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In 1983, the New York State Legislature established the Office of the MTA Inspector General through Public Authorities Law 1279. [1] The MTA Inspector General is nominated by the New York State Governor and must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. [1] [13] The agency's creation was requested by then-Governor Mario Cuomo. [14]
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 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 ...
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is leading a coalition of advocates preparing to take legal action, applauded the MTA’s leadership and board for passing a resolution that essentially ...
NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD has taken a two-pronged approach to policing the city’s vast subway system: Cops can go easy on first-time offenders, but cuff others known as “transit recidivists ...
October 26, 2022. The MTA is facing a new legal challenge from New Yorkers with disabilities — just months after the transit agency settled two other lawsuits that resulted in a commitment to ...
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY. April 6, 2023. A Manhattan jury has rejected the New York City Transit Authority’s bid to recoup close to $80 million from its former pharmacy benefits firm, which it ...
The MTA is governed by a 21-member board representing the 5 boroughs of New York City, each of the counties in its New York State service area, and worker and rider interest groups. [61] Of these, there are 14 voting members, broken down into 13 board members who cast individual votes, 4 board members who cast a single collective vote, and 6 ...