Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Post

Happy first day of school, NYC! 🏫 We started our day at P.S. 257 alongside Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Education Chancellor David C. Banks to greet students and remind them about the new Student OMNY cards! Replacing the Student MetroCard, the Student OMNY card allows students to tap into our system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with up to 4 free rides a day! Learn more: https://omny.info/students

Your ride is getting a signal boost! 🤳 5G cellular service is now available for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile users on the 42 St Shuttle between Times Square & Grand Central, in partnership with Boldyn Networks 📶 Keep up with the group chat, send that email, & stay connected 📱 All 418 track miles of subway tunnels will receive cell service in the future! Our current connectivity projects include: 📶4/5 line Joralemon Tunnel between Bowling Green and Borough Hall 📶4/5/6 lines between Grand Central and 161 St-Yankee Stadium 📶G line

Congratulations to the recent graduates of our six-month Operations Planning Enrichment and Development (OPED) program!   This initiative allows new employees in Operations Planning to gain a holistic view at all the parts of the division and their core business functions. This includes field work, trainings, enrichment sessions and more.

After a summer of critical signal modernization work, full service on the G line between Brooklyn and Queens is back! Here's some of the work we did: ✔ Replaced 17 switches ✔ Installed more than 300 transponders and 3,000 feet of composite railroad ties ✔ Built new train control rooms ✔ Reconstructed 1 interlocking and an 800-foot section of track ✔ Hung 100 miles of signal cable Thank you for your patience while we made these crucial upgrades along the G!

This weekend, thousands will gather for the West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn! We hope everyone has a fun, safe celebration alongside friends and family 🎉

Now is your last chance to see Urban Oasis: Nature in Transit by Natalie Collette Wood at 5 Av/53 St on the E/M lines! 🌿 On view through Tuesday, September 3, this installation with Chashama is part of our vacant retail activation program aimed at finding creative uses for unutilized spaces in our system. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7Si7Qzn

MTA fare inspectors and the NYPD are enforcing fare payment on buses. If you don’t pay your fare, you may be asked to exit the bus and may receive a summons. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ek26TZYc