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by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 12 June 2001
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The flag is essentially the NY and NJ flags impaled, NY to the hoist, NJ to
the fly. They differ from the state flags in that the seals are on white
circles; the background colors (blue NY, buff NJ) are the same. In addition, the
white circles on which the seals lay were surrounded by a rope; as the seals
were not centered on their respective fields but rather touched each other at
the center line, the rope formed a figure eight, clear at the meeting point.
Perhaps the rope was related to the concept of a "port" authority, i.e.,
shipping?
Al Kirsch and Nathan Lamm, 14 September 2001
The flag of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Kennedy, LaGuardia , Teterboro and Newark Liberty airports as well as the actual seaport facilities and the notorious Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Probably a few other things as well--I think maybe some of the bridges and tunnels. The dark yellow circles around the
coats of arms are actually circles of rope.
Joe McMillan, 13 October 1999
The New Jersey arms should be on a buff background, not yellow. The circular item around the arms is a gold rope in a figure eight shape. It flies at the Newark NJ Airport as well as at marine installations throughout the Port area and on bridges and at tunnels.
Dave Martucci, 13 October 1999
The World Trade Center was owned by the Port Authority of NY/NJ and flew the
authority's flag out front.
Al Kirsch, 14 September 2001
The Port Authority webpage has links to the
Inspector General, an image of an
inspector
badge with the coat of arms in the same
figure-eight pattern shown in the current image.
David R. Boyce, 14 August 2003
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns, among other properties,
the land that the World Trade Center stood on. Many of its police officers were
killed on September 11th. It also runs the Port Authority Bus Terminal
near Times Square. Passing it yesterday, I notice four flagpoles on top. From
left to right, they flew the US, New
York state,
New Jersey,
and Port Authority flags. Below the US flag was a smaller
POW-MIA flag. Below the Port
Authority flag- and the same size as the other four- was a white flag
with a picture of the Twin Towers in black, and a ribbon (or flag) in
front of them.
In any event, there have been many 9-11 commemorative flags, as the
latest NAVA bulletin shows, and this one isn't particularly
remarkable, but I think it's interesting as it comes closest to
being "official," actually flown by a government agency- and the one
responsible for Ground Zero.
Nathan Lamm, 11 May 2005
The same flag actually does fly at Ground Zero, as well. The flag features a
flying American flag (A flag on a flag!) superimposed on a grey (not black, at
least as far as I can tell) stylized bird's-eye view representation of Towers 1
and 2, all on a white bedsheet.
Thorsten, 18 May 2005