim (October 19, 2011). "Patrick Foye Named New Executive Director of NY-NJ Port Authority". WNYC. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Brown, Eliot (March 17, 2008). "Pat Foye, New York Development Chief, Resigns". Observer.com. The New York Observer. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Brown, Eliot (December 11, 2007). "How Pat Foye Spends His Days". Observer.com. The New York Observer. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Strunsky, Steve (November 19, 2015). "Port Authority head stepping down after being passed over for CEO job". NJ.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Berger, Paul (March 17, 2016). "Foye delays departure from Port Authority". North Jersey. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Lovett, Kenneth (October 17, 2016). "Cuomo aides: Pat Foye not leaving Port Authority". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Alcindor, Yamiche (January 9, 2014). "Fort Lee traffic jam caused human debacle". USA Today. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ "PA chief Patrick Foye's email on George Washington Bridge closures". Newsday. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
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