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New York City Transit Authority

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]

New York City Transit Authority

Demetrius Crichlow (interim president)

2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City 10004 US

1953

NYCT Department of Buses (bus)
NYCT Department of Subways (subway)
SIRTOA (Staten Island Railway)

  • 4,451 buses[1]
  • 6,418 subway cars[1]
  • 63 SIR cars[1]

The NYCTA operates the following systems:

Management structure[edit]

The chairman and members of the MTA, by statute, also serve as the chairman and members of the Transit Authority, and serve as the directors of the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority. The executive director of the MTA is, ex officio, executive director of the Transit Authority.


The Transit Authority has its own management structure which is responsible for its day-to-day operations, with executive personnel reporting to the agency president. The position of president was vacant as of February 21, 2020, following the resignation of Andy Byford.[8][9] Sarah Feinberg and Craig Cipriano served as interim presidents until May 2, 2022, when Richard Davey was hired to assume the role on a permanent basis.[10]

Transportation in New York City

History of transportation in New York City

New York City transit fares

MetroCard

Service animal policy of MTA

New York City Transit: official site

nycsubway.org: New York City Subway Resources

Transport Workers Union Local 100

New York City Transit: Trip Planner site

collected news and commentary at The New York Times

New York City Transit Authority

New York City Transit Authority Collective Bargaining Agreements at the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library