Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police

Triborough Bridge And Tunnel Authority Police


Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Operations Force
Patch of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Operations Force.
Motto New York's Proudest
Agency overview
Formed 1978
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of New York in the state of New York, US
Map of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Operations Force's jurisdiction.
Legal jurisdiction New York State
General nature
  • Law enforcement
  • Civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction Buildings and lands occupied or explicitly controlled by the institution and the institution's personnel, and public entering the buildings and precincts of the institution.
Operational structure
Headquarters New York, New York
Bridge and Tunnel Officers Approx. 966
Agency executive James Fortunato, Chief of Operations
Parent agency MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Units List
  • Patrol
  • Special Operations Division/Collision Reduction Unit
  • Recruit Training
  • Ceremonial Unit
  • Operations Central Command and Control
  • Counter Terrorism Task Force
Facilities
Bridges and Tunnels 9
  • Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
  • Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
  • Verrazano Narrows Bridge
  • Throgs Neck Bridge
  • Henry Hudson Bridge
  • Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
  • Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
  • Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
  • Queens Midtown Tunnel
Website
Official TBTA Site
Footnotes

The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Operations Force is not a police agency it is a law enforcement agency in New York City. It is responsible for protecting all facilities and surrounding area owned by the MTA Bridges and Tunnels (formerly Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority ; TBTA), for enforcing state and city laws at all the facilities and the surrounding area, and for many non law enforcement duties, including collecting the tolls(toll collection currently being phased out to toll collectors), towing disabled and wrecked vehicles off of the roadways, and clearing snow off the roadways. The TBTA currently has 966 Bridge and Tunnel Officers, Sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains

Read more about Triborough Bridge And Tunnel Authority Police:  Name, Ranks, Facilities, Power and Authority, Units, ACROBAT, Operations, Toll Collection and Non Law Enforcement Duties, Training, Vehicles, Firearms, Equipment, September 11th Attacks and Change of The Department, Recent Incidents Involving BTO's, Possible Merger Into Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police, See Also

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