New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXI - Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Subchapter D - Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct and Safety of the Public › Part 1045 - Rules Governing The Conduct And Safety Of Public In The Use Of The Facilities Of The Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority › Section 1045.4 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Public
				  areas within the transit center are open to the public at such times as may be
				  established by the authority from time to time. Public areas are those areas of
				  the facility which are intended for use by the public in accessing
				  transportation, in traveling through the transit center, in waiting for
				  transportation, and in utilizing public lavatory facilities and public pay
				  telephones or other services as may be permitted pursuant to these
				  rules.
(b) No persons except
				  persons assigned to duty therein by MSBA shall enter any area of the transit
				  center or bus that is not a public area or that is closed to the public except
				  in a public safety capacity or pursuant to the terms of a lease, license or
				  operating agreement or concession granted by MSBA.
(c) Emergency closure. Whenever a threat to
				  public health or safety exists in the transit center resulting from any cause,
				  the transit center manager, or any MSBA employee having authority to do so, may
				  close the transit center or any part thereof to all persons to insure the
				  safety and well-being of the public.
(d) Noncommercial activities within the
				  transit center are deemed to be authorized provided that such activities:
(1) do not impede or interfere with the
				  ingress or egress of the transit center;
(2) do not interfere with or impede
				  transportation services or the movement of persons within the transit
				  center;
(3) do not interfere with
				  or impede access on to or off a bus;
(4) do not take place on platforms or bays
				  located outside the transit center or on buses;
(5) if taking place within the transit center
				  are conducted in accordance with a permit obtained from the transit center
				  manager; and
(6) do not violate any
				  of the prohibitions contained in these rules.
Applications to conduct noncommercial activities within the
					 transit center may be obtained at Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority,
					 Communications Division, 700 Commercial Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530, between
					 the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
					 holidays. Such permits will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis to
					 individuals completing the appropriate application and agreeing to abide by
					 these rules, as well as the conditions contained in the permit application.
					 Permits may specify as conditions to their use the location within the transit
					 center, the amount of space allocated and the time or times for which they are
					 valid, as well as the maximum number of people covered by the permit and the
					 size and number of tables, chairs, signs, posters or like equipment, if any,
					 allowed at that time and location. Permit applications may require information
					 that identifies the permittee or permittees, any sponsoring organization, and
					 other information designed to determine that there will be compliance with
					 these rules and regulations and the above permit conditions, and may also
					 require an acknowledgement or release from liability for any injury that may
					 result from the exercise of rights under the permit. Permits may be suspended
					 for emergencies and for violation of the prohibitions listed above, or for
					 violation of the conditions contained in the permit application and these
					 rules.