![]() ![]() The Interborough Rapid Transit initially covers 9.1 miles of track and 28 stations between City Hall and 145th street. The first official subway system in Manhattan opens. The Williamsburg Bridge, the largest of the bridges across the East River, is completed. The first cable cars appear, replacing animal-powered streetcars. On May 24, the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River opens, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. Parts of it are still used in the PATH rail system. Grand Central Depot, now known as Grand Central Terminal, is constructed in 1871 to handle New York City's railroad traffic.Ĭolonel Dewitt Haskins breaks ground for the first tunnel under the Hudson, designed to connect Hoboken and Lower Manhattan. It would be driven out of business by the subway 50 years later. The city's first elevated railway begins running regularly along Greenwich Street and 9th Avenue. The first railroad system in New York, owned by the New York and Harlem Railroad company, begins operating approximately nine blocks between Union Square and 23rd Street. The Erie Canal is finished, making New York City America's premier port. The design has been the basis for transportation planning in the city ever since. The New York State Legislature introduces the Grid Plan for New York City, dividing its streets into a rectangular pattern. ![]() The Juliana, the world's first commercially operated steam ferry, begins running between New Jersey and Vesey Street. The first bridge in the city, King's Bridge connects Manhattan and what is now the Bronx. The law bars wagons, carts and sleighs from being driven at a gallop. The rulers of what was then New Amsterdam institute the first traffic regulations in America. Grand Central Depot, now known as Grand Central Station. ![]()
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