Topic summary
Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
Extracted from the Wikipedia article MTA Regional Bus Operations.
History
The history of the MTA's bus operations generally follows the history of the New York City Transit Authority (NYCT) (also known as MTA New York City Transit) which was created on June 15, 1953, by the State of New York to take over operations then operated by the New York City Board of Transportation. In 1962, the State established the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) as a subsidiary of NYCT to take over operations then operated by two private companies, Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc. and Surface Transit, Inc. Both NYCT and MaBSTOA operate service pursuant to a lease agreement with the City of New York.