[DOC] [TLE] How a Ferry Ride Helped Make Brooklyn the Original Suburb - The ... [PAR] Dec 29, 2014 ... On May 10, 1814, a twin-hulled boat called the Nassau carried 549 ... boat, was 
the first regularly scheduled steam-powered ferry from Brooklyn to Manhattan. ... 
Whoever he was, he can justly be called America's first commuter. ... take the 
ferry for the short ride to Brooklyn Heights and another world, quiet,... [DOC] [TLE] Brooklyn Heights - Wikipedia [PAR] Brooklyn Heights is an affluent residential neighborhood within the New York City 
borough of ... The ferry service helped the lowland area to thrive, with both farms 
and some factories ... Steam Ferry Boat Company began regularly scheduled 
steam ferry service in 1814, with ..... Old Brooklyn Heights: New York's First 
Suburb. [DOC] [TLE] Downtown Brooklyn - Wikipedia [PAR] Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City, 
United States ... Until 1814, Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights remained 
sparsely ... Robert Fulton's new steam ferry then began to offer an easy 
commuting ... It made Brooklyn Heights Manhattan's first suburb, and put 
Downtown... [DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Questions page 2093 - WOULD YOU BELIEVE ... [PAR] SUBURBIA: In 1814 steam ferry service made these NYC "Heights" the world's 
first commuter suburb  CHILDREN'S LIT: Popular books by this author include... [DOC] [TLE] How Brooklyn Heights Became the City's First Historic District ... [PAR] Mar 18, 2015 ... Pierrepont was born in 1768, and made his first fortune in ... They'd met in Paris 
and Pierrepont had been an early backer of Fulton's steam ferry, which launched 
on ... in the Heights, Fulton launched a commuter boat from Manhattan to 
Brooklyn, the Nassau, on May 10, 1814. ..... NYC Historic Preservation... [DOC] [TLE] Hood Presents at Urban History Meeting - Hobart and William Smith ... [PAR] Nov 2, 2012 ... His paper, "The Ferry Not Taken: Why Upper Class New Yorkers ... on Long 
Island - was the first commuter suburb in the world. After Robert Fulton 
inaugurated the use of the steam ferries on this route in 1814, the heights 
certainly did ... These New Englanders who settled in Brooklyn Heights made it 
into... [DOC] [TLE] Tale of Two Downtowns: Historic, commercial, branding for Brooklyn ... [PAR] Dec 9, 2015 ... Prior to the consolidation of 1898, each of these places had a mayor, ... Unlike 
many European colonies in the New World, whose ... Brooklyn settlement didn't 
truly get started until 1814 when Robert Fulton and his famous steam ferry  with 
... Today, historians call Brooklyn Heights America's first suburb,... [DOC] [TLE] Learning from Labels | The Metropolitan Museum of Art [PAR] The first step in uncovering that story was to compile a list of Brooklyn garment ... 
In 1814, Robert Fulton created a steam engine that made passage up the East 
and ... to subdivide their land into profitable lots for these "suburban commuters." 
... Big department stores like Loeser's not only sold goods, they provided services
. [DOC] [TLE] Transportation/Erosion of City [PAR] The introduction of the steam ferry, the omnibus, the commuter railroad, the 
horsecar, ... Called "transitional commuters" by Binford, these early suburban 
residents .... city, and the bucolic atmosphere of Brooklyn Heights, which grew up 
across the .... In I8I4 Fulton began the world's first steam ferry service between 
Beekman... [DOC] [TLE] NY Harbor History:A Glance Back in Time - Bay Crossings [PAR] Ferry service, on the western side of Manhattan, across the Hudson to Jersey City
, was ... Brooklyn and a few New Jersey towns became the first suburbs in the 
United ... is now Brooklyn Heights, and in 1814 subdivided the property into large 
lots. ... In these passengers, we can find the precursors of today's commuter  
you... [DOC] [TLE] fiske terrace  midwood park - NYC.gov [PAR] Mar 18, 2008 ... Suburbs like Fiske Terrace and Midwood Park were made possible by new ... 
These builder houses were often constructed in one of three forms: the ...

Question: In 1814 steam ferry service made these NYC "Heights" the world's first commuter suburb
Answer: Brooklyn Heights