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When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.76 in 2024) and a token was issued. [101] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [102] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
A provision charter was issued in 1975, bringing formal organization to the New York Museum of Transportation. By 1975, the city of Rochester was looking to abandon the remaining western end of the old Rochester Subway, which was still being used for freight service by both Penn Central and the Baltimore & Ohio railroads under contract. The ...
The large "M" logos on trains and buses were replaced with decals that state MTA New York City Bus, MTA New York City Subway or MTA Staten Island Railway, eliminating inconsistencies in signage. [57] Today, the older "M" logos survive on existing cube-shaped lamps on station lampposts dating to the 1980s, though such lamps have been updated ...
In the mid-1990s the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) assumed control of the Transit Museum from the New York City Transit Authority. At that time, the scope of the museum was expanded to include other aspects of transportation services within the MTA region, including commuter rail ( Metro-North , Staten Island Railway , Long Island ...
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The oldest museum in New York City has changed its name. The New-York Historical Society, an American history museum located next to Central Park on Manhattan’s Upper ...
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in New York City serving the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , [ 14 ] an affiliate agency of the state -run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [ 15 ]
Meet the cast of ‘Selling the City,’ the New York-set ‘Selling Sunset’ spinoff. Odeya Pinkus. Updated January 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM. ... Srugo says that New York City "runs through my veins."
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.