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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 ...
Monitors for the new MTA contactless fare payment system, known as OMNY, are seen on turnstiles at a subway station on March 3, 2021. (Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock) NEW YORK CITY — Fare thee well ...
The OMNY system is designed by Cubic Transportation Systems, using technology licensed from Transport for London 's Oyster card. The system accepts payments through contactless bank cards and mobile payments as well as physical OMNY cards. OMNY began its public rollout in May 2019, with the first readers installed at select subway stations and ...
When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [89] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [90] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
A 1980 transit strike in New York City halted service on the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for the first time since 1966. Around 33,000 members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 walked off their jobs on April 1, 1980, in a strike with the goal of increasing the wage for ...
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) November 22, 2021. For service between 145th Street and Christopher Street, take the A, B, C, or D train, which you can get from 168th Street, 59th ...
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) December 30, 2021. The 2 train. You may wait longer for southbound 2 trains. We're running as much service as we can with the train crews we have ...
The Retiree Advocate Caucus of the UFT has spent decades defending retiree interests, working for public education, and supporting current educators, who hopefully will also, some day, be retirees