PANYNJ leader tests positive for coronavirus

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Executive Director Rick Cotton tested positive for the novel coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. 

Cotton is showing no symptoms of the virus and is self-quarantined at his home while maintaining a full schedule, port officials said in a published statement following Cuomo’s announcement. 

Any PANYNJ staff members who have had close contact with him in recent days are also working from home, they said.