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MTA New York City Transit is the largest public transportation agency in North America and one of the largest in the world. The subway has a daily ridership of more than five million, and an annual ridership close to 1.6 billion. Our fleet of 6,380 subway cars travels almost 345 million miles a year along 660 miles of track, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, although not all routes operate around the clock. There are 468 subway stations, including 89 made accessible to customers with disabilities, via elevators and ramps. NYC Transit Subway serves Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens on 8,279 weekday trips. MTA Staten Island Railway (SIR) serves Staten Island.

The bus fleet, which has over 5,900 vehicles, is the largest in North American with an average weekday ridership of 2.69 million a day.

Press Releases

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
An MTA employee directs a traveler on the new bus routes.
The redesign brings 11 more bus routes and nearly $34 million in additional funding.
Sept. 3, 2025
MTA
July 2025 was the safest July in history for MTA's NYCT subway system.
The system experienced an eight percent drop in overall major felony crimes in July 2025 compared to July 2024, and there were no burglaries the entire month.
Aug. 12, 2025
Amey
MTA selects Amey to deliver EAM Implementation System for LIRR.
The contract is Amey’s first U.S.-based contract and will allow the company to provide a range of asset management services for the LIRR.
Aug. 6, 2025
MTA
MTA selects Jacobs and HDR to oversee design and engineering phase of Interborough Express project.
The IBX will connect historically underserved communities in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., to the subway, bus and Long Island Rail Road.
Aug. 4, 2025
MTA
Residents on an escalator in an MTA station.
New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad ridership and on-time performance have all improved in the first half of the year while customer satisfaction...
July 15, 2025
NYC DOT
NYC DOT begins construction on new bus lanes on Hillside Avenue in Queens.
Once complete, the Hillside Avenue bus priority project will bring nearly eight miles of offset bus lanes from 144th St. to Springfield Blvd.
July 10, 2025
Marc A. Hermann / MTA
Madison Avenue looking north from 41st St. on July 6, 2022, shows traffic and congestion in the Central Business District.
The $500 million revenue forecasted from congestion pricing will support MTA’s $15 billion capital improvement projects.
July 8, 2025
MTA
MTA LIRR presented with the APTA Gold Award for Security Operations at the 2025 APTA Rail Conference in San Francisco.
The seven agencies awarded an APTA Rail Safety and Security Award were evaluated based on the effectiveness, benefit level, innovation and transferability of some their projects...
July 2, 2025
Siemens Mobility
A Siemens Mobility Dual Mode locomotive.
The Charger B+AC, which is designed to power trains at speeds up to 125 mph under catenary and on battery power for up to 100 miles, will be used in the MTA and Metro-North Railroad...
July 1, 2025
MTA
A rendering of the M-9A passenger railcars.
The M-9A cars are needed to replace Metro-North Railroad's M-3 cars that are beyond their service life and allow the LIRR to retire its M-3 cars.
June 24, 2025

Videos

A New Express Bus Network for Staten Island
MTA New York City Transit launched the newly redesigned Staten Island express bus network on Sunday, Aug. 19, with Transit President Andy Byford.
Aug. 20, 2018
InnoTrans
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This week's video update includes videos from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), InnoTrans, Common Good and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority...
Aug. 19, 2016
MTA PD Canine Training Facility
An MTA Police Department training center opened an innovative Canine Training Facility in Stormville, New York.
July 15, 2016
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This weeks transit update includes videos from Hyperloop One, BC Transit, the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) and the Metropolitan Transit Authority...
May 13, 2016
Canarsie Tunnel Reconstruction
Of the nine under river subway tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the Canarsie Tunnel (L) was hit hardest.
May 13, 2016

Blogs

Larry Penner
Larry Penner
On Dec. 22, 1988, the Archer Avenue subway line opened.
Dec. 20, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
Any public official, MTA board member, MTA management or transit advocate who opposes the planned four percent fare hikes in 2025 misses why they are needed.
Dec. 13, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
Just like the MTA, both NJ Transit and PANYNJ have ongoing five-year and future 20-year long-range capital plans that need funding.
Dec. 6, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
A recent announcement by MTA Chairman Janno Lieber that the project beneficial use date will slip from late 2027 to some time in 2028 was disappointing.
Nov. 29, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
Some critical details were missing from New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's announcement that he has secured $72 million from the United States Department of Transportation for various...
Nov. 22, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner.
According to the USDOT OIG, in January 2013, the FTA received $10.9 billion for the widespread damage Hurricane Sandy caused to transportation infrastructure when it hit the mid...
Nov. 15, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
The final price tag for the project will be higher with the announcement that the scope of work will now include tunneling under the All Faiths Cemetary in Middle Village Queens...
Nov. 8, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
The ongoing delay in implementation of congestion pricing could lead to the loss of $3.4 billion in FTA funding toward the $7.7 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project.
Nov. 1, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
The original Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit and Interboro Rapid Transit shuttles subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector with no government operating...
Oct. 25, 2024
Larry Penner
Larry Penner
There is always an agreed upon baseline construction schedule between the MTA and the construction contractor.
Oct. 18, 2024

News

Marc A. Hermann | MTA
Two large yellow Mi-Jack Travelift gantry cranes span elevated commuter rail tracks along the Park Avenue Viaduct in New York, with construction access walkways lined with yellow safety surfacing running alongside the rails and Harlem brownstones and mid-rise buildings flanking the corridor.
The award-winning replacement project maintained service while the replacement took place.
July 29, 2026
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority 50th Street Subway car station platform and passengers in mid-town Mahattan near the Broadway Theater District in New York City.
The stations were selected to improve geographic coverage of accessible stations throughout the system.
July 10, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
New York City (NYC) Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani addresses a large outdoor rally in front of a crowd holding blue 'Fast Buses' signs, flanked by two mock bus stop poles listing bus rapid transit improvements such as signal priority, rapid bus routes, new buses, and reduced wait times.
The Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service initiative calls for improvements along 50 priority corridors, all-door boarding and over 2,000 new buses.
July 9, 2026
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A fisheye lens view of a silver MTA Long Island Rail Road train stopped at a station platform, with 'Watch the Gap' warning painted on the concrete in front of the open doorway and the agency's blue circular logo visible on the car side.
The renovation project improves access and accessibility of the station.
July 7, 2026
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The entrance to Long Island Rail Road terminal.
The bridges are primarily of timber construction and have significantly deteriorated over time.
July 1, 2026
Marc A. Hermann | MTA
A new MTA R211 subway train enters Broad Channel station on the elevated Rockaway line as part of the Rockaway Park Shuttle's rolling stock upgrade, with Jamaica Bay marshland and a distant skyline behind.
The new stock replaces 1970s-era R46 cars with new, modernized cars designed to facilitate faster boarding.
June 23, 2026
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The restoration of funding frees up approximately $60 million to cover incurred construction costs during the stoppage.
The project will extend the Second Avenue Subway to 125th Street and includes construction of new station structures for the future 106th Street Station.
June 3, 2026
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A New York subway.
According to the report, dedicated lockbox resources continue to provide predictable funding that helps protect transit operations while supporting long-term capital investment...
June 1, 2026
MTA
An MTA Metro-North Railroad locomotive, number 215, leads a passenger train along a wooded corridor in autumn. The blue and silver locomotive's headlights are illuminated as it approaches the camera, with a sound barrier wall running along the left side of the tracks and a tree-covered hillside in the background.
The RFP is seeking more than 250 new cars to improve service reliability and replace aging stock.
May 26, 2026
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has unveiled new bus operator training simulators that the authority says modernizes the bus operator training experience.
The new systems provide a realistic training experience and include operator cabins that replicate the layouts of diesel, hybrid, electric and articulated buses.
April 21, 2026

Articles

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Rush hour with cabs and melting pot people in New York.
The decision comes after more than a year of legal battles between the Trump Administration, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA.
March 5, 2026
Brandon Lewis
Top (from left to right): Patrick Preusser, Nauni Singh, Jamie Acton and Dorinda McCombs. Bottom (from left to right): Tina Vaz, Earl Jackson. Not pictured: Inez Gonzalez.
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Aug. 29, 2025
WMATA
A Metrobus at Addison Road.
WMATA’s Better Bus Network is the agency’s first comprehensive overhaul of the Metrobus system since 1973 while Phase 1 of the MTA’s Queens Bus Network Redesign marks the beginning...
July 1, 2025
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
New York City’s FY26 enacted budget includes investments in public transit.
The budget fully funds the MTA’s 2025-2029 Capital Plan, modernizes Hudson Valley rail service and includes other public transit investments.
May 12, 2025
MTA
Thomas J. Taffe.
MTA and CAT have made changes to their respective leadership teams.
April 25, 2025
MTA
MTA has broken ground on the new Yaphank LIRR station.
PATCO reopened the newly renovated Franklin Square Station while DART will begin work to modernize the Cityplace/Uptown Station and MTA broke ground on the new Yaphank LIRR station...
April 7, 2025
Brandon Lewis
Top row: Steven Parker, LaShanda Dawkins, Jonathan Hunt, Bernard Jackson. Bottom row: Lori A. Winfree, Rachel Cohen, Bill Amarosa Jr.,
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
March 21, 2025
MTA
NYPD officer.
USDOT aims to improve the perception of public transit in Washington, D.C., as federal employees return to the office while the MTA has seen a decrease in crime on its subway...
March 11, 2025
Marc A. Hermann / MTA
Madison Avenue looking north from 41st St. on July 6, 2022, shows traffic and congestion in the Central Business District.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 19, USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy rescinded a Nov. 21, 2024, agreement signed under the Value Pricing Pilot Program, saying ‘New...
Feb. 21, 2025
NFI Group
A New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG zero-emission bus.
DART is investing in CNG buses while NFI Group and Nova Bus are fulfilling contracts for zero-emission buses.
Feb. 18, 2025

Additional content from Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY MTA)

MTA
An MTA passengers checks arrival times on the new MTA app while standing on the Fulton Street platform.
The app offers a new design and better wayfinding for MTA riders.
March 27, 2026
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking proposals to transform a MTA-owned lot on Pacific Street into a residential development with approximately 300 new housing units in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The project will transform an MTA-owned lot on Pacific Street into a residential development with approximately 300 new housing units in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
March 25, 2026
Marc A. Hermann | MTA
The image shows a wide shot of MTA CEO Jano Lieber speaking to event attendees from a lectern.
The base order of 1,140 cars would replace the R62 and R62A cars on the 1, 3 and 6 lines.
March 20, 2026
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A Metropolitan Transportation Authority New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 electric bus at New York International Auto Show in a row, corner view.
The funding will allow the MTA and Westchester County, N.Y., to launch affordable, on-demand electric micro mobility options and rideshare services to improve first- and last-...
March 16, 2026
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The image shows a blurred construction worker conducting work in the 57th Street station.
Since its inception in 2019, MTA’s Construction & Development has saved the authority more than $4 billion.
Feb. 26, 2026
MTA
A Q train moves down the tracks during a snowstorm.
The agency notes on-time performance it hasn’t seen since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb. 2, 2026
North County Transit – San Diego Railroad
Ioni Tcholakova.
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Jan. 30, 2026
MTA
A conductor waves at a passenger in a wheelchair approaching the train at the newly upgraded Laurelton Station.
Improvements include a replaced elevator, improved parking and walking paths and upgraded station-wide security features.
Jan. 27, 2026
MTA
The image shows the entrance to the 96th Street Q Station.
The station redesign would be the first update in 20 years while the subway extension aims to save 30 weekly commuting minutes.
Jan. 15, 2026
Wabtec
A R255 hybrid battery-diesel work locomotive.
The $386 million follow-on order comes after MTA placed an order with Wabtec for the hybrid locomotives in 2020 to replace a fleet of diesel-only locomotives.
Jan. 8, 2026
MTA NYCT
The image shows a before and after of lighting upgrades made at the Wall Street 4 and 5 Lines station.
The upgraded lighting provides better visibility for both passenger and security cameras in all 472 stations.
Jan. 5, 2026
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A New York City subway.
The report notes an audit found the MTA entered into the contract in 2022 without taking critical steps such as ensuring the vendor would use GPS data to help with preventive ...
Dec. 30, 2025