NYC Breaks Ground: The Subway Era Begins Underground
Mayor Robert Van Wyck broke ground on New York City's first underground rapid transit line, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn beneath the streets. The subway opened four years later and immediately transformed urban commuting, enabling the explosive residential growth of the outer boroughs and establishing mass transit as the backbone of the modern city.
March 24, 1900
126 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Brooklyn
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New York City
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Manhattan
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Mayor
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Robert Anderson Van Wyck
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New York City Subway
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Brooklyn, New York
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Mayor of New York City
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Robert Anderson Van Wyck
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New York City Subway
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Manhattan
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
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