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Built in New YorkBuilt in New YorkThe Economic Impact of MTA Capital Program Investment on New York State

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The Economic Impact of MTA Capital Program Investment on New York State

Table of Contents

Built in New York Means Jobs For New York..........................................................1

Statewide Impact..................................................................................................2–3

Mid-Hudson Region ............................................................................................4–5

North Country and Capital Regions ...................................................................6–7

Subway Manufacturer Highlights ......................................................................8–9

Central New York and Mohawk Valley Regions ..............................................10–11

Bus Manufacturer Highlights ..........................................................................12–13

Southern Tier Region .......................................................................................14–15

Western New York and the Finger Lakes Regions..........................................16–17

Long Island Region ................................................................................................18

Commuter Rail Manufacturer Highlights............................................................19

New York City Region............................................................................................20

Station Improvements Provider Highlights .........................................................21

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East Side Access, an MTA megaproject, will connect the LIRR toa new terminal beneath Grand Central – increasing capacity intoManhattan and shortening travel time for Long Island andQueens commuters traveling to Manhattan’s east side. Work onthe project has created over 2,200 jobs.

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Over the past 30 years, the MTA’s Capital Program has remade New York’s transportationsystem into the safe, modern and reliable network it is today. The result of these invest-ments can be seen not just on MTA trains and buses, but in the remarkable growth of thedownstate region’s $1.26 trillion economy, the economic engine for the entire state.

As the following pages clearly show, the MTA Cap-ital Program has also had a profound direct impact oneconomic development in every corner of New YorkState, from Oriskany to Hornell, Yonkers to Platts-burgh, and numerous points in between. MTA invest-ments have created a true triple play of economicdevelopment: major vendors have opened and ex-panded plants in New York to do MTA work; thosevendors bring work back to New York from other tran-sit systems around the country; and local suppliershave sprung up around the state to support this workand provide thousands of local jobs.

The bottom line is that the Capital Program has become a vital, ongoing supplier of jobs andeconomic growth that is felt far beyond the MTA service region. The current 2010-2014 CapitalProgram will provide 350,000 New York jobs and overall economic impact of $44 billion through-out New York State. But Capital Program investments mean more than just jobs and businesstoday; they also help New York companies build for the future. Contracts from the MTA meanmodernized and expanded manufacturing plants – without MTA Capital spending, plants go idle,and business goes elsewhere.

Despite the vital importance of these investments, the MTA is acutely aware of the need toimplement them as efficiently as possible – to make every dollar count. Last year the MTA re-sponded to this challenge by overhauling the way it does business, reexamining every project inthe 2010-2014 Capital Program and cutting $2 billion without impacting its benefits. The MTAhas also committed to doubling those savings, for a total of $4 billion, by implementing new ef-ficiencies and partnering with contractors to lower expenses.

Nonetheless, a funding gap remains in the final three years of the current Capital Program,which must be addressed with all funding partners. MTA system improvements and expansionplans will not only keep New York competitive in today’s global marketplace; they will also keep peo-ple working and businesses thriving. An investment in the MTA Capital Program is an investmentin the future of New York State.

Built in New York Means Jobs For New York

The 2010 – 2014 Capital Program will create350,000 jobs and generate overall economicimpact of $44 billion throughout New York.

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The Economic Impact of MTA Capital Program Investment on New York State

• $14.7 Billion Capital Work• 350,208 Jobs• $44.1 Billion Economic Impact

MTA Capital Program 2010–2014

Across NY State, the MTA 2005 – 2009 Capital Program generated almost $14 billion in business and maintained or created nearly 325,000 jobs, resulting in almost $41 billion in overall economic impact.

MTA Capital Program Economic Impact

MTA Capital Programs are investments that pay off for NewYork State in terms of a stronger economy, more jobs, and abetter transportation system.

When the 2010 – 2014 MTA Capital Program is fully funded, it isanticipated that the impact will be even greater.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has developed a national model to illustrate the effects of investment inpublic transit on job creation and economic impact. The APTA model estimates:

‰ For each $1 billion spent on public transportation capital investment, 24,000 jobs are created. These includedirect, indirect, and induced jobs.

‰ Each $1 billion spent on public transportation capital investment yields $3 billion in overall economic impact For more information, please see the APTA report at:http://apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Documents/economic_impact_of_public_transportation_investment.pdf


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North Country and

Capital Regions

Central New York and

Mohawk Valley RegionsWestern New York andFinger Lakes Regions

Southern Tier Region

Mid-Hudson Region

NYC Region Long Island RegionMid-Hudson Region

37,497 Jobs$4.7 Billion Economic Impact



Western New York and FingerLakes Regions

4,468 Jobs$563 Million Economic Impact

Long Island Region


NYC Region


North Country and Capital Regions


Central New York and Mohawk Valley Regions

2,808 Jobs$354 Million Economic Impact

Jobs and Economic Impact from the MTA 2005 – 2009 Capital Program


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Mid-Hudson Region

Mid-Hudson Region

Sullivan

Ulster

Duchess

Putnam

Westchester

Rockland

Orange

Brewster

Subway car components

BriarcliffBronx-Whitestone

Bridge work

Wappingers FallsHenry Hudson

Bridge work

CarmelCroton Harmon station rehab

ElmsfordSubway car hardwareRail car couplers

West NyackMetro-North station improvements

FishkillDrainage work for

Henry Hudson Bridge

MamaroneckMetro-North station rehabs

MonroeConstruction, Second

Avenue Subway

Yorktown HeightsElevator rehab, Grand Central Terminal

YonkersM-8 Rail carsNew subway cars

White PlainsHudson Line station improvementsSubway car electrical parts

Mt. VernonBridge abutment for LIRRStation rehab in Rockaways

MonseyDeck Construction,

RFK BridgeTarrytownSubway station rehab

South FallsburgHarmon Shop rehab

HighlandPoughkeepsie Station rehab

PeekskillHarold Interlocking

structural work

PoughkeepsieSubway car components

Select listing of work in the Mid-Hudson Region for MTA Capital projects.


• $1.6 Billion Capital Work

• 37,497 Jobs

• $4.7 Billion Economic Impact

Locations of companies that worked on MTA Capital projects in 2005-2009.


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The Kawasaki plant inYonkers – part of a Port Authorityindustrial park – has produced over1,900 subway and rail cars for NYCTransit and the LIRR, totaling morethan $2.78 billion in business. ThoughKawasaki started making cars for theMTA, over the years they have success-fully expanded their business to buildrolling stock for transit agencies acrossAmerica and around the world, creat-ing a vibrant manufacturing center

In 1987, it didn’t seem as if smokestack Americahad a future left in the New York metropolitan region.Thanks to the MTA Capital Program, a former Otis Elevator plant was reborn as the home of Kawasaki, andYonkers has become a vibrant manufacturing center.

where prior to the MTA’s purchasesone hadn’t existed. Averaging nearly$500 million in contracts (and 180cars) per year, Kawasaki has recentlydecided to invest $25 million to pur-chase and rehabilitate its plant inYonkers – again showing how a busi-ness that begins working for MTA Cap-ital dollars ends up bringing manymore than those dollars’ worth back toNew York State, now and for the future.

Yonkers and Kawasaki: A Mid-Hudson Success Story


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HoosickSubway car components

AlbanyHeavy equipment for maintenance shopsSubway car componentsGaskets, tubing, and valves

WatertownSubway car components

GreenwichTunnel work for Flushing Line ExtensionHarmon Shop master plan


• $366 Million Capital Work

• 8,714 Jobs


St. Lawrence

Clinton

Franklin

Essex

Warren

Washington

Saratoga

Renssalaer

Schenectady

Albany

Greene

Columbia

Lewis

Jefferson

Hamilton

CohoesSubway car components

Green IslandBus brackets

SchenectadyHudson Line station and

parking improvements

Select listing of work in the North Country and Capital Regions for MTA Capital projects.


PlattsburghNew subway carsNew busesNew rail carsSubway car door systemsRail car panelsRail car communications


Opening a 100,000 squarefoot plant in 1995, Bombardiersoon had so much business they had todouble capacity. By 2000, Bombardierhad completed a 1,000 subway car orderfor NYC Transit; and in 2007 they fin-ished a new rail fleet for MTA commuterrailroads. Bombardier’s success stimu-lated the growth of other rail businesscompanies, which made Plattsburgh amajor manufacturing center for thetransit industry. Today, Bombardiercontinues to bring dollars and jobs toNew York, winning a recent order to

Back in the early 1990s, with the MTA rail fleet inneed of replacement, Quebec-based Bombardier realizedthe potential advantages of making trains for New Yorkin New York – and a recently-closed US Air Force base in Plattsburgh provided the perfect location.

make subway cars for the ChicagoTransit Authority.

Ample space, a well-qualified work-force, and a market from the MTA alsobrought bus manufacturing to Platts-burgh. In June 2009 Quebec-basedNova Bus, a division of Volvo, opened a140,000 square foot plant. The loca-tion was perfect – close to Montreal; inNew York State so that New York con-tent could be maximized; and not thatfar from New York City, one of the na-tion’s largest markets for buses. ThePlattsburgh plant’s first customer wasNew York City Transit, which bought allof its first production run. Now Nova’ssister firm Prevost is also eyeing Platts-burgh for its bus assembly if its firstorder with the MTA proves successful.

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Plattsburgh: Trains and Buses Start Here


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Hoosick

VPS Control SystemsControl cables

Plattsburgh

VaporDoor systems

White Plains

Benfield ElectricElectric parts

Hornell

Lin IndustriesFloor panels

Westfield

RenoldGear unit & couplingassembly

Brewster

Hudson Machine WorksFloor heat assemblyYonkers

KawasakiTruck final assembly

Binghamton

WestcodeTruck final assembly

Sidney

AmphenolCable assemblies

Elmsford

Koito/KPSMonitoring and diagnostics

Orchard Park

EnidineVertical shockabsorbers

Rochester

Chamberlin Rubber Elastomers/seals

Plattsburgh

Curtis Door SystemsEnd door tracks anddoor closures

Plattsburgh

BombardierFinal subway and railcar assembly, inspectionand delivery

Hornell and Westfield

AlstomPropulsion and gear units, subway car final assemblyand delivery

Rochester

Acro IndustriesFRP plastics and moldings

Elmira

Steuben Electronics Electronic components

Poughkeepsie

KoshiiFloor panel, interior panel

Great Neck

NishiyamaAir hoses

New York City Subway

New York City Subway

Rochester

Cannon Industries Metal fabrication

Elmsford

BBA Project, Inc.Transportation equipment and suppliesGeneral courier services

Plattsburgh

Milufab (Part of Vapor RailStone Systems) Door panels

New York

MRI USA, Inc. Transportation of freight and cargo

The MTA purchases subway cars and car components for NYC Transitfrom multiple manufacturers in New York State.

Getting it Done in New YorkHow NY State Makes Subway Cars


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Central New York and Mohawk Valley Regions

Oswego

Oneida

FultonHerkimer

Onondaga

Cayuga

Cortland

Madison

Otsego

Montgomery

Schoharie

Central NY and Mohawk Valley Regions

Liverpool


Syracuse

New paratransit vehicles

Oriskany

New busesBus componentsBus graphics

Fort Plain

Harmon Shop planning

Utica

Bus components

Auburn




• 2,808 Jobs

• $354 Million Economic Impact

WeedsportCortlandt parking and accessibility

improvements

Select listing of work in the Central NY and Mohawk Valley Regions for MTA Capital projects.



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Orion’s now state-of-the-artfacility handles installation of allmajor components – engines, transmis-sions, seats, axles, electrical, heating/airconditioning systems, as well as thefinal finishing, testing, and delivery ofdiesel, CNG, and hybrid-electric buses.Similar to transit manufacturing hubsin Yonkers and Plattsburgh, stable or-ders from the MTA have allowed Orionto use its New York State investment tobuild buses for transit properties aroundNorth America, including those in theNiagara Frontier, the Capital District,San Francisco, and Toronto.

Orion opened its first US assembly plant inOriskany, New York, in 1982, attracted by the potentialof the largest market for buses in North America,driven by the MTA Capital Program.

Like many other large companies whohave received contracts through MTACapital Programs, Orion nurtured sup-pliers and other businesses near itsOriskany plant, such as Oriskany Man-ufacturing Company, which wasfounded in 1997 specifically to fabricatecomponents for new buses; and SeifertGraphics, an M/WBE certified firm thatmakes vinyl decals for new buses andsubway cars.

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Oriskany and Orion Bus:Nearing 30 Years Together


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Plattsburgh

SOLVE CompositesFiberglass panels

Falconer

Truck-LiteReflectors

Oriskany

Orion busFinal bus assembly, inspection anddelivery

Plainview

Clever DevicesCommunication system

Ontario

Rochester Industrial ControlsElectronic components

Yorkville

Carrier/MCCA/C compressor

Oriskany

Oriskany ManufacturingStanchions, plumbingand panels

Oriskany

Seifert GraphicsDecals

Orchard Park

Curbell PlasticsAdhesive materials

Victor

Advanced InterconnectSwitches

Johnson City

BAE SystemsHybrid Drives

Plattsburgh

Nova BusFinal bus assembly, inspection and delivery

Wheatfield

Fairview Fittings Metal fittings

Plattsburgh

Imeco Cables Harnesses andcabling

Jamestown

Titan XRadiator and air system

Tonawanda

Noco Energy CorpGrease and oils

Champlain

Elegance CoatingPainting, seat installation

Green Island

ArcadiaMetal bittings

Latham

Omni ServicesHose materials

Jamaica

Rosco MirrorsMirrors

Albany

Cummins NortheastGaskets and tubing

Albany

Motion IndustriesValves

Buffalo

Ryerson NYSteel and metal materials

The MTA purchases buses and bus components for New York City Transit and MTA Bus from multiple manufacturers in New York State.

Getting it Done in New YorkHow New York State Builds a Bus


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Steuben

Tompkins

Schuyler

ChemungTioga

Chenango

BroomeDelaware


Arkport


Freeville

Mill work, subway station rehabs

Binghamton

M-8 Rail car componentsSubway car HVAC

Endwell


Endicott


Hammondsport


Hornell

New subway carsGearsRail car internal finishing and HVAC

Lansing


Norwich


Sidney

Subway car componentsM-7 rail car components

Vestal




• 26,382 Jobs


Canisteo


Elmira


Johnson City

Hybrid bus transmissions

Big Flats

M-8 Rail car componentsRail car simulator

Watkins Glen


Select listing of work in the Southern Tier Region for MTA Capital projects.



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When the Erie Railroadclosed its central mainte-nance shop in 1976, the City ofHornell Industrial Development Agencybought all railroad properties: over800,000 square feet of rail buildings.The IDA bet on the future of railroadtransportation and the quality of thecity’s rail-oriented workforce. Supportedby work for MTA Capital Programs, thisinvestment paid off. In the 1980s Mor-rison Knudsen opened a plant andbegan work on mid-life overhauls forMTA subway cars. Morrison-Knudsenwas followed by Alstom Transport, aworld-wide manufacturer of railcars and equipment. By 2008the MTA had purchasedmore than $1 billionworth of subway carsfrom Alstom; andthis positiveeconomic

The city of Hornell in Steuben County had been arailroad center for 160 years. But as railroads declined,Hornell fell on hard times. Now, supported by work forthe MTA Capital Program, Hornell prospers once again.

effect radiated throughout the region.

Railroads aren’t the only growing tran-sit business in the Southern Tier. John-son City in Broome County is home tothe Platform Solutions division of BAESystems, which developed and suppliedhybrid-electric propulsion systems forMTA buses. In 1998, the MTA becameBAE’s first hybrid propulsion customer– a pilot test that would eventually growNYCT’s hybrid bus fleet into the largestin the world, with over 1,600 buses.

Hornell:Railroad Traditions Reborn

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Western New York and Finger Lakes Regions

Orleans

Wyoming

Genesee

Livingston

MonroeWayne

Ontario Seneca

Yates

AlleganyCattaraugusChautauqua

Erie

Niagara

Western NY and the Finger Lakes Regions

Arcade

Subway car componentsOntario

Bus components

Geneva

Fasteners for paratransit vehicles

Rochester

Subway car moldings and rubber sealsParatransit vehicle components

Penn Yan

Paratransit vehicles

Canadaigua

New paratransit vehicles



• 4,468 Jobs

• $563 Million Economic Impact

Spencerport


Lewiston

Subway station rehabs

Orchard Park

Structural work, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

Bus adhesives

Scio


Westfield


Williamsville

Subway station components

Wellsville


Tonawanda

Subway car componentsOils and greases

Lancaster

RFK Bridge Work

Jamestown

Subway station rehabsSubway car components

Buffalo

Subway car lightingStructural work–RFK Bridge

Lackawanna

Construction, Poughkeepsie station

Falconer

Bus reflectors

Cheektowaga

Construction, Croton Harmon and Peekskill stations

Amherst

Construction, Henry Hudsonand RFK bridges

Alden

Subway station rehabsWest Henrietta

Rail car controls

Victor

Wire harnesses for subway carsBus switches

Albion


Select listing of work in Western NY and the Finger Lakes Regions for MTA Capital projects.



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Although much heavy indus-try has moved overseas, com-panies that have remained in WesternNew York and the Finger Lakes havebenefitted from the MTA Capital Program. In the 2005-2009 Program,more than $187 million went to com-panies in these regions for rail carcomponents and paratransit vehicles.Henrietta’s Alstom Signal worked onMetro-North’s newest rail car fleet.And Shepard Brothers in Canandaiguawas the main supplier for paratransit

Western New York boasts cities with distinguishedindustrial backgrounds, including Buffalo and Rochester. Thanks to the MTA Capital Program, industry still has a home in the region.

vehicles for NYC Transit, vehicles thatwere also made in the region by PennYan’s Coach and Equipment. In addi-tion, companies throughout the regiondid steel work for MTA bridges as wellas for the Second Avenue Subway–andalso worked on projects for MTA subway and railroad stations manyhundreds of miles from their homebase. All told, MTA Capital Programdollars created or maintained 4,500jobs in these regions.

Broad-based Industries:Retooling for Transit

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Long Island Region

Suffolk

Long Island Region

Westbury

Subway station rehab

Babylon

Bridge work: Bronx-Whitestone,Verrazano, Cross Bay

Bohemia

Subway car componentsSubway station rehabs

Brentwood

Power substation replacements

Bellmore

Rehab decks–Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Deer Park

Track rehab

Bayport

Escalator replacement

Holbrook

Substation and power projects

Lake Success

Upper-level Henry Hudson Bridge

Lawrence

Subway station rehabs

Mineola

Harmon Shop rehabilitation

Nesconset

Tunnel and GCT infrastructure,East Side Access

Ronkonkoma


Roslyn

Structural work–Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

Rockville Centre

Structural Work–Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

Syosset

Bridges work–Throgs Neck,Verrazano, RFK

Valley Stream

Fulton Street Transit Center

East Meadow

Yard fencing

Hauppauge

Subway car componentsFarmingdale

Power–Harlem and Hudson lines



• 50,000 Jobs


Select listing of work in the Long Island Region for MTA Capital projects.


Nassau


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The MTA purchases commuter rail cars and car components for the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad from multiple

manufacturers in New York State.

Getting it Done in New YorkRail Cars: A Statewide Group Effort

West Henrietta

Alstom SignalAutomatic Train Control (ATC)Advanced civil speed enforcement system

Plattsburgh

Axion Technologies Ltd. Communications

Brewster

Hudson Machine Metal fabrication

Plattsburgh

Bombardier Cove assembly

Plattsburgh

Bombardier Final car assembly, inspection and delivery

Yonkers

KawasakiDesign, carshell manufacturing,truck manufacturing, final assembly

Eagle Bridge

Eagle Bridge MachineTruck Casting

Binghamton

Westcode HVAC

Schenectady

Sepsa Auxilliary power

Big Flats

Orthstar, Inc. Cab simulator equipment

Plattsburgh

Vapor (Div ofWabtec) Door s ystems

Westfield

Renold Couplings


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New York City Region

Queens

New York City Region

BrooklynEast Side AccessSubway station rehabsFulton Street Transit CenterFlood mitigation

BronxSteel repairs–Verrazano-NarrowsStation construction–Bleecker StreetEast Side Access–GCT concourse

College Point, QueensLower deck–Henry Hudson BridgePumping facilitiesVentilation plantsSubway signal modernization–Lexington Ave

Flushing, QueensSecond Avenue SubwayBridge work–Bronx-Whitestone, RFK

Jamaica, QueensPumping facilitiesEast Side Access

Maspeth, QueensDeck work–multiple bridges

ManhattanHarmon Shop master planSubway station rehabsEast Side Access–GCT concourse, tunnel excavationSubway signal improvements

Whitestone, QueensShops and yards

Long Island City, QueensEast Side Access bored infrastructureSubway line structure rehabsEnvironmental and safety

Staten IslandSecond Avenue Subway

Woodside, QueensBridge painting



• 194,695 Jobs


Select listing of work in the New York City Region for MTA Capital projects.


New York

Richmond

Kings

Bronx


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Alden

Bennett Manufacturing Trash receptacles

Mt. Vernon

Verde Electric Labor/material

Rock Tavern

Gabriel Steel Erectors Wind screens

Bronx

Imperial Iron Works Station construction

Island Park

Beach Erectors Stairs

Yorktown Heights

Heights Elevator Elevator installation

College Point

Judlau Contracting Station construction

Mt. Vernon

Klairgar HVAC

Brooklyn

Smalls Electrical Construction Electrical work

College Point

J-Track LLC Trackwork

Richmond Hill

Ace Restoration Services Lead abatement

Staten Island

Action Elevator Elevators

Lawrence

John P. Picone, Inc. Station rehabilitation

Tarrytown

TDA Construction Painting and environmental

Bellmore

4J’s Plumbing & Heating Plumbing and HVAC

Islandia

Minelli Construction Structural steel repair

Jamestown

Superior Steel Door & Trim Service booth rehabilitation

White Plains

Concourse Precast, Inc. Construction services

Staten Island

Total Electric Distributors Construction services

Yonkers

Tyrek Heights Erectors Structural and miscellaneous steelwork

Williamsville

Engineering Plastics Furnish warning tiles

Tarrytown

Granite Construction Station rehabilitation

Bohemia

Citnalta Construction Station construction

Lewiston

American Indian Builders Electrical material

Yonkers

Ecco III Enterprises Construction services

Lynbrook

FCS Group Lead abatement

Mt. Vernon

WDF Inc. Station rehabilitation

* Illustration representative of multiple station improvement projects.

The MTA is continuously investing in its 468 subway stations and210 commuter rail stations and providing jobs to multiple

contractors in New York State.

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