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permitted people to build and operate piers for their private interest and profits. After 1870, the city took back the waterfront, reconstructed docks to accommodate for steamships and railroad freight yards. The extreme congestion of the port during World War I led to the creation of the Port of New York Authority, now called Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which became responsible for managing the harbor from 1921 onwards. Although

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