The 19th century brought changes to the format of the system's transport: the establishment of a Manhattan street grid through the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, as well as an unprecedented link between the then-separate cities of New York and Brooklyn via the Brooklyn Bridge, in 1883. The port had maintained several roads some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al.
The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam. Main article: History of New York City transportation For private vehicles, a system of expressways and parkways connects New York City with its suburbs. Numerous separate bus systems operate to Westchester County, Nassau County, and New Jersey. There are three commuter rail systems, the PATH rapid transit system to New Jersey, and various ferries between Manhattan and New Jersey. 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. 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. Within the New York City metropolitan area, the airport system-which includes John F. Private cars are less used compared to other cities in the rest of the United States. New York City is 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. New York City, being the most populous city in the United States, 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. The transportation system of New York City is a network of complex infrastructural systems. MTA, NJ Transit, PATH, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and private operators Rapid transit, commuter rail, bus and bus rapid transit, light rail, people mover, aerial tramway, bicycle sharing system, taxicab Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, State of New Jersey, other local governments A 2009 map of New York City's passenger rail system
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