Historical Marker
The World Mourns
Historical marker location:
4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Albany Post Road (U.S. 9) and FDR Drive, on the left when traveling north.)
The New York City subway system, which opened in 1904, was the first rapid transit system in the world. The original line ran from City Hall to 145th Street in Harlem.