New York City Transit Authority

bus and subway service operator
Organization transit_district Q1325591
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Summary

New York City Transit Authority is a transit district[1]. It draws 3,462 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 http://www.mta.info/nyct[19].
  • New York City Transit Authority's official website is recorded as https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit[20].
  • New York City Transit Authority's replaces is recorded as New York, Westchester and Boston Railway[21].
  • New York City Transit Authority's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise[22].
  • New York City Transit Authority's date of official opening is recorded as 1953[23].

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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[24], in United States[25], founded in 1959[26] and New York City[10], a global city[27], in United States[28], founded in 1624[29]. 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 3,462 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.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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] ↑ . Google Maps. 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.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'n
    Harper's tag → new-york-city-transit-authority
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: new-york-city-transit-authority, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952372|new york city transit authority (#289952372)]] in [[:toollabs:mi"
  2. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent org → —
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    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Domain name: nyct.nyc.ny.us"
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