The Vastness of New York City
How vast is the New York City’s mass transit system?
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New York City, one of the world’s most vibrant cities, has one of the biggest public transportation systems of North America. Everyday hundreds of thousands people enter this city as workers or as tourists. New York City has excellent connectivity to all of its neighboring states: New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Every section of Manhattan, the heart of New York City, is easily accessible via public transit. Subway trains and buses traverse though the city 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The subway system started more than 100 years ago and since then, it has been continuously updated and renovated: new lines and technical updates like ticket vending machines, automatic signals and expansions and new connectivity to other trains continue. Although other U. S. metropolitan cities such as Boston, Los Angles, and Washington, DC, also have large mass transit systems, New York City’s mass transit system is the biggest among them all. It includes trains, buses and ferries connecting Manhattan to the other four boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island) and to the neighboring areas via MTA subway trains and buses. Connection is also available through NJ transit trains and buses, Long Island Rail Road trains, and Metro North trains. The other modes of transportation include Amtrak train, Staten Island and additional ferries, and bus services that connect the New York City to far flung cities and towns.
MTA subway trains have the major share of ridership, more than 80 percent of the total numbers of people traveling in New York City use MTA subway. These subway trains, running 24x7, keep thousands of cars off the roads and help the city by reducing sound and air pollution. This saves energy, and also helps keep the city ‘Green.’ Although the
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New York City, one of the world’s most vibrant cities, has one of the biggest public transportation systems of North America. Everyday hundreds of thousands people enter this city as workers or as tourists. New York City has excellent connectivity to all of its neighboring states: New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Every section of Manhattan, the heart of New York City, is easily accessible via public transit. Subway trains and buses traverse though the city 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The subway system started more than 100 years ago and since then, it has been continuously updated and renovated: new lines and technical updates like ticket vending machines, automatic signals and expansions and new connectivity to other trains continue. Although other U. S. metropolitan cities such as Boston, Los Angles, and Washington, DC, also have large mass transit systems, New York City’s mass transit system is the biggest among them all. It includes trains, buses and ferries connecting Manhattan to the other four boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island) and to the neighboring areas via MTA subway trains and buses. Connection is also available through NJ transit trains and buses, Long Island Rail Road trains, and Metro North trains. The other modes of transportation include Amtrak train, Staten Island and additional ferries, and bus services that connect the New York City to far flung cities and towns.
MTA subway trains have the major share of ridership, more than 80 percent of the total numbers of people traveling in New York City use MTA subway. These subway trains, running 24x7, keep thousands of cars off the roads and help the city by reducing sound and air pollution. This saves energy, and also helps keep the city ‘Green.’ Although the
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