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The MTA is a public transit authority in New York City and its suburbs, operating bus, subway, rail, and bridge services. It was created in 1965 to take over the Long Island Rail Road and later expanded to include other systems.
The NYCTA is a public-benefit corporation that operates public transportation in New York City, including subways, buses and paratransit. It is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest transit system in North America, and has a daily ridership of 8 million trips.
Learn about the history, operation, and features of the New York City Subway, one of the world's oldest and busiest rapid transit systems. The subway has 472 stations, 28 routes, and 665 miles of track in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
NEW YORK, NY — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority rolled out a new smartphone app and website Monday morning that aim to streamline how straphangers plan their commutes.
Learn about the largest public bus fleet in the US, operating in New York City under NYCT and MTA Bus brands. Find out the history, types, models, and features of over 5,800 buses, including clean and alternative fuel vehicles.
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.
Find out the names, locations, services, and ridership of the 472 stations on the New York City Subway, the busiest rapid transit system in the U.S. and the seventh in the world. See the colorboxes for trunk line stations in Manhattan and the Crosstown Line.
An 1807 grid plan of Manhattan. The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam.The port had maintained several roads; some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al. [1] The 19th century brought changes to the ...