In 2004, the MTA created the MTA Bus Company, abbreviated as MTA Bus, a subsidiary, to takeover 7 private bus companies in NYC that were overseen by the NYCDOT after being called by former mayor of NYC Michael Bloomberg to do so. Those companies were Liberty Lines Express, Queens Surface, New York Bus Service, Command Bus Company, Green Bus Lines, Jamaica Buses and Triboro Coach. The takeover started with Liberty Lines Express operations ending on January 3rd, 2005 and finally with Triboro Coach on February 20th, 2006. MTA Bus did not acquire the NYCDOT-subsidized lines of Academy Bus or the now defunct Atlantic Express.
This video goes briefly into how the 7 companies were according to what riders had to say about em concerning service, maintenance and should the MTA have took over. The MTA was initially reluctant to takeover but later agreed to takeover the 7 companies operations after being contacted by former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg to do so, on the condition that NYC continues to pay the MTA to run MTA Bus like they did with the private lines. Due to legal matters, New York State Legislature could not have NYCT takeover the companies. Hence why MTA Bus was created.
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