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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]
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]
A closed entrance to the 45th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.. The 2005 New York City transit strike, held from December 20 through 22, 2005, was the third strike ever by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 against New York City's Transit Authority and involved between 32,000 and 34,000 strikers.
Darius McCollum (born March 28, 1965 [1]) is an American man primarily known for posing as a New York City Subway motorman, bus driver, and subway train operator due to his fixation with trains and public transport.
NEW YORK CITY — A Long Island Rail Road worker claimed 10 hours a day of overtime, earning $344,000 extra pay, while he actually went bowling.
The New York City Subway system differs from other railroad chaining systems in that it uses the engineer's chain of 100 feet (30.48 m) rather than the surveyor's chain of 66 feet (20.12 m). Chaining is used in the New York City Subway system in conjunction with train radios, in order to ascertain a train's location on a given line. [33]
In 2003, the LIRR and Metro-North started a pilot program in which passengers traveling within New York City were allowed to buy one-way tickets for $2.50. [63] The special reduced-fare CityTicket, proposed by the New York City Transit Riders Council, [63] was formally introduced in 2004. [64]
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, but as of 2024, it was indefinitely postponed by his successor, Kathy Hochul.