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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
New York City Omnibus Corporation buses route (M23 - 5) replaced New York Railways' Sixth Avenue Line streetcar on March 3, 1936. New York City Omnibus Corporation buses route (M22 - 6) replaced New York Railways' Broadway Line streetcar on March 6, 1936. The routes were combined as a one-way pair on November 10, 1963, and kept the number 6.
Buses operating on clean or alternative fuels also make up a significant portion of the fleet, particularly since the establishment of the MTA's "Clean Fuel Bus" program in June 2000. [4] Buses running compressed natural gas (CNG) were first tested in the early 1990s, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and were mass-ordered beginning in 1995.
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.
The modern color-coded lollipop-shaped bus stop signs, which are used at all bus stops on New York City Bus-operated routes as well as at bus stops shared with MTA Bus routes and other companies, were first installed in November 1996 in Jamaica, Queens. [90] They were designed by W.S. Sign Design Corporation. [95]
[170] [171] [172] The depot was originally the New York headquarters and bus garage for Greyhound Lines. Ground broke on the facility on April 26, 1966. [173] It was designed by De Leuw, Cather, and Associates and built by Turner Construction. [173] It was sold to the New York City Transit Authority in 1996.
A 2018 XN60 (1108) on the B35 local at Flatbush’s Church Avenue/East 18th Street in January 2019, set to short-turn at McDonald Avenue. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Brooklyn, New York, United States; one minor route is privately operated under a city franchise.
March 6, 1936 (now the M8 bus) New York Railways: 14th Street Crosstown Line: West 23rd Street Ferry: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, earlier also Grand Street Ferry: West Street, 14th Street, and Avenue A April 20, 1936 (now the M14 bus) last NY Railways line converted to buses New York Railways: 17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line