WASHINGTON — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unlawfully set aside one-fifth of its contracts for minority-owned businesses — and let preferred vendors bid up to 10% over market, according to a bombshell civil rights complaint filed Monday by a conservative legal group.

The allegation by America First Legal (AFL) warned billions of dollars in federal funding could be at risk if the PA is found to have flouted both anti-discrimination laws and executive actions signed by President Trump after he returned to the White House this past January.

“The Port Authority is going to collect and spend over $9 billion this year,” said AFL senior counsel Andrew Block in a statement. “It is responsible for overseeing one of the busiest travel hubs in the world: New York City, including

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