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The New York City Transportation system has a transportation system which includes one of the largest subway systems in the world; the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel; and an aerial tramway. New York City is also home to an extensive bus system in each of the five boroughs; citywide and Staten Island ferry systems; and numerous yellow taxis and boro taxis throughout the city. Private cars are less used compared to other cities in the rest of the United States.

Within the New York City metropolitan area, the airport system—which includes John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport (located in New Jersey), Stewart Airport and a few smaller facilities—is one of the largest in the world. The Port of New York and New Jersey, which includes the waterways around New York City and its metropolitan area, is one of the busiest seaports in the United States. There are also three commuter rail systems, the PATH rapid transit system to New Jersey, and various ferries between Manhattan and New Jersey. Numerous separate bus systems also operate to Westchester County, Nassau County, and New Jersey. For private vehicles, a system of expressways and parkways connects New York City with its suburbs.

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Selected article Hammerton's Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England. The ferry links the northern bank near Marble Hill House in Twickenham with the southern bank near Ham House in Ham. It is one of only four remaining ferry routes in London not to be replaced by a bridge or tunnel. In 1908, local resident Walter Hammerton began hiring out boats to leisure users from a boathouse opposite Marble Hill House, and in 1909 began to operate a regular ferry service across the river at this point using a 12-passenger clinker-built skiff, charging 1d per journey. In 1913, William Champion, and Lord Dysart, operators of the nearby Twickenham Ferry, took legal action against Hammerton to remove his right to operate the ferry. Although Hammerton won the initial case, the judgement was reversed on appeal. Following considerable public interest in the case, a public subscription raised the funds for Hammerton to take the case to the House of Lords, which ruled in his favour on 23 July 1915. (Full article...) All selected articles Selected biography Charles Pearson (4 October 1793 – 14 September 1862) was a solicitor to the City of London, a reforming campaigner and briefly a Member of Parliament for Lambeth constituency. He was involved in many campaigns and reformations including overturning the ban on Jews from being stockbrokers. He also fully supported universal suffrage and electoral reform to balance the sizes of parliamentary constituencies. Recognising the growth in the outer suburbs of London and inner city congestion, he proposed the construction of an underground railway through the Fleet valley to Farringdon. His first proposal was that of an atmospheric railway, which was ridiculed, but he continued to campaign throughout the 1840s and 1850s. Various other schemes included a rejected plan for a central railway station to be shared by multiple railway companies. In 1854, a private bill for the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon received assent. Although not a director or shareholder, Pearson's publishing of a pamphlet and continued support eventually convinced the City of London to support for the project. Pearson died of dropsy on 14 September 1862 at his home at West Hill, Wandsworth, and so was not alive to see the opening of the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863. Pearson had refused the offer of a reward from the railway company, but, shortly after the railway's opening, his widow was granted an annuity of £250 per year. (Full article...) All Selected biographies

Selected pictures London Overground Class 378 train on the East London Line in Hoxton. Preserved AEC Routemaster coaches in London Transport Green Line livery. Eurostar Class 373 trains at St Pancras station. Rail, road and river traffic, seen from the London Eye. Southern approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel that runs under the River Thames in east London between Rotherhithe and Limehouse. Stockwell bus garage, Stockwell, a Grade II* listed building. London Underground Battery-electric locomotive L16 designed to operate over tracks where the traction current is turned off for maintenance work. Early style tube roundel in mosaic at Maida Vale Underground station. Woolwich Ferry boats "John Burns" and "James Newman" on the River Thames, 2012. Hornsey Lane Bridge, Archway, more commonly known as "Suicide Bridge". "Boris Bikes" from the Santander Cycles hire scheme waiting for use at a docking station in Victoria. Day (left) and Night (right) sculptures by Sir Jacob Epstein on the London Underground's headquarters at 55 Broadway. Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London, 1949. Planes waiting at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4. Vauxhall Bridge across the River Thames opened in 1906 and features sculptures by F. W. Pomeroy. A Hansom cab at Somerset House. A tram of the London United Tramways at Boston Road, Hanwell, circa 1910. The Circle routes of Victorian London, comprising the Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Outer Circle and Super Outer Circle. Camden Lock or Hampstead Road Lock in Camden Town, north London is the only twin lock on the Regents Canal. Ruislip Lido Railway's 12-inch (300 mm) gauge locomotive "Mad Bess" hauling a passenger train. Gondolas of the Emirates Air Line cable car cross the River Thames from Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Docks. Original stations on the Metropolitan Railway from The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1862. Helicopter landing at London Heliport, a jetty constructed in the River Thames in Battersea. Albert Bridge, opened in 1873, crosses the River Thames between Chelsea and Battersea. Central London Railway poster, published in 1905. Clapham Common Underground station north and south-bound platforms on the Northern line. The south façade of King's Cross railway station London terminus of the East Coast Main Line. Sailing ships at West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs in 1810. The docks opened in 1802 and closed in 1980 and have since been redeveloped as the Canary Wharf development. Tower bridge; a bascule bridge across the River Thames. Duck tour converted DUKW amphibious vehicle exiting the River Thames. Thames Clippers service catamaran on the River Thames. Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1887, crosses the River Thames in west London. Tram 2548 calls at Arena tram stop. This is one of the trams on the Tramlink network centred on Croydon in south London. Qantas Boeing 747-400 about to land at Heathrow Airport, seen beyond the roofs of Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow. 55 Broadway, headquarters of the UERL and its successors, is a Grade I listed building in Westminster designed by Charles Holden. The multi-level junction between the M23 and M25 motorways near Merstham in Surrey. The M23 passes over the M25 with bridges carrying interchange slip roads for the two motorways in between. The newly constructed junction of the Westway (A40) and the West Cross Route (A3220) at White City, circa 1970. Continuation of the West Cross Route northwards under the roundabout was cancelled leaving two short unused stubs for the slip roads that would have been provided for traffic joining or leaving the northern section. The original Hampton Court Bridge in 1753, the first of four on the site. Escalators at Westminster Underground station descend between beams and columns of the station box to reach the deep-level Jubilee line platforms. An air raid shelter in a London Underground station during The Blitz. TX4 London Taxi at Heathrow Airport. London Underground A60 Stock (left) and 1938 Stock (right) trains showing the difference in the sizes of the two types of rolling stock operated on the system. A60 stock trains operated on the surface and sub-surface sections of the Metropolitan line from 1961 to 2012 and 1938 Stock operated on various deep level tube lines from 1938 to 1988. View of Old London Bridge, circa 1632 by Claude de Jongh. Archer statue by Eric Aumonier at East Finchley Underground station. Arguably the best-preserved disused station building in London, this is the former Alexandra Palace station on the GNR Highgate branch (closed in 1954). It is now in use as a community centre (CUFOS). London General Omnibus Company B-type bus B340 built in 1911 by AEC. One of a number of London buses purchased by the British military during World War I, this vehicle was operated on the Western Front. Victoria line 2009 Stock train at Euston. The western departures concourse of King's Cross railway station. The New Routemaster built by Wrightbus has three entrances, two staircases and is designed to be reminiscent of the Routemaster. All Selected pictures In the news Did you know...

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