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In 2002, Schaller Consulting conducted a study on potential bus rapid transit services in New York City. [1] [2] In 2004, the MTA in conjunction with the New York City Department of Transportation and New York State Department of Transportation, performed an initial study on bus rapid transit, with 80 corridors studied citywide.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City, New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. [ a ] Its operator is the New York City Transit Authority , which is itself controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York.
In 2017, MTA introduced a new mobile ticketing app called CharmPass, which allows passengers to pay fares on all MTA services using mobile devices. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] As of February 2023 [update] , the MTA is procuring modern replacements for CharmCard and CharmPass, which are "quickly reaching end-of-life".
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a City of New York government agency. Its mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. It is responsible for: Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees. Managing 55 public buildings. Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
It mainly focuses on improving transportation infrastructure and facilities in New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island areas. Funding primarily comes from local, state, and national bond sales and budgets. [1] In 2017 Janno Lieber became MTA Capital Construction president; [2] in 2021 he was appointed Acting Chair of the MTA. [3]
On January 15, 2022, Go left her apartment on the Upper West Side of New York City and was waiting for an R train at Times Square-42nd Street station. [10] According to police, at about 9:30 a.m. Go was pushed from behind onto the tracks into the path of the oncoming R train. The perpetrator was identified as 61-year-old Martial Simon.
The history of the MTA's bus operations generally follows the history of the New York City Transit Authority, also known as MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), which was created on June 15, 1953, by the State of New York to take over operations then operated by the New York City Board of Transportation.
East New York Yard in 2017. East New York Yard (also known as DO (District Office) Yard from its telegraphy letters) is primarily used to store the R143s used on the L and J/Z, R160s used on the J, L, M, and Z, and R179s used on the J and Z. Subway equipment is inspected and maintained here on a regular basis. [22] [44] [45]