1st horse-drawn streetcar

The 1st horse-drawn urban stagecoach, known as an omnibus, carried 12 passengers along a fixed route. Designed to seat 15, these oversized stagecoaches were often overcrowded, with passengers both inside and on top. Riders signaled the driver to stop by pulling a strap attached to his ankle.

The horse-drawn streetcar John Mason began operating in New York City, offering smoother, faster, and more affordable transit than horse-drawn omnibuses. Designed by John Stephenson, it featured upholstered seats and glass windows. It ran along the Bowery and Fourth Avenue between Prince and 14th Street, charging 12.5 cents per ride. Named after Chemical Bank president and railroad co-founder John Mason, who funded it, this innovation marked the first mass transit system in the city, significantly improving urban transportation.

The 1st of its kind, a Horse Drawn Railroad connecting the E Broadway commercial center to the Brooklyn ferry started.

The last horse-drawn streetcar in New York City ceased operation by order of the Public Service Commission. In its place, New York Railways contracted for 70 units of a "new kind of car," marking the transition to electric-powered streetcars and modernizing urban transit.