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According to The New York Times, the congestion fees could be used to pay for new subway signals, additional elevators, new platform screen doors, updated turnstiles, and surveillance cameras. [149] The MTA also planned to use revenue from the congestion charge to reduce pollution in the Bronx. [150]
The New York Times described MTA funds as a "piggy bank" for the state, with the issuance of MTA bonds benefiting the state at the MTA's expense. [16] By 2017, a sixth of the MTA's budget was allocated to paying off debt, a threefold proportional increase from 1997.
In January 2020, the New York City Transit (NYCT) sent a request to the MTA Board, asking for permission to forgo competitive bidding for the contract and issue a request for proposals (RFP) for the order, which would now consist of 1,364 cars with all options exercised, instead of approximately 1,500 cars.
Around 1959, the B44 became one of the first bus lines in New York City to use the "new look" GMC buses that became popular in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s. The route ran in both directions on Nostrand Avenue until the mid-1960s, when the section north of Flatbush became a one-way southbound thoroughfare.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City, New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. [a] Its operator is the New York City Transit Authority, which is itself controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York.
A closed entrance to the 45th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.. The 2005 New York City transit strike, held from December 20 through 22, 2005, was the third strike ever by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 against New York City's Transit Authority and involved between 32,000 and 34,000 strikers.
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New York City Transit Authority: Garage: Manhattanville Depot (M5) Michael J. Quill Depot (M55) Vehicle: Orion VII NG HEV (M5 only) New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 (M5 only) Nova Bus LFS HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (M55 only) New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 (M55 only) Began service: 1864 (train) 1893 (streetcar) 1936 (M5 bus) 2017 (M55 bus) Route; Locale ...