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  2. Q79 (New York City bus) - Wikipedia

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    Q79. The Q79 bus route constituted a public transit line in Queens, New York City. It ran primarily along Little Neck Parkway between Little Neck station and Jamaica Avenue. Service on the route, initially known as the Q12A, began on June 4, 1950, following a request made by Queens Borough President Maurice A. FitzGerald. In 1990, the route was ...

  3. New York Transit Museum - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.nytransitmuseum.org. The New York Transit Museum (also called the NYC Transit Museum) is a museum that displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan region. The main museum is located in the decommissioned Court Street subway station in Downtown ...

  4. Malbone Street wreck - Wikipedia

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    93–102. Injured. ~250. Wrecked car with wood splinters and glass shards. The Malbone Street wreck, also known as the Brighton Beach Line accident, was a rapid transit railroad accident that occurred on November 1, 1918, on the New York City Subway 's BMT Brighton Line (now part of the BMT Franklin Avenue Line) in the Flatbush neighborhood of ...

  5. History of transportation in New York City - Wikipedia

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    e. 1867 test of cable car. Transportation in New York City has ranged from strong Dutch authority in the 17th century, expansionism during the industrial era in the 19th century and half of the 20th century, to cronyism during the Robert Moses era. The shape of New York City 's transportation system changed as the city did, and the result is an ...

  6. Steinway Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    Technical. Length. 1.3 miles (2.1 km) No. of tracks. 2. The Steinway Tunnel is a pair of tubes carrying the IRT Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> trains) of the New York City Subway under the East River between 42nd Street in Manhattan and 51st Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, in New York City. It was originally designed and built as an interurban ...

  7. NYC Ferry - Wikipedia

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    NYC Ferry is a public network of ferry routes in New York City operated by Hornblower Cruises. As of August 2023, there are six routes, as well as one seasonal route, connecting 25 ferry piers across all five boroughs. NYC Ferry has the largest passenger fleet in the United States with a total of 38 vessels, providing between 20 and 90 minute ...

  8. Transportation in New York City - Wikipedia

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    An 1807 grid plan of Manhattan. The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam.The port had maintained several roads; some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al. The 19th century brought changes to the ...

  9. Police vehicles in New York City - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Police Department vehicle fleet consists of 9,624 police cars, 11 boats, eight helicopters, and numerous other vehicles. [1] Responsibility of operation and maintenance lies with the NYPD's Support Services Bureau. The colors of NYPD vehicles are an all-white body with two blue stripes along each side.