New York City Board of Transportation

New York City Board of Transportation
The side of an R1–9 fleet car, an original IND subway car purchased by the BOT, bearing the name "City of New York".
The side of an R1–9 fleet car, an original IND subway car purchased by the BOT, bearing the name "City of New York".
Overview
OwnerCity of New York
LocaleNew York City
Transit typeSubways, Elevated railway, Buses, Streetcars, Trolley coaches
Headquarters250 Hudson Street, Manhattan, New York
385 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, New York
370 Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn, New York
Operation
Began operationJune 1, 1924
Ended operationJune 15, 1953

The New York City Board of Transportation or the Board of Transportation of the City of New York (NYCBOT or BOT) was a city transit commission and operator in New York City, consisting of three members appointed by the mayor.[1] It was created in 1924 to control city-owned and operated public transportation service within the New York City Transit System. The agency oversaw the construction and operation of the municipal Independent Subway System (IND), which was constructed shortly after the Board was chartered. The BOT later presided over the major transfers of public transit from private control to municipal control that took place in the 1940s, including the unification of the New York City Subway in 1940. In 1953, the Board was dissolved and replaced by the state-operated New York City Transit Authority, now part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOT-1945 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).