§ 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.