Which way do you want to go? Use the timeline to explore early New York history by date or click on one of the titles below to investigate by topic! What Was Life Like? Find out more Shipping in New York The Best of Both Worlds Whose Park is it Anyway? A Piece of Paradise More than a Bridge By Bridge and by Tunnel Across Five Boroughs The Great Stations of Yesteryear Subways City Parks and Playgrounds West Side Improvement Capital of the World Slum Clearance Suburbanization and Highways Landmark Preservation Important Events Find out more The Erie Canal The Black Ball Line Clean Water Halts Outbreak Building the Bridge Raising the Statue A Giant Welcome The Story of Brooklyn Bright Lights Big City Dial "M" for Manhattan Reaching for the Sky Higher and Higher The Empire State Building The Triborough Bridge Building the Expressway Cool People From the Past Find out more Olmsted's Vision The Liberty Belle
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