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The population of Manhattan is said to have increased by 500,000 people during the strike, primarily corporate employees staying in hotel rooms. [9] Bicycle commutes were popular; they were estimated to have increased by 200,000 people. [21] [22] This was attributed to the warm spring weather that was present when the strike occurred. [22]
Planned West End Street Railway system, 1885; consolidation of these lines was complete by 1887. See also 1880 horse railway map.. Mass transportation in Boston was provided by private companies, often granted charters by the state legislature for limited monopolies, with powers of eminent domain to establish a right-of-way, until the creation of the MTA in 1947.
As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free (one in each borough), the M116 was selected alongside the B60, Bx18, Q4 and S46/96 to become fare-free in July 2023. [2] [3] The pilot program would last six to twelve months and buses would display a "Fare Free" sign, similar to the one used on the Q70. [4]
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume.
[4] [43] It previously housed the mass transit operations of NYBS, which operated express service between the Bronx to Manhattan as well as school bus operations. [ 41 ] This depot contains a major bus overhaul and repair facility/shop for various type of buses, [ 4 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] a major "reserve storage" facility for out-of-service buses ...
BSC operated from the 35th and 36th floors of the International Building, Rockefeller Center, New York during World War II. British Security Co-ordination (BSC) was a covert organisation set up in New York City by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in May 1940 upon the authorisation of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
Station sign describing the out-of-system transfer to Lexington Avenue–59th Street station. This station opened on October 29, 1989, [51] along with the entire IND 63rd Street Line. [2] [52] The Q train served the station on weekdays and the B train stopped there on weekends and late nights; both services used the Sixth Avenue Line. [2]
As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free (one in each borough), the B60, Bx18, M116, Q4, and S46/96 were selected as fare-free routes in July 2023. [86] [87] The pilot program would last six to twelve months and buses would display a "Fare Free" sign, similar to the one used on the Q70. [88]