and intentional violation of his rights. Port Authority argues that Vernon is not entitled to punitive damages. Although the Second Circuit has not decided this issue, this Court has held that the Port Authority, as a government entity, is immune from punitive damages. See Rose v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 13 F.Supp.2d 516, 524 (S.D.N.Y.1998) (Leisure, J.). The Court reasoned that municipalities are immune from punitive damages, and as such, entities created by a bi-state compact, such as Port Authority, should be similarly immune. See id. (citing City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 U.S. 247, 261, 101 S.Ct. 2748, 69 L.Ed.2d 616 (1981)). A number of courts have agreed. See King v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 909 F.Supp. 938 (D.N.J.1995), aff'd, 106 F.3d 385 (3d Cir.1996) (<HOLDING>); Bolden v. Southeastern Penn. Trans. Auth.,
holding that a municipality is immune from punitive damages under 42 usc  1983 holding that regional transit authority is immune from punitive damages holding that the state is immune from punitive awards holding that in the absence of statutory provisions to the contrary municipal corporations are immune from punitive damages holding that port authority is immune from punitive damages