The New York City Transit Authority (trading as MTA New York City Transit) provides bus, subway, and paratransit service throughout New York City.
Overview
Owner
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (bus) City of New York (subway)
Locale
New York City
Transit type
Subways, Buses and BRT
Number of lines
235 bus[1]
25 subway[1]
Chief executive
Richard A. Davey (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)
Number of vehicles
4,451 buses[1]
6,418 subway cars[1]
63 SIR cars[1]
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 8million trips (over 2.5billion annually).[5]
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)
^ abcde"The MTA Network". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^"New York City Transit – History and Chronology". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
^"The MTA 2006 ANNUAL REPORT: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2006 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2006" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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