Port Authority Bus Terminal

Summary

Port Authority Bus Terminal is a bus station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of bus_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,951 views/month, #1 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Port Authority Bus Terminal is located in New York^[3].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal is in the country of United States^[4].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal's instance of is recorded as bus station^[5].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal is owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey^[6].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal's Commons category is recorded as Port Authority Bus Terminal^[7].
• December 15, 1950 marks the founding of Port Authority Bus Terminal^[8].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.756666666667, 'longitude': -73.991111111111}^[9].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal's interchange station is recorded as Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal^[10].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal's official website is recorded as http://www.panynj.gov/bus-terminals/port-authority-bus-terminal.html^[11].
• Port Authority Bus Terminal's date of official opening is recorded as December 15, 1950^[12].

Body

Geography

Port Authority Bus Terminal is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York^[3].

Designation and Status

Port Authority Bus Terminal's instance of is recorded as bus station^[5].

History and Context

December 15, 1950 marks the founding of Port Authority Bus Terminal^[8]. It is owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Port Authority Bus Terminal include Times Square–42nd Street/it^[13], a metro station^[14], in United States^[15] and 42nd Street – it^[16], a metro station^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 1932^[19].

Why It Matters

Port Authority Bus Terminal ranks in the top 0.33% of bus_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,951 views/month, #1 of 300).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for it include Times Square–42nd Street/it^[13], a metro station^[14], in United States^[15] and 42nd Street – it^[16], a metro station^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 1932^[19].