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Renumbered S103, and on April 15, 1990, Tottenville service was numbered the S78, and Staten Island Mall service was numbered the S79. Staten Island Mall service rerouted from St. George to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in 1992 over the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge.
First express bus route to link Staten Island with Downtown Brooklyn. [101] Renumbered the X8. On November 2, 1989, a proposal was held to discontinue service on the route due to low ridership. An average of 16 riders used the route per day in either direction. [244] The route made its last trip on April 13, 1990, and was discontinued on April ...
An X1 Eltingville bus stop with countdown clocks at Broadway/Barclay Street, among other routes, before SIM conversion A 2002 Motor Coach D4500CL (2882) on the Eltingville-bound SIM1 on Broadway in Lower Manhattan, after SIM conversion. These routes replaced the X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, and X9 routes in the Staten Island Bus Redesign.
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
In 1975, as Richmond County changed their official name to Staten Island, multiple bus routes in Staten Island, including the R4, had their prefix changed from R to S. On September 13, 1987, a new branch of the S4 was created, running via Hylan Boulevard to Tottenville High School.
The depot was also intended to help expand express bus service in Staten Island, and improve service for then-36,000 Staten Islanders who used express buses. [259] A new depot had been planned for around 30 years, and attempts to secure funding lasted around a decade.
List of bus routes in Staten Island; 0–9. S48 and S98 buses; S51 and S81 buses; S53 and S93 buses; ... S79 (New York City bus) H. Hylan Boulevard express buses;
The MTA announced in June 2012 that the S79 would be converted to a Select Bus Service route, as the S79 was Staten Island's busiest bus route. [4] On September 2, 2012, the S79 was converted to an SBS route, and three-quarter of the stops were eliminated. It was the first bus route in Staten Island to do so.