Metropolitan Transportation Authority

About Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation chartered by the New York State Legislature in 1965 and responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area. Its operating agencies are New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and MTA Bridges and Tunnels, while MTA Construction & Development builds capital infrastructure projects. The MTA is governed by a 23-member Board, with voting members nominated by the governor, New York City's mayor, and county executives in its service area.

Its services include subway and bus service in New York City, commuter rail operated by the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, and seven toll bridges and two tunnels. The MTA states that its network serves about 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile area that includes New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. Its headquarters is at 2 Broadway in Manhattan, and Metro-North lists a mailing address at 420 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Its units include the MTA Police Department and the Office of the MTA Inspector General, which provides oversight of the authority and its contractors and vendors.

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