New York City Transit Police

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New York City Transit Police Department
Shield of the New York City Transit Police
Agency overview
Formed	1953
Dissolved	1995
Superseding agency	New York City Police Department
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New York, New York, U.S.
Map of New York City Transit Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	468.9 square miles (1,214 km2)
Population	8,274,527
Legal jurisdiction	New York City
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Police Officers	Approx. 4,000

The New York City Transit Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1953 (with the creation of the New York City Transit Authority) to 1995, and is currently part of the NYPD. The roots of this organization go back to 1936 when Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of special patrolmen for the New York City Subway. These patrolmen eventually became officers of the Transit Police.^[1] In 1949, the department was officially divorced from the New York City Police Department, but was eventually fully re-integrated in 1995 as the Transit Bureau of the New York City Police Department by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

In 1997, the Transit Bureau became the Transit Division within the newly formed Transportation Bureau. In July 1999, the Transit Division once again became the Transit Bureau, but remained part of the Police Department. Headquarters for the NYPD Transit Bureau are located at 130 Livingston Street in Brooklyn Heights.^[2]