FIRST MASS TRANSIT DEBUTED ON THIS DAY

The Birth of Mass Transit in NYC - Village Preservation

On November 14, 1832, New York City’s New York and Harlem
company premiered the nation’s
first horse-drawn street car. 

The street car made its debut on Bowery and Fourth Avenue in Manhattan, between Prince and 14th Street, it marked New
York’s first-ever mass transit offering. Within two weeks,
passengers were charged 12.5 cents a ride.


M0112 | Copy Negative of Horse Car 45 Driven on Last Horseca… | Flickr

Primer Tranvía de Nueva York NY 1832, USA (1) | Postage stamps, New york city, Vintage postage ...

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