Is the MTA privatized?

The New York MTA is a state-run agency with a unionized workforce and an incredible culture of waste. A bombshell 2017 New York Times report found MTA construction costs were 5 times the international average, due to over-payment and duplication from labor unions and private contractors.



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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was created by New York State legislation in 1965 (the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Act, New York Public Authorities Law, Title 11, Section 1260, et. seq.), as a public benefit corporation.

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Virtually every public transportation system in the world loses money. Public transportation systems aren't for-profit businesses, they are public agencies, run by the government, intended to provide a service to the general public.

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Participants are able to retire with an unreduced pension at age 63 with at least 10 years of Credited Service. Participants with 10 years of Credited Service may retire with a reduced pension earlier than age 63 but no earlier than age 55 (see the Early Retirement section).

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Unlike MTA bus and subway workers, who cannot legally strike under New York's Taylor Law, LIRR and Metro-North employees are governed by the federal Railway Labor Act, which permits a strike if all attempts at negotiation have failed. The parties have an upcoming mediation meeting scheduled for August 1.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.

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New York MTA's multi-decade state monopoly model is no longer producing good transit service. New York City's transit has been in a perpetual “summer of hell.” Media outlets coined this phrase in 2017 to describe the state of different regional services, with their maintenance backlogs and decay.

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Now, the MTA faces a harsh reality: Its decades-old methods for managing money it owes have been broken by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ridership is down roughly 30% from pre-pandemic levels, meaning the city's mass transit systems are clocking about 2.7 million fewer rides per day than in 2019.

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Over the past five years, 4,592 MTA injury cases have been resolved, forcing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payouts of over $431 Million in MTA lawsuit settlements.

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Key Findings: MTA's outstanding long-term debt climbed from $11.4 billion in 2000 to $42.3 billion in 2022 and will reach $56.7 billion by 2028.

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