Anthony Shorris is out as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a position that has been traditionally controlled by the governor on this side of the Hudson, sources told Newsday this afternoon. More details as we get them.
UPDATE: Shorris, widely praised as intelligent and capable, was put the post by Gov. Eliot Spitzer in January 2007. The PA is key to the Ground Zero reconstruction project. Insider word is that Paterson wants his "own team," the standard rationale. There have been interviews for a replacement, but no names yet announced tonight.
Shorris previously served as the agency's first deputy exec director between 1991 and 1995. He's also been deputy chancellor in the NYC school system.
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