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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 first MTA Inspector General was Sidney Schwartz. [15] In 2019, Carolyn Pokorny became the first female MTA Inspector General. [16]
The fleet consists of over 5,800 buses of various types and models for fixed-route service, making MTA RBO's fleet the largest public bus fleet in the United States. [1] The MTA also has over 2,000 vans and cabs for ADA paratransit service, providing service in New York City, southwestern Nassau County, and the city of Yonkers.
Employees of the New York City Transit Authority assigned to the New York City Subway and in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx are members of the Transport Workers Union of America Local 100, with Queens and Staten Island bus personnel represented by various Amalgamated Transit Union locals.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, ... -24 capital plan that would have had $28.5 billion in uncommitted funds for projects to improve or expand the sprawling subway, bus and commuter rail ...
An irate driver slugged and choked an elderly MTA bus driver in a road-rage attack in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, according to police and transit officials. Shevaughn Legall, 25, lunged at the 68 ...
The division comprises two brands: MTA Bus and MTA New York City Bus. While MTA Bus is an amalgamation of former private companies' routes, MTA New York City Bus is composed of public routes that were taken over by the city before 2005, except the SIM23 and SIM24 which were taken over in 2022.
The New York City Transit Authority, in March 1971, sought permission from the New York City Board of Estimate to operate express buses during rush hours along the FDR Drive. It was hoped that the route would attract Upper East Side residents that used their cars to get to the Financial District. [262] Began service on April 12, 1971 as the M23X.
The Broadway-Kingsbridge Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, running primarily along Broadway in Upper Manhattan.Originally a streetcar line, it is now the Bx7, Bx20 and M100 bus routes, all part of MTA Regional Bus Operations and operated by Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority under the New York City Transit brand.