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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.
MTA employees also suffered due to the budget issues. By mid-July 2010, MTA layoffs had reached over 1,000, and many of those affected were low-level employees who made less than $55,000 annually. As of 2015, the MTA was running a $15 billion deficit in its $32 billion 2015–2019 Capital Plan.
NEW YORK — Transit workers raked in lots of extra cash last year as the MTA worked to resuscitate subway service, agency payroll figures show.
Three of them were the MTA's top-paid employees, making more than Thomas Prendergast, the chairman of the MTA. He collected a salary of $346,707 last year.
At that time, the MTA was paid 17.5 cents for each of more than two million tokens that had been collected during the three-year "token war". Tokens were sold until April 13, 2003, after which only MetroCards were used for fare payment. Tokens were phased out in 2003 when the fare rose to $2 (equivalent to $3.31 in 2023).
NEW YORK CITY — A Long Island Rail Road worker claimed 10 hours a day of overtime, earning $344,000 extra pay, while he actually went bowling. Another MTA worker raked in more than $200,000 in ...
In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City.
MTA and Transport Workers Agree on Pay Increase for Transit Employees - Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY - The eight percent wage increase would be implemented over the next five years.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the third-largest public transportation system in the United States by ridership with a 1,433 mi 2 (3,711 km 2) operating area and 2,000 peak hour buses on the street any given business day.
Essential Workers Can Get Free Car Rides In Subway Shutdown: MTA - New York City, NY - If a trip takes more than 80 minutes, requires two transfers or more than a half-mile walk, the MTA will pay...