Austin J. Tobin
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Austin J. Tobin (1903 - February 8, 1978), born in Brooklyn, served as the executive director of the Port of New York Authority, the precursor to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, from 1942 until 1972. Tobin was educated at College of the Holy Cross and Fordham Law School. Austin Tobin served the first 15 years of his career with the Port Authority, in the law department. As executive director, he oversaw the development of the World Trade Center, as well as the Lincoln Tunnel, Newark Liberty International Airport, the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Tobin also sought control of LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
After Tobin died in 1978, the Port Authority named the outdoor plaza at the World Trade Center, in his honor, as the Austin J. Tobin Plaza.
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- Doig, Jameson W. (2002). Empire on the Hudson. Columbia University Press.