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In April 2018, the MTA started testing MYmta, which provides arrival information for MTA railroad, subway, and bus routes; escalator and elevator outage information; and real-time service changes.
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.
The MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet is a fleet of buses in fixed-route service in New York City under the "MTA New York City Bus" (also known as New York City Transit or NYCT) and "MTA Bus" brands, both of which operate local, limited, express and Select Bus Service routes.
The cellphone-friendly website and "MYmta" app, currently in a beta test phase, show straphangers real-time subway, bus and commuter rail information that has been housed in separate apps.
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...
MTA and Transport Workers Agree on Pay Increase for Transit Employees The eight percent wage increase would be implemented over the next five years. Melinda Carstensen , Patch Staff
Service improved through 2019, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in early 2020 further depleted the MTA's finances. Governor Cuomo also proposed implementing congestion pricing in New York City to fund the MTA, which was approved in 2021.
Rather than tweet real-time alerts about delays and service changes, the MTA will update riders on its homepage, the MYmta and TrainTime apps, emails and texts, officials said.
Low-income drivers can apply for a congestion toll discount on the MTA website, and disabled people can apply for exemptions.
The MTA Police Department is the primary railroad police agency in New York State and Connecticut. The New York City subways are patrolled by the NYPD Transit Bureau under contract since 1994. Since 2019, the MTA Police has officers conducting daily subway patrols in New York City in an effort to assist the NYPD in addressing quality of life ...