State Police has taken over control of the port of New Jersey and the agency will now oversee Regulatory and law enforcement duties previously held by the Waterfront commission an agency formed in the 1950s by New York and New Jersey to fight organized crime at the ports but Jersey is taking over after the Supreme Court awarded the state a victory in April allowing New Jersey to withdraw unilaterally from the Commission in a unanimous decision Governor Murphy fought for years to leave saying the Waterfront commission was outdated and that the state police was more than capable of Taking Over Law Enforcement responsibilities including investigations into misconduct New York disagreed and argued the commission was responsible for keeping crime at Bay today the Murphy Administration says it's been working with New York officials to ensure an orderly transition that will have minimal impact on day-to-day operations of the port