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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Dec 29 00:47:28 2016, in response to Re: New York Bus Question, posted by Italianstallion on Wed Dec 28 23:49:42 2016. I've always found it very strange that there is only one local bus route between Brooklyn and Manhattan.Brooklyn and Manhattan were two separate cities before 1898. Each of their governments had awarded separate franchises for separate routes to separate companies. These franchises remained valid after consolidation. The Brooklyn Bridge operated its own railroad. Trolleys did not operate over the Brooklyn Bridge until after consolidation. The Brooklyn trolleys ran only to an off-street terminal at Park Row. The Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges allowed existing Brooklyn trolleys to operate to a terminal in Manhattan and existing Manhattan street cars to operate to a terminal on the Brooklyn side. The various franchises awarded before consolidation remained intact. The same was used for the Queensboro Bridge. New York City had annexed the Bronx before consolidation. The problem of exclusive franchises awarded by two separate governments did not exist. |
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