New York City Transit Authority

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Organization transit_district Q1325591
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New York City Transit Authority

Summary

New York City Transit Authority is a transit district[1]. It draws 657 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #11 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • New York City Transit Authority was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3].
  • New York City Transit Authority was a member of International Bus Benchmarking Group[4].
  • New York City Transit Authority is located in New York City[5].
  • New York City Transit Authority is in the country of United States[6].
  • New York City Transit Authority's instance of is recorded as transit district[7].
  • New York City Transit Authority is owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority[8].
  • New York City Transit Authority's headquarters location is recorded as 2 Broadway[9].
  • New York City Transit Authority's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[10].
  • New York City Transit Authority's Commons category is recorded as New York City Transit Authority[11].
  • New York City Transit Authority's industry is recorded as passenger transport[12].
  • New York City Transit Authority comprises Staten Island Railway[13].
  • New York City Transit Authority comprises New York City Subway[14].
  • New York City Transit Authority comprises MTA Regional Bus Operations[15].
  • 1953 marks the founding of New York City Transit Authority[16].
  • New York City Transit Authority's location of formation is recorded as New York City[17].
  • New York City Transit Authority's parent organization or unit is recorded as Metropolitan Transportation Authority[18].
  • New York City Transit Authority's official website is recorded as https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit[19].
  • New York City Transit Authority's replaces is recorded as New York, Westchester and Boston Railway[20].
  • New York City Transit Authority's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise[21].
  • New York City Transit Authority's date of official opening is recorded as 1953[22].

Body

Founding

1953 marks the founding of New York City Transit Authority[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City[17].

Operations

Headquarters locations include 2 Broadway[9], a building[23], in United States[24], founded in 1959[25] and New York City[10], a global city[26], in United States[27], founded in 1624[28]. New York City Transit Authority's parent organization or unit is recorded as Metropolitan Transportation Authority[18].

Industry

New York City Transit Authority's industry is recorded as passenger transport[12].

Ownership

New York City Transit Authority is owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority[8].

Why It Matters

New York City Transit Authority draws 657 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #11 of 91).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Q12013. Retrieved . new.mta.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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