New York City Transit Authority
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The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA,[2] or simply Transit,[3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in North America,[4] the NYCTA has a daily ridership of 8 million trips (over 2.5 billion annually).[5]
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New York City Transit Authority | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority (bus) City of New York (subway) |
Locale | New York City |
Transit type | Subways, Buses and BRT |
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Chief executive | Demetrius Crichlow (interim president) |
Headquarters | 2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City 10004 US |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1953 |
Operator(s) | NYCT Department of Buses (bus) NYCT Department of Subways (subway) SIRTOA (Staten Island Railway) |
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The NYCTA operates the following systems:
- New York City Subway, a rapid transit system serving Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens
- Staten Island Railway, a rapid transit line on Staten Island (operated by the subsidiary Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority)
- New York City Bus, an extensive bus network serving all five boroughs (operated by the subsidiary MTA Regional Bus Operations)