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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. [143] As of 2015, the MTA was running a $15 billion deficit in its $32 billion 2015–2019 Capital Plan. [144]
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 ...
The MTA's payroll costs jumped $418 million last year, driven by a nearly 16% spike in overtime payments, according to records compiled and released Monday by the Empire Center, an Albany-based ...
LONG ISLAND, NY — A total of 43 LIRR employees earned more than $250,000 in 2020, according to payroll data released by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Of those, 19 workers topped $300,000 ...
The MTA is eager to get feedback from riders so it can improve the app in the coming months, Hakim said. The agency already plans to add new features, she said such as integration with its ...
In October 2017, the MTA started installing eTix-compatible electronic ticketing turnstiles in 14 stations in Manhattan. The eTix system, already used on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, allows passengers to pay their fares using their phones. The system would originally be for MTA employees only. [15]
Updated Friday at 9:09 a.m. 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 ...
mtaig.state.ny.us. The Office of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General (OIG) is the Office of Inspector General specific to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) that is responsible for conducting monitoring and oversight of MTA activities, programs, and employees. OIG provides oversight and monitors the ...