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As of May 2021, there are 138.4 miles (222.7 km) of bus lanes within New York City (with an additional 23 miles of high occupancy vehicle lanes on highways which also accommodate buses). The lanes are generally used to speed up MTA bus routes on the city's public transport system, which would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion .
New York City Omnibus Corporation bus (M20 - 20) replaced New York Railways' 116th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 1, 1936. Route M20 became M116 c. 1993. The M116 was included in the "Fare Free" pilot program and no fares were collected on this route starting late September 2023 until August 2024. [125] M125
The list of bus routes in New York City has been split by borough: List of bus routes in Manhattan; List of bus routes in Brooklyn; List of bus routes in the Bronx; List of bus routes in Queens; List of bus routes in Staten Island; There is also a list of express bus routes: List of express bus routes in New York City
Extended to new bus terminal at Gateway Center North on August 31, 2014. [99] B14 Began in August 1925 by Eastern Parkway, Brownsville and East New York Transit Relief Association. Service was extended along Eldert Lane and Stanley Avenue to the Spring Creek Post Office on July 2, 2006. [100] B15: Sumner Avenue Line streetcar until July 20, 1947.
The New York City Transit Authority, in March 1971, sought permission from the New York City Board of Estimate to operate express buses during rush hours along the FDR Drive. It was hoped that the route would attract Upper East Side residents that used their cars to get to the Financial District. [264] Began service on April 12, 1971 as the M23X.
[4] [30] [31] [32] By 1951, the New York City Board of Transportation (later succeeded by the New York City Transit Authority) motorized all the trolley routes into bus routes, and established the current bus terminal. The new lines included the B44 route, which replaced the Nostrand Avenue line in 1951. [4] [7] [20] [33] [34] The New York City ...
The B99, Bx99, and M99 bus routes formed a temporary night bus service in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.The three bus routes were created to replace overnight subway service during the height of COVID-19 pandemic, while the subway system was closed to the public between 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM. [4]
In June 1936, the original B2 was renumbered the B32 (today’s Q35) as the current B2 began service in June 1936 under the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation. [8] On June 1, 1940, the City took over the B2 and all other BMT operations. Bus service was temporarily extended to Mill Basin to serve former Pioneer Bus Company riders.