Kathryn Garcia expected to be confirmed as Port Authority’s new executive director

More than a decade of power struggles over the Port Authority is set to end Thursday when Kathryn Garcia is confirmed as the agency’s new executive director.

Governors Kathy Hochul and Mikie Sherrill struck a deal to have Garcia lead the dual-state agency.

While Gov. Hochul nominated Garcia in December, her confirmation was held up because Gov. Sherrill, who just took office last month, wanted to fill the position of deputy executive director, which was vacant since the Bridgegate scandal in 2013…

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