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Abraham Brower established New York City's first public transportation route in 1827, a 12-seat stagecoach called "Accommodation" that ran along Broadway from the Battery to Bleecker Street.
The city's first regular elevated railway service began on February 14, 1870.
On September 24, 1883, a Brooklyn Bridge cable-powered railway opened between Park Row, New York City, and Sands Street in the city of Brooklyn.
New York City's first official subway system opened in Manhattan on October 27, 1904.
The Fifth Avenue Coach Company began passenger service between Washington Square and 90th Street with gasoline-powered buses and open-top double-deckers on July 13, 1907.
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The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) began subway service between Brooklyn and Manhattan in 1915.
DID YOU KNOW? Subway customers bought tickets to pay their fare until May 10, 1920.
In 1932, the city's Board of Transportation completed construction of the Eighth Avenue line and created the Independent Rapid Transit Railroad (IND), the first city-run subway service.
When the city purchased the BMT and IRT in 1940, it became the sole owner and operator of all New York City subway and elevated lines.
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Key Events: June 15, 1953 The New York City Transit Authority (commonly called "the TA") is created and establishes headquarters at 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn.
July 25, 1953 Tokens debut in the subway.
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October 30, 1954 A track connection between Brooklyn's Church Avenue and Ditmas Avenue stations establishes single-route service (on the ) from the Bronx at 205th Street to Brooklyn's Coney Island.
December 1, 1955 NYC Transit opens a track connection between the 60th Street tunnel and the Queens Boulevard line, to link former BMT and IND lines in Long Island City, Queens.
June 28, 1956 Subway service to Rockaway Park and Wavecrest (Beach 25th Street) in Queens begins.
October 31, 1956 NYC Transit discontinues its last two trolley lines, along Brooklyn's McDonald Avenue and Church Avenue.
January 16, 1958 Subway service extended to Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue in Queens.
March 19, 1962 The New York State Legislature forms the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA), a non-civil-service subsidiary of New York City Transit, to take over bus service for the bankrupt Fifth Avenue Coach Company and Surface Transit, Inc. routes.
November 21, 1964 Bus service starts between Brooklyn and Staten Island via the Verrazano Bridge.
The cars were first rolled out for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
November 3, 1965 NYC Transit creates the first express bus route (the R-8X, since discontinued) to link Staten Island with downtown Brooklyn.
A public-benefit corporation chartered by the New York State Legislature in 1965, the MTA is governed by a 17-member Board.
January 1 - 12, 1966 Bus and subway service shuts down for 12 days when unionized employees strike.
September 11, 1966 Although a few air-conditioned buses were in service previously, air-conditioning becomes a regular NYC Transit bus feature with the arrival of 682 vehicles known as the 8000 series.
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July 19, 1967 The first successful train of air-conditioned subway cars, composed of ten R38 cars, goes into service on the line.
November 26, 1967 The Christie Street connection opens, enabling BMT lines that cross the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges to stop at Broadway-Lafayette (an IND station). The Grand Street station also opens to serve trains using the Manhattan Bridge.
March 1, 1968 The New York State Legislature creates the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to oversee transportation operations in 12 counties.
July 1, 1969 NYC Transit introduces reduced-fare on buses and subways for senior citizens.
July 1, 1971 The city purchases the Staten Island subsidiary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and creates the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (now called Staten Island Railway or SIR) to operate NYC Transit-managed rail service on Staten Island.
August 2, 1971 Queens express bus service starts.
On June 24, 1975, two air-conditioned 10-car IRT trains enter service, the first air-conditioned IRT trains since the subway system opened nearly 70 years previously.
September 2, 1975 Reduced-fare introduced for people with physical disabilities.
July 1, 1976 The Transit Exhibit (now called the New York Transit Museum) opens in the former Court Street shuttle station in Downtown Brooklyn.
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April 1-11, 1980 A strike shuts down bus and subway service for 11 days.
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August 5, 1981 The first General Motors RTS Advanced Design buses, which are equipped with wheelchair lifts, go into service on the B17 route in Brooklyn.
1, 1982 NYC Transit begins the first of its five-year Capital Improvement programs.
More than 1,300 IRT “Redbird” subway cars are retrofitted with air-conditioning until 1982.
In 1983, new air-conditioned subway cars begin arriving.
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April 5, 1986 Buses introduce electronic fareboxes.
December 11, 1988 The Archer Avenue line opens, consisting of three stations and linking the Jamaica and Queens Boulevard lines in Queens.
May 12, 1989 NYC Transit establishes graffiti-free bus and subway fleets.
September 10, 1989 The Gun Hill bus depot opens in the Bronx.
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A commitment was made to provide bus service to the entire county beginning December 1, 1992.
September 22, 1994 Construction begins on the 63 rd St Connector to link the 63 rd Street tunnel to the Queens Boulevard line in Long Island City, Queens.
March 8, 1995 NYC Transit's bus fleet becomes 100 percent accessible to customers with disabilities.
September 19, 1996 Two MetroCard buses travel to community centers, shopping centers, and other locations to promote the fare card and help senior citizens and people with disabilities get or replenish the Reduced-Fare MetroCard.
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May 14, 1997 The entire subway system accepts MetroCard.
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January 1, 1998 A new MetroCard feature lets customers get 11 rides for the price of 10.
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By the end of the year, 347 MVMs are in service in 74 stations June 7, 1999 A compressed-natural-gas (CNG) fueling station opens at the Jackie Gleason Depot to fuel CNG buses.
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July 10, 2000 The New Millennium R142A subway car enters service on the line.
The first attempt failed but success was had when County residents responded with an approval of the additional sales tax increase on September 18, 2001.
December 16, 2001 The 63 rd Street Tunnel Connector opens after more than seven-and-a-half years of work.
December 4, 2001 New Technology R143 subway cars enter service on the line.
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August 14, 2003 - Largest power failure in US history hits New York City.
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April 21, 2004 - NYC Transit celebrates Earth Day by signing a charter on "Sustainable Development in Mobility" initiated by the International Union of Public Transport (UITP). Click on " NYC Transit and the Environment " on the menu page to learn about projects that help the earth.
The first modification project for the Johns Prairie facility was completed in February, 2005.
Transit-Community Center: The Transit-Community Center (T-CC) vision began in 2006 with the surplus purchase of the old Armory in Shelton from the National Guard.
April 12, 2007 – New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer, MTA Executive Director Eliot Sander, and other government officials and MTA executives break ground for the construction of the Second Avenue subway.
The initial success of the first trial period results in an extension into 2007 and allows certain customers with Citibank mobile phones to participate as well.
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In 2008, the State provided a $235,000 Community Project Appropriation for engineering/design study that determined the structure to be an excellent candidate for preservation and renovation.
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June 29, 2009 – Weekday 5 midday subway service is extended to Brooklyn.
June 29, 2009 – NYC Transit introduces the EcoSaver IV hybrid-electric bus.
October 10, 2010 – The M15 bus in Manhattan adds Select Bus Service to its route.
October 14, 2010 – Bus Time launches on the M16 and M34 routes in Midtown Manhattan, allowing customers to determine estimated arrival times of buses at a specific stop by using a computer, mobile phone, Smartphone or PDA.
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March 17, 2011 – The 23 St-Ely Av subway station in Queens becomes Court Square-23 St in anticipation of a new, free transfer connection between the and lines.
In the fall of 2011, Mason Transit Authority was awarded a $3.28 million Federal Transit Administration grant to complete the project; the grant required a 20% local match contribution.
June 10, 2012 - Because of fully integrating Communications-Based Train Control on the line, which provides the ability to run more trains each hour, New York City Transit adds 98 weekly round trips to the train schedule.
The entire report (Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-Free Systems- FTA 2012) is available under “Fare Free Reports”.
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To document and memorialize its first 20 years of service to Mason County, the film “Mason Transit Authority: Making History In Motion” was produced in 2013 and can be viewed by clicking on the below video file.
*The Board of Directors of Shelton School District voted 10 2015 to terminate its contract with MTA for the After School Activities service.
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On September 20, 2016 the composition of the Board was modified pursuant to the PTBA Bylaws to include the following additional non-voting member of the Board:
2016-28, and adopted an Advisory Board Principles Policy.
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