Of the list of responsibilities for the outgoing officer, Cooney is the de facto patrolman protecting and coordinating logistics for VIPs flying in and out of the airport. Hours later, Cooney's police officer kidney would become the kidney of a firefighter, saving the life of 55-year-old Al Barbieri, a 36-year volunteer firefighter with Long Island's Glenwood Landing Fire Department. Port Authority Police Officer Brian Cooney, left, and New York Mets hall-of-famer Ed Kranepool. Now 74, Kranepool played first base for the New York Mets in 1969, helping them to win the World Series and earn the nickname "The Miracle Mets." Posing with Kranepool, Cooney snapped yet another photo with a celebrity he was helping.

Source: CNN May 17, 2019 18:45 UTC