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In June 1953, the New York City Transit Authority, a state agency incorporated for the benefit of the city, now known to the public as MTA New York City Transit, succeeded the BoT. [14] [120] A combination of factors had this takeover coincide with the end of the major rapid transit building eras in New York City. [121]
The New York City Transit Authority operates 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. [1] [2] [3] There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards, two of which are shared between divisions for storage and car washing.
This was the first time a foreign company was chosen to build cars for the New York City Subway, which was possible since no federal funding was involved. [7] Because a 1981 law now allowed the MTA and suppliers to broker contracts rather than simply accept the lowest bid, the MTA awarded the base contract to Kawasaki. [10]
The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown [3] is an 11.4-mile-long (18.3 km) [4] rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored light green since it uses the IND Crosstown Line.
As part of the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program, New York City allocated $300 million to be used for projects to increase subway station capacity and to make them ADA accessible. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] One of the projects being funded will increase station circulation at Main Street.
The General Overhaul Program (GOH) was a mid-life overhaul program for neglected subway cars, which involved a thorough rebuilding of the fleet. Since the completion of the GOH program, the new Scheduled Maintenance System (SMS) program has replaced the GOH program by ensuring that trains do not reach a state in which they would need such an overhaul.
Three services in the New York City Subway are designated as a dark gray S service. These services operate as full-time or almost full-time shuttles. [1] In addition, three services run as shuttles during late night hours but retain their regular service designations. [2]
In April 1993, the New York State Legislature agreed to give the MTA $9.6 billion for capital improvements. Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations, [34] [35] including Broad Street. [36]