Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Logistics_Company
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
Brooklyn_Rapid_Transit_Company
|
| gptkbp:communityImpact |
influenced commuting patterns
provided essential transit services shaped urban development |
| gptkbp:discontinued |
1968
|
| gptkbp:employees |
varied by year
|
| gptkbp:fareSystem |
varied over time
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1923
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
emerged during transit expansion era
faced post-war challenges part of the consolidation of transit companies contributed_to_urbanization_in_NYC operated_during_the_Great_Depression |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
important_in_NYC_transit_history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation
|
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
subway stations
elevated stations |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:John_A._McDonald
gptkb:William_J._Wilgus Charles_A._Stone |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced_NYC_transit_system
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
acquisition_by_NYC_Transit_Authority
merger_with_BRT |
| gptkbp:operates |
subway lines
elevated lines |
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
defunct
financial difficulties maintenance issues competition with buses |
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
Brooklyn_Rapid_Transit_Company
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:New_York_City_Transit_System
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1923 to 1968
|
| gptkbp:publicTransport |
no
|
| gptkbp:revenue |
varied by year
|
| gptkbp:route |
multiple_routes_in_Brooklyn_and_Manhattan
|
| gptkbp:serviceArea |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:services |
varied by line
|
| gptkbp:servicesProvided |
subway services
elevated train services |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
urban transit
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
none
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:New_York_City_Transit_Authority
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
rail
integrated with other transit systems facilitated inter-borough travel connected_boroughs_of_NYC enhanced_accessibility_in_NYC |
| gptkbp:type |
public transportation
|