Banker Austin Corbin incorporated the New York and Manhattan Beach Railway on October 24, 1876, to build a branch of this line to Manhattan Beach and extend it beyond East New York to Greenpoint and Hunter's Point. Corbin gained control of the New York, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad on November 15, 1876.
Austin Corbin established the New York and Manhattan Beach Railway on October 24, 1876, with the goal of creating a new branch line to Manhattan Beach and expanding it beyond East New York to Greenpoint and Hunter's Point. This move was followed by his acquisition of control of the New York, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad on November 15, 1876.