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The S53 and S93 constitute a public transit line in New York City, running primarily on Clove Road and utilizing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to travel between Brooklyn and Staten Island. They are operated by the MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit Authority brand.
The B103 bus began service on June 16, 1986. [4] The former terminus was at East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue and requested trips to Cozine Avenue and Ashford Street. [5] On December 5, 2005, [6] the MTA Bus Company took over the routes from Command Bus Company, including the B103 bus. [7] In 2006, Saturday service was added. [6]
The B44 is the fourth highest ridership bus in Brooklyn, and the seventh highest in all of New York City. The bus, for a portion of its route, parallels the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line (2 and 5 trains), and the majority of the B44 route allows for 300,000 people who live within 0.25 miles (0.40 km) of the service to have north–south connectivity.
It additionally operated four special routes to racetracks in the New York City metropolitan area. Service was discontinued on April 1, 1980. The M7 express route became a part of the X23 route upon being taken over by the New York City Transit Authority, then became the original X90. X90 service to 5th Avenue & 110th Street was discontinued in ...
Of the 55 local Brooklyn routes operated by the New York City Transit Authority, roughly 35 are the direct descendants of one or more streetcar lines, and most of the others were introduced in full or in part as new bus routes by the 1930s. Only the B32, the eastern section of the B82 (then the B50), the B83, and the B84 were created by New ...
In the 1990s, the B65 was rerouted from Cobble Hill north to Downtown Brooklyn, terminating at the Fulton Mall. On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network. [16] [17] As part of the redesign, B65 service west of Washington Avenue would be rerouted to serve Atlantic Avenue with the B45. B65 would also be ...
After the 1966 New York City transit strike, the Taylor Law was passed making public employee strikes illegal in the state of New York. [13] Despite the Taylor Law, there was still an 11-day strike in 1980. Thirty-four thousand union members struck in order to call for increased wages. New York City Transit Learning Center, Brooklyn
On September 17, 1954, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) approved a plan to cut Brooklyn bus service by 10%, including the elimination of B54 service between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. to cut costs. [22] Free transfers would have been provided between the B53 and B57 to make up for the loss of evening and overnight B54 service.