Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department (MTA Police / MTAPD) provides specialized railroad and transit law enforcement for Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, Staten Island Railway, and related MTA facilities across New York and Connecticut under Chief of Police Thomas J. Taffe. Official MTA materials publish the main office telephone and describe nearly 1,200 sworn and civilian members across eleven districts. MTA Police main office: (212) 878-1001. Emergency: (888) 682-9117. Dial 911 for life-threatening emergencies.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department is listed on American Police Training as a municipal agency serving New York, New York, NY. The agency is associated with ORI NY01303 in public records where available. Officers coordinating training with Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department can review public contacts, photos, listings, and recruiting posts on this municipal agency profile for New York, New York, NY. This American Police Training page is unique to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department (ORI NY01303, New York, New York, NY) so similarly named departments are not mixed into the same listing. Use this Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department listing when planning in-service training, checking public contacts, or confirming jurisdiction so work stays with this municipal agency and not another agency that shares a similar name.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), New York city, NY has an estimated population of 8,516,202.