2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    §  1200.  Definitions.  Unless  expressly otherwise provided, whenever
  used in this title, the following terms shall mean or include:
    1. "Authority. " The corporation created by section  eighteen  hundred
  one of this title.
    2. "Board. " The members of the authority.
    3. "Board of estimate." The board of estimate of the city.
    4. "City." The city of New York.
    5. "Comptroller. " The comptroller of the city.
    6.  "Devices  and  appurtenances."  Devices  and  appurtenances deemed
  necessary by the authority, to secure the  greatest  efficiency,  public
  convenience  and safety, including the number, location, description and
  plans and specifications for the stations, suitable supports,  turnouts,
  switches,  sidings,  connections, landing places, garages, repair shops,
  buildings,  structures,  platforms,  stairways,  elevators,   telephone,
  telegraph  and signal devices, facilities for access to the surface, and
  other  suitable  appliances  incidental  and  requisite  to  what   such
  authority  may  approve  as  the best and most efficient system of rapid
  transit in view of the public needs and requirements, including  in  its
  discretion,  operation  of a transit facility or some portion thereof by
  any device or  means,  other  than  separate  cars  or  trains,  in  the
  construction  of  which  stationary  means for guiding a conveyance in a
  definite path and means for propelling  such  conveyance  are  necessary
  elements.
    7.  "Equipment."  Rolling stock, omnibuses, vehicles, motors, boilers,
  engines,  wires,  ways,  conduits  and  mechanisms,  machinery,   tools,
  implements,  materials,  supplies and devices of every nature whatsoever
  used for the generation or transmission of motive  power  and  including
  all  power  houses, and all apparatus and all devices for signalling and
  ventilation as may be required for the operation of a transit facility.
    8. "Facilities." Routes, tracks, extensions, connections, terminals or
  facilities.
    9. "Fiscal year." A period commencing the first day of January in each
  year and ending on the succeeding December thirty-first of such year.
    10. "Governor." The governor of the state of New York.
    11. "Mayor." The mayor of the city.
    12. "Person." A natural person, firm or corporation.
    13. "Property" or "property rights.  "  Real  estate,  real  property,
  lands,  rights, terms, interests, privileges, franchises or easements of
  owners, abutting owners or others.
    14.  "Revenues."  All  monies  received  by  the  authority   or   its
  subsidiaries  from  whatever source, derived directly or indirectly from
  or in connection with their operations.
    15. "Transit facility. " A rapid transit railroad, omnibus line or any
  other facility or any railroad in the city used for local service in the
  transportation of passengers as common  carriers  for  hire  or  in  the
  transportation  of  the United States mail or personal property, and any
  portion thereof and the rights, leaseholds or other  interests  therein,
  together  with  the  devices and appurtenances, facilities and equipment
  thereof and power plants and  other  instrumentalities  used  or  useful
  therefor or in connection therewith.
    16. "Street. " A public street, marginal street, avenue, road, bridge,
  viaduct, highway, boulevard, driveway, park, parkway, dock, wharf, pier,
  ground, river, water, square, place or land within the city.
    17.  "Metropolitan transportation authority. " The corporation created
  by section twelve hundred sixty-three of this chapter.
    18. "Triborough bridge and tunnel authority. " The corporation created
  by section five hundred fifty-two of this chapter.