Transportation in New York City
New York City boasts one of the most extensive urban transportation systems in the world, including two distinct mass transit systems:
- New York Subway—by some measures, the most extensive rapid transit system in the world
- Staten Island Railway—not technically part of the Subway, but serves a similar purpose on the Borough of Staten Island; isolated from the national rail network and the New York City Subway
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson—rapid transit between Manhattan and New Jersey
New York City's automobile network is also extensive. It includes many bridges and limited access highways built by Robert Moses, and is integrated with a street grid that dates to the early 19th century.
While extensive, much of New York City's infrastructure is aging and in need of capital investment. Despite the lack of expansion and investment during the past few decades, many infrastructure projects including the Second Avenue Subway, 7 Subway Extension, Fulton Center, and the East Side Access have already started construction during the 2000s.
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