New York City Transit Authority | |
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![]() 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 |
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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) |
Number of vehicles |
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]
The NYCTA operates the following systems: