Metropolitan Transportation Authority

public transportation organization in New York City, USA
Organization new_york_state_public_benefit_corporation Q1146109
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Summary

Metropolitan Transportation Authority is a New York state public-benefit corporation[1]. It draws 342 Wikipedia views per month (new_york_state_public_benefit_corporation category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority is located in New York metropolitan area[3].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in the country of United States[4].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's instance of is recorded as New York state public-benefit corporation[5].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's instance of is recorded as transit district[6].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's instance of is recorded as state agency of New York[7].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's founder is recorded as Nelson Rockefeller[8].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's logo image is recorded as MTA NYC logo.svg[9].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's headquarters location is recorded as 2 Broadway[10].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[11].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's ISNI is recorded as 000000012172759X[12].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142510511[13].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's GND ID is recorded as 271333-0[14].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80050217[15].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500279357[16].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's IdRef ID is recorded as 119324245[17].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as MTA Bridges and Tunnels[18].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as Long Island Rail Road[19].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro-North Railroad[20].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as New York City Transit Authority[21].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Commons category is recorded as Metropolitan Transportation Authority[22].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's industry is recorded as passenger transport[23].
  • +1965-06-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metropolitan Transportation Authority[24].
  • +1965-05-31T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metropolitan Transportation Authority[25].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/021_5z[26].
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority's location of formation is recorded as New York City[27].

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Founding

Metropolitan Transportation Authority's founder is recorded as Nelson Rockefeller[8]. Recorded inception include +1965-06-01T00:00:00Z[24] and +1965-05-31T00:00:00Z[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City[27].

Operations

Headquarters locations include 2 Broadway[10], a building[28], in United States[29], founded in 1959[30] and New York City[11], a global city[31], in United States[32], founded in 1624[33]. Subsidiaries include MTA Bridges and Tunnels[18], a business[34], in United States[35], founded in 1933[36], headquartered in Manhattan[37]; Long Island Rail Road[19], a transport company[38], in United States[39], founded in 1834[40], headquartered in Jamaica[41]; Metro-North Railroad[20], a transport company[42], in United States[43], founded in 1983[44], headquartered in New York City[45]; and New York City Transit Authority[21], a transit district[46], in United States[47], founded in 1953[48], headquartered in 2 Broadway[49].

Industry

Metropolitan Transportation Authority's industry is recorded as passenger transport[23].

Why It Matters

Metropolitan Transportation Authority draws 342 Wikipedia views per month (new_york_state_public_benefit_corporation category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] . Q12013. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Thomson Reuters Open Perm ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Thomson Reuters Open Perm ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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