one year earlier (or press a) --- one year later (or press s)
click here to animate

1932 map

1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

one year earlier (or press a) --- one year later (or press s)

Based on service at the end of the year in question. Lines coloured by operator. Waterlines as of c. 1940.
Scale: = 10 km (30 CSS pixels per km)

Please send any corrections or questions to threestationsquare at gmail dot com.

See also: New York rapid transit timeline - New York rail and trolleybus timeline
Google maps: New York area trolleys, 1932 - Trolleys in North America, 1957
rapid transit timelines - miscellaneous timelines and maps

By Alexander Rapp (CC-BY-SA) based on map data by OpenStreetMap contributors and historical sources.