#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1904, New York City’s first rapid transit subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. The four-track line ran under Park Avenue South to Grand Central, across 42nd Street to Times Square, and up Broadway to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection archival video, shot just months after the subway opened, shows a train pulling into 14 St Station and continuing uptown. From those earl

Happy #SubwayDay! The #NYCSubway turns 117 today! New York City’s first rapid transit subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit subway, opened on October 27, 1904 with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. That four-track line ran under Park Avenue South to Grand Central, across 42nd Street to Times Square, and up Broadway to 145th Street. Do you commute along the original IRT route? The Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA is featuring historic #NYTMCol