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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of bus routes in Brooklyn, New York, United States; one minor route is privately-operated under a city franchise. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Brooklyn); the ones that started out as bus routes were almost all operated by the Brooklyn Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, until the New York City Board of Transportation took over on June 5, 1940. Of the 54 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. For express service to Manhattan, see list of express bus routes in New York City.
| Route | Terminals | Major streets | Depot | History | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operated by NYCTA | ||||||
| B1 | Bay Ridge | Kingsborough Community College | 86th Street and Brighton Beach Avenue | Ulmer Park | Sheepshead Bay-area bus began April 1919 by Plum Beach Auto Stage 86th Street Line streetcar until May 15, 1949 |
Formerly B34 |
| B2 | Midwood | Kings Plaza Shopping Center | Avenue R | Flatbush | Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company | |
| B3 | Bath Beach | Bergen Beach | Avenue U | Ulmer Park | Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company | |
| B4 | Bay Ridge | Sheepshead Bay | Bay Ridge Parkway, 86th Street,Neptune Avenue, and Emmons Avenue | Jackie Gleason | Began September 28, 1931 by BMT | |
| B5 | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Downtown Brooklyn | Broadway, Patchen/Rochester Avenues, Eastern Parkway, Flatbush Avenue | Fresh Pond | began 2014 | |
| B6 | Bath Beach | East New York | Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Glenwood Road, Avenue H,Flatlands Avenue, and Cozine Avenue | Ulmer Park | Bay Parkway bus began August 24, 1931 by BMT Cozine Avenue bus began July 1, 1968 by NYCTA |
Both local and limited-stop service |
| B7 | Midwood or Flatlands | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Kings Highway and Saratoga Avenue | Fresh Pond | Began June 29, 1930 by BMT | |
| B8 | Bay Ridge | Brookdale Hospital, Brownsville | 18th Avenue and Avenue D | Jackie Gleason | Began October 22, 1925 by Queens Bus Lines | |
| B9 | Bay Ridge | Kings Plaza Shopping Center | 60th Street, Avenue M, and Flatbush Avenue | Jackie Gleason | Began October 28, 1931 by BMT | |
| B10 | Brownsville | Spring Creek | Linden Boulevard | East New York | ||
| B11 | Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park | Flatbush | 49th/50th Streets, and Avenue J | Jackie Gleason | Began September 21, 1931 by BMT | |
| B12 | East New York Bus Depotct-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn|Prospect-Lefferts Gardens]] | East New York | Clarkson Avenue and East New York Avenue | East New York | Began November 23, 1931 by BMT | |
| B13 | Gateway Center Mall, Spring Creek | Bushwick | Crescent Street, Cypress Hills Street, Wyckoff Avenue, and Fresh Pond Road | Grand Avenue | Crescent Street bus began October 25, 1921 by Independent Buses Wyckoff Avenue bus began November 30, 1931 by BMT |
Via Queens |
| B14 | Crown Heights | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Pitkin Avenue and Sutter Avenue | East New York | Began August 1925 by Eastern Parkway, Brownsville and East New York Transit Relief Association | |
| B15 | Bedford-Stuyvesant | East New York or JFK Airport, Queens | Marcus Garvey Boulevard (ex-Sumner Avenue), Lewis Avenue, New Lots Avenue, and Conduit Avenue | East New York | Sumner Avenue Line streetcar until July 20, 1947 New Lots Avenue Line streetcar until September 1, 1947 | |
| B16 | Fort Hamilton | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens | Fort Hamilton Parkway, 14th Avenue, 13th Avenue, and Caton Avenue | Jackie Gleason | Began October 28, 1931 by BMT | |
| B17 | Canarsie | Crown Heights | Seaview Avenue and Remsen Avenue | East New York | Began August 17, 1931 by BMT | |
| B20 | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Ridgewood, Queens | Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, Decatur Street, Fresh Pond Road and Summerfield Street | Fresh Pond | Began November 30, 1931 by BMT | |
| B24 | Williamsburg | Greenpoint | Kingsland Avenue, Meeker Avenue, Kosciusko Bridge, and Greenpoint Avenue | Grand Avenue | Calvary Cemetery Line (Greenpoint Avenue) streetcar until January 26, 1930 Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line streetcar until April 17, 1939 |
Via Sunnyside, Queens |
| Fulton Landing | East New York | Fulton Street | East New York | Fulton Street Line streetcar until August 10, 1941 | ||
| B26 | Downtown Brooklyn | Ridgewood, Queens | Fulton Street, Putnam Avenue, and Halsey Street | Fresh Pond | Halsey Street Line streetcar until February 5, 1950 | |
| B31 | Midwood | Gerritsen Beach | Gerritsen Avenue | Flatbush | Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company | |
| B32 | Williamsburg | Long Island City | Wythe/Kent Avenues, Frankiln Street | Grand Avenue | Introduced September 2013 | |
| Sunset Park | Brownsville | 39th Street and Church Avenue | Jackie Gleason | Church Avenue Line streetcar until October 31, 1956 | Both local and limited-stop service | |
| B36 | Coney Island | Sheepshead Bay | Surf Avenue and Avenue Z | Ulmer Park | Sea Gate Line streetcar until December 1, 1946 | |
| B38 | Downtown Brooklyn | Ridgewood, Queens | Lafayette and DeKalb Avenues | Fresh Pond (Limited-Stop service to Catalpa Avenue and Downtown Brooklyn only) and Grand Avenue (Local service to Metropolitan Avenue and Downtown Brooklyn only) | DeKalb Avenue Line streetcar until January 30, 1948 | Both local and limited-stop service |
| B39 | Williamsburg | Lower East Side | Williamsburg Bridge and Delancey Street | Grand Avenue | Discontinued in 2010, Reinstated in 2013. | |
| Bergen Beach or Kings Plaza Shopping Center | Downtown Brooklyn | Flatbush Avenue | Flatbush | Flatbush Avenue Line streetcar until March 5, 1951 | Both local and limited-stop service | |
| B42 | Canarsie Pier | Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway | Rockaway Parkway | East New York | Rockaway Parkway Line streetcar until April 29, 1951 | |
| B43 | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens | Greenpoint | Empire Boulevard, Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue, Throop Avenue, Tompkins Avenue, Graham Avenue, and Manhattan Avenue | Jackie Gleason | Tompkins Avenue Line streetcar until August 24, 1947 Graham Avenue Line streetcar until December 21, 1948 Combined from B47 and B62 in 1996 | |
| B44 | Sheepshead Bay | Williamsburg | Nostrand Avenue, New York Avenue, Bedford Avenue, and Lee Avenue | Flatbush | Nostrand Avenue Line streetcar until April 1, 1951 | Both local and limited-stop service |
| Downtown Brooklyn | Crown Heights | Atlantic Avenue and St. Johns Place | East New York | St. Johns Place Line streetcar until August 24, 1947 | ||
| B46 | Kings Plaza Shopping Center | Williamsburg | Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard (ex-Reid Avenue), and Broadway | Flatbush | Utica and Reid Avenues Line streetcar until March 18, 1951 | Both local and limited-stop service |
| B47 | Kings Plaza Shopping Center | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Ralph Avenue and Broadway | Grand Avenue | Ralph Avenue Line streetcar until November 1, 1943 Ralph Avenue Line streetcar until May 27, 1951 Created as a result of a merge of the B40 and B78 in 2002 | |
| B48 | Prospect-Leferts Gardens | Greenpoint | Classon Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Lorimer Street, and Nassau Avenue | Grand Avenue | Franklin Avenue Line streetcar until October 28, 1945 Lorimer Street Line streetcar until December 14, 1947 | |
| B49 | Kingsborough Community College | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Ocean Avenue, Rogers Avenue, and Bedford Avenue | Flatbush | Ocean Avenue Line streetcar until April 29, 1951 | |
| B52 | Downtown Brooklyn | Ridgewood, Queens | Greene Avenue and Gates Avenue | Fresh Pond | Gates Avenues Line streetcar until October 5, 1941 | |
| B54 | Downtown Brooklyn | Ridgewood, Queens | Myrtle Avenue | Fresh Pond | Myrtle Avenue Line streetcar until July 17, 1949 | |
| B57 | Red Hook | Maspeth, Queens | Flushing Avenue, Court and Smith Streets | Grand Avenue | Flushing Avenue Line streetcar until November 21, 1948 | |
| B60 | Canarsie | Williamsburg | Rockaway Avenue and Wilson Avenue | Grand Avenue | Wilson Avenue Line streetcar until May 27, 1951 | |
| B61 | Park Slope | Downtown Brooklyn | Van Brunt Street, Lorraine Street, Columbia Street, Atlantic Avenue, 9th Street, 8th Avenue, and Prospect Park West | Jackie Gleason | Crosstown Line streetcar until January 27, 1951
Originally ran between Red Hook and Long Island City. Route north of Downtown Brooklyn was split off from original B61 route (now B62) in January 3, 2010. Extended along former B77 route and Ninth Street portion of B75 route in June 27, 2010. | |
| B62 | Downtown Brooklyn | Long Island City | Park Avenue, Wythe Avenue, Bedford/Driggs Avenues, Manhattan Avenue, and Jackson Avenue | Grand Avenue | Crosstown Line streetcar until January 27, 1951
Spilt off from original B61 route in January 3, 2010 | |
| B63 | Fort Hamilton | Cobble Hill | 5th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue | Jackie Gleason | Fifth Avenue Line streetcar until February 20, 1949 | |
| B64 | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Bath Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue | Ulmer Park | Bay Ridge Avenue Line streetcar until August 12, 1948 | |
| Downtown Brooklyn | Crown Heights | Bergen and Dean Streets | East New York | Bergen Street Line streetcar until July 20, 1947 | ||
| B67 | Kensington | Downtown Brooklyn | McDonald ,7th and Flatbush Avenues | Jackie Gleason | Seventh Avenue Line streetcar until February 11, 1951 | |
| B68 | Coney Island | Windsor Terrace | Brighton Beach and Coney Island Avenues | Jackie Gleason | Coney Island Avenue Line streetcar until November 30, 1955 | |
| B69 | Kensington | Downtown Brooklyn | 7th, Vanderbilt and McDonald Avenues | Jackie Gleason | Vanderbilt Avenue Line streetcar until August 20, 1950 | |
B70
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Dyker Heights | Sunset Park | 3rd Avenue, 7th Avenue, 8th Avenue, Bay Ridge Avenue and 39th Street | Jackie Gleason | Eighth Avenue Line streetcar until May 15, 1949 | |
| B74 | Sea Gate | Coney Island | Mermaid Avenue | Ulmer Park | Norton's Point Line streetcar until November 7, 1948 | |
| B82 | Coney Island | Starrett City | Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway, Kings Highway, Flatlands Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue | East New York | Began August 29, 1924 by Queens Bus Lines Combined from B5 and B50 |
Both local and limited-stop service |
| B83 | Starrett City | East New York | Pennsylvania Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue | East New York | Began September 27, 1966 by NYCTA | |
| B84 | Spring Creek | East New York | Flatlands Avenue and Cozine Avenue | East New York | New route on June 30, 2013 | |
| Operated by MTA Bus Company | ||||||
| B100 | Midwood | Mill Basin | Quentin Road, Fillmore Avenue, and 66th Street | Far Rockaway (Sunday) and Spring Creek (Monday-Saturday) | Began February 3, 1960 by Pioneer Bus Company; later operated by Command Bus Company until 2005 | |
| B103 | Canarsie | Downtown Brooklyn | Avenue H, Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Expressway, 4th Avenue, and 3rd Avenue | Spring Creek | operated by Command Bus Company until 2005 | Limited-stop service |
| Operated by Private Transportation Corporation | ||||||
| B110[1] | Borough Park | Williamsburg | Fort Hamilton Parkway, 49th Street, 50th Street, and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway | Private franchised route, authorized by NYCDOT[2] | ||
The following lines from other boroughs enter Brooklyn:
- Queens: Q7, Q8, Q24, Q35, Q54, Q55, Q56, Q58/Q58LTD, and Q59
- Staten Island: S53, S79, and S93LTD
- Express: x27, x28, x37, x38, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, and BM5
Former routes
Note that on December 11, 1988, some of the Brooklyn "B" routes primarily in Queens were redesignated as "Q" routes.[3]
References
- MTA NYC Transit - Bus Service
- Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit
- The JoeKorNer: Brooklyn Trolleys
- 1969 Brooklyn and Staten Island bus map
- ↑ New York City Department of City Planning, Greenpoint-Williamsburg Environmental Impact Statement, Chapter 17: Transit and Pedestrians, March 4, 2005
- ↑ Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Signs Legislation Extending Franchises for Unsubsidized Buses (press release), June 30, 2004
- ↑ New York Times, All Aboard...Somewhere...for Subway Changes!, December 12, 1988, seciton B, page 1
External links
- NYC Transit Authority official website
- Brooklyn bus schedule
- MTA Bus company bus schedule
- Brooklyn bus map
| Route | Major streets | History |
|---|---|---|
| B5 | Kings Highway | Now part of the B82 |
| B10 | Marcus Garvey Boulevard (ex-Sumner Avenue), Lewis Avenue, and New Lots Avenue | Now part of the B15 |
| B15 | Manhattan Bridge | became an extension of the B63; now the B51 |
| B18 | Metropolitan Avenue, Morgan Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, and Cypress Avenue | |
| B19 | Carlton Street and Adelphi Street | |
| B21 | Oriental Boulevard, Brighton Beach Avenue, Ocean Parkway, Avenue Z, and Emmons Avenue | Now parts of the B1, B36, and B4 |
| B22 | Broadway and Atlantic Avenue | Now the Q24 |
| B29 | Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, and Meeker Avenue | Now part of the B24 |
| B33 | Hamilton Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Parkside Avenue, and Ocean Avenue | |
| B34 | Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, and 86th Street | Now part of the B1 |
| B40 | Broadway, Ralph Avenue, and Liberty Avenue | Now part of the B47 on Ralph Avenue |
| B47 | Empire Boulevard, Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue, Throop Avenue, Tompkins Avenue, and Division Avenue | Now part of the B43 (other than on Division Avenue) |
| B50 | Kings Highway, Flatlands Avenue | Now part of the B82 |
| B53 | Grand Street and Metropolitan Avenue | Now the Q54 |
| B55 | Myrtle Avenue | Now the Q55 |
| B56 | Jamaica Avenue | Now the Q56 |
| B57 | Flushing Avenue | Now the Q57 |
| B58 | Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, and Corona Avenue | Now the Q58 |
| B59 | Grand Street and Grand Avenue | Now the Q59 |
| B72 | Junction Boulevard | Became the Q72 in 1961 |
| B78 | Ralph Avenue | Now part of the B47 |
| B84 | Flatlands Avenue and Cozine Avenue | Now part of the B6 |
| B88 | "Culture Bus Loop II" in Manhattan and Brooklyn | |
| B23 | Cortelyou Road and 16th Avenue | Discontinued in 2010 |
| B51 | Manhattan Bridge | Discontinued in 2010 |
| B71 | Union Street and Eastern Parkway | Discontinued in 2010 |
| B37 | 3rd Avenue | Now part of the B70 |
| B75 | Court , Smith and 9th Streets | Now part of the B57 and B61 |
| B77 | 9th and Lorraine Streets | Now part of the B61 |
| New York City area surface transit | ||
| Major bus operators | NYCTA/MaBSTOA • MTA Bus • MTA Long Island Bus • Suffolk County Transit • Bee-Line Bus System • NJ Transit | |
| Bus routes | Bronx • Brooklyn • Manhattan • Queens • Staten Island • Express/multi-boro • Nassau • Westchester | |
| MaBSTOA garages | Bronx: Gun Hill • Kingsbridge • Mother Clara Hale • West Farms Manhattan: Tuskegee • Manhattanville • Michael J. Quill | |
| NYCTA garages | Brooklyn: East New York • Flatbush • Fresh Pond • Jackie Gleason • Ulmer Park Manhattan: 126th Street Queens: Casey Stengel • Jamaica • Queens Village Staten Island: Castleton • Yukon • Charleston • Meredith | |
| MTA Bus garages | Baisley Park • College Point • Eastchester • Far Rockaway • John F. Kennedy • LaGuardia • Spring Creek • Yonkers | |
| NYCTA maintenance facilities | East New York • Zerega Avenue | |
| Former major streetcar operators | 2nd Ave • 3rd Ave • 8th & 9th Aves • B&QT (BMT) • LIE • M&Q • NY Railways • NY&H • NY&LI NY&NS • NY&QC • Ocean Electric • Public Service • Richmond • SI Midland • Steinway | |
| Former streetcar lines | Bronx • Brooklyn • Manhattan • Queens • Staten Island • Long Island • Westchester | |
| Other articles | NYCTA/MTA Bus bus models • MetroCard • Other NYC transit | |