Long Island Rail RoadThe Long Island Rail Road (reporting markLI), or LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service, with its freight operations contracted to the New York and Atlantic Railway.
MTA Bridges and TunnelsThe Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business asMTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges, two tunnels, and congestion pricing in New York City. The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume. It generated more than $2.4billion in toll revenue from 335 million vehicles in 2023.
New York metropolitan areaMegacity and metropolitan region in the United StatesNew York metropolitan areaMegacity and metropolitan regionNew York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ metropolitan statistical areaNew York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PAcombined statistical areaFrom top, left to right: The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, the world's principal financial center; Montauk Point Light, on the East End of Long Island at sunrise; Downtown White Plains, in the Hudson Valley region; the Paramount Theatre, at Asbury Park Convention Hall at nightfall on the Jersey Shore; Greenwich, on Connecticut's Gold Coast, home to many wealthy financiers and hedge funds; and Midtown Manhattan overlooking Hudson County, New Jersey toward the west, across the Hudson RiverMap of the metropolitan divisions (MDs) of the New York metropolitan area and the additional counties that make up the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2021 New York–Jersey City–White Plains, NY–NJ MD Nassau County–Suffolk County, NY MD Newark, NJ–PA MD New Brunswick–Lakewood, NJ MD Rest of the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA CSA Country United StatesStates New York New Jersey Connecticut PennsylvaniaCore city New YorkSatellite cities List of satellite cities Alpine Asbury Park Babylon Basking Ridge Bayonne Beacon Bedford Brick Bridgeport Bridgewater Brookfield Brookhaven Carmel Clifton Cortlandt Danbury Darien Deerpark Denville Edison Elizabeth Englewood Cliffs Fairfield Flemington Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Freehold Glen Cove Greenwich Hackensack Hamilton Hawthorne Hempstead Hopewell Junction Huntington Islip Jackson Jersey City Kent Kingston Lake Success Lakewood Long Beach Long Branch Mahopac Mahwah Mamaroneck Marbletown Middletown, NJ Middletown, NY Milford Millbrook Montauk Montclair Morristown Mount Kisco Mount Vernon New Brunswick New Haven New Paltz New Rochelle Newark Newburgh Newtown North Bergen North Hempstead North Salem Norwalk Nyack Old Bridge Orangeburg Ossining Oyster Bay Paramus Parsippany–Troy Hills Paterson Pawling Peekskill Perth Amboy Plainfield Pleasantville Pleasant valley Port Chester Port Jervis Poughkeepsie Princeton Putnam Valley Red Bank Rhinebeck Ridgewood Rutherford Rye Saugerties Scarsdale Sleepy Hollow Smithtown Sparkill Stamford Stroudsburg Summit Toms River Torrington Trenton Union City Union Waterbury Wayne West New York West Point White Plains Woodbridge Wyckoff Yonkers Yorktown Area • Urban3,248.1 sq mi (8,413 km2) • Metro6,139.6 sq mi (15,901 km2)Population • Urban (2020)19,426,449 • Urban density5,980.8/sq mi (2,309.2/km2) • Metro density3,175.8/sq mi (1,226.2/km2) • Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) (2024)19,940,274 (1st) • Combined statistical area (CSA) (2024)22,342,624 (1st)DemonymsMetropolitan New YorkerTri-StaterGreater New YorkerGDP • Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) (2024)US$2.443 trillion (2024) • Combined statistical area (CSA) (2024)US$2.675 trillion (2024)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Area codes201, 203, 212, 332, 272, 347, 475, 484, 516, 551, 570, 609, 610, 631, 934, 640, 646, 718, 732, 845, 848, 860, 862, 908, 914, 917, 929, 973Highest elevation 4,180 ft/1,274 m (Slide Mountain (Ulster County, New York), in the Catskill Mountains).
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ConnecticutConnecticut ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport.
Law enforcement agencyA law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for law enforcement within a specific jurisdiction through the employment and deployment of law enforcement officers and their resources. The most common type of law enforcement agency is the police, but various other forms exist as well, including agencies that focus on specific legal violations or are organized and overseen by certain authorities.Connecticut Department of TransportationThe Connecticut Department of Transportation (officially referred to as CTDOT, formerly ConnDOT, and CDOT in rare instances) is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports and waterways in Connecticut. CTDOT manages and maintains the state highway system.
New York (state)New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the Northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Canada to its north, New York extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. It is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2). New York has a varied geography.
New York state public-benefit corporationsNew York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. Public-benefit nonprofit corporations share characteristics with government agencies, but they are exempt from many state and local regulations.
Downstate New YorkDownstate New York is a region that is generally described as consisting of the southeastern and more densely populated portion of the U.S. state of New York, in contrast to upstate New York, which comprises a larger geographic area with much sparser population distribution.
Public transportPublic transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) refers to forms of transport made available for use by the general public. Public transport systems typically operate on fixed routes and schedules and charge a standardized fare intended to cover operating costs, often supplemented by public funding where required. There is no universally fixed definition of which modes are included.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.