In New Jersey, a 2018 law signed by Gov. The Port of New York and New Jersey becomes the second largest port in the the U.S. generating over 500,000 jobs. The NYSA said that 568 new longhoremen were hired in 2014, and 287 were hired in 2015. The Maritime Executive. eliminate corrupt hiring practices" on the New York/New Jersey waterfront. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo, The Supreme Court will let New Jersey unilaterally exit the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, a bistate police agency created to crack down on corruption immortalized in the Marlon Brando movie On The Waterfront.. The top two earners at the seaport are Paul Buglioli and Michael Giordano, records show. The Waterfront Commission's role has been difficult and controversial ever since. The Waterfront ommission's inaction is affecting state and local economies, job creation, port competitiveness and security," said Codey. Longshoremen set to return to ports in New York, New Jersey Published Nothing new: Marlon Brando is pictured as Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront" (1954). The older Queli was sentenced in 2012 to five years in prison for extortion of dockworkers, from whom he demanded payments called Christmas tributes.. After the oral arguments, New Jersey Gov. Fincantieris Italian shipyards delivered two new cruise ships last week, the first for the company in 2023, both of which are part of the smaller, luxury segments of the cruise industry. Gigante the nephew of late Genovese family boss Vincent The Chin Gigante, famed for an insanity act that involved mumbling incoherently as he wandered Greenwich Village in a bathrobe and slippers is among more than 200 longshoremen in New York and New Jerseys seaports to benefit from special deals that let them put in for up to 27 hours of work a day, seven days a week. May 1, 2023 8:52 PM by Try our Advanced Search for more refined results. For decades, the Waterfront Commission has lived by an outdated set of rules that has held the shipping industry back, impacting economic growth and hiring. The Waterfront Commission, which since 1953 has cracked down on mob activity and unfair hiring practices at the ports, now faces an existential threat from New Jerseys political establishment, which is bent on shutting it down.