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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. [102] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [103] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
e. The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, [14] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [15]
This change was made as part of New York City Transit's Fare Deal, which sought to increase transit ridership by improving service. The change was proposed in November 1993, and public hearings on the change were held. [35] The change reduced travel times by 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 minutes for 26,000 people, a majority of the riders on the corridor.
Sept. 18, 2024, 11:15 a.m. The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a record $68.4 billion capital improvement program designed to keep the teetering transit system on track — even as funding for nearly ...
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: An MTA bus stops to pick up passengers on 34th Street in Herald Square on November 12, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) According to a new ...
In April 1986, the New York City Transit Authority began to study the possibility of eliminating sections of 11 subway lines because of low ridership. The segments are primarily located in low-income neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, with a total of 79 stations, and 45 miles of track, for a total of 6.5 percent of the system.
New York City students are hawking their new, school-issued OMNY cards, asking for up to $1,500 from straphangers looking to get their hands on the subway and bus passes.
QUEENS, NY — A person was struck by a subway train in Queens Thursday afternoon, the MTA said. The incident happened around 2:50 p.m. at the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station, officials said ...