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The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, 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.
Seong Sil Kim v. New York City Transit Authority is a lawsuit in which a woman who laid down on subway tracks in 2000 in an apparent suicide attempt was first awarded over US$14,000,000 after a train hit her.
New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer, 440 U.S. 568 (1979), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in which the constitutionality of an employer's refusal to hire methadone users was upheld.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Wednesday it will test new fares for New York City Transit to increase ridership and reduce costs and uncertainty for public...
NEW YORK, NY — The president of New York City Transit unveiled a sweeping plan Wednesday to rescue the city's subways and buses from their destitute state and restore straphangers' faith in ...
NEW YORK — New York City's beleaguered subway system is in for a big cash infusion. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to invest more than $37 billion in the subways over...
The city government took over the BMT's operations on June 1, 1940. In the 1960s, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) started a project to lengthen station platforms on its lines in Southern Brooklyn to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate 10-car trains.
New York City Subway nomenclature is the terminology used in the New York City Subway system as derived from railroading practice, historical origins of the system, and engineering, publicity, and legal usage.
What To Expect From New Plan To Overhaul NYC's Subways - New York City, NY - NYC Transit President Andy Byford is expected to unveil a sweeping plan to revamp the city's transit system on Wednesday.
The Standard Lo-V (an abbreviation for “Low-Voltage car”) was a New York City Subway car type built from 1916 to 1925 by the Pressed Steel Car Company, American Car and Foundry, and Pullman Company for the IRT. A total of 1,020 cars were built, which consisted of 725 motors and 295 trailers.