New York City Transit Authority

New York City Transit Authority
Gallery of New York City Transit bus, subway, and paratransit services
Overview
OwnerMetropolitan Transportation Authority (bus)
City of New York (subway)
LocaleNew York City
Transit typeSubways, Buses and BRT
Number of lines
Chief executiveDemetrius Crichlow
Headquarters2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City 10004 US
Operation
Began operation1953
Operator(s)NYCT Department of Buses (bus)
NYCT Department of Subways (subway)
SIRTOA (Staten Island Railway)
Number of vehicles
  • 4,451 buses
  • 6,418 subway cars
  • 63 SIR cars

The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, 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 North America, the NYCTA has a daily ridership of 8 million trips (over 2.5 billion annually).

The NYCTA operates the following systems:

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