New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. 展开

The 1938 Constitution "expressly empowered public authorities to contract debt independently of the State". Because of this, the Court of Appeals has repeatedly affirmed that public authorities are distinct from the state and that the state carries no moral … 展开

The New York State Comptroller's Office lists four types of public benefit corporations and authorities:
• Class A — … 展开

Public benefit corporations in New York State have origins in mercantile capitalism. A shared tradition of English common law and Dutch law may explain their origins.
The New … 展开

The New York State Constitution, Art. X, sec. 5, provides that public benefit corporations may only be created by special act of the legislature. In City of Rye v. MTA, 24 N.Y.2d 627 (1969), the court of appeals explained that "The debates of the 1938 Convention … 展开

Public benefit corporations and public authorities are controlled by boards of directors made up of political appointees. Board members have … 展开

For a more complete list, see a list of New York State public-benefit corporations
Class A public benefit corporations in the New York City Metropolitan Area
Below are some of the authorities operating in and around the New York City metropolitan area 展开