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Yes, the New York City subway is run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the D.C. subway is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In announcements they pronounce this "wuh-mata dot com." Amusingly, the web site melted down yesterday after the closure announcement so visitors were greeted with "Service Unavailable."
Twitter is aflutter with wisecracks:
"MAKE WMATA GREAT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME"
"BREAKING: WMATA"
And my favorite, the updated service map:
