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. 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 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 York City Transit from scratch, in 1978, 1966, and 2013, respectively.
This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "B", those considered to run primarily in Brooklyn. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:
Service operation is generally defined as:
Many routes do not operate overnights. Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. Connections to New York City Subway stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.
Routes in the following tables are operated by New York City Transit, except the B100 and B103 routes which are operated by MTA Bus Company. All routes operate local service only except the B6, B35, B38, B41, B49, and B103 which also have limited-stop service, as well as the B44, B46, and B82, which also have Select Bus Service.
Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service operation and notes | ||
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B1* [1]
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Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 87th Street at 86th Street ( train) |
↔ | Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College |
86th Street, Avenue X, Ocean Parkway, Brighton Beach Avenue | |
[2] | Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street at Kings Highway ( trains) |
↔ | Kings Plaza Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
Avenue R | |
B3* [3]
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Bath Beach Harway Avenue and 25th Avenue |
↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Avenue U |
Avenue U | |
[4] | Bay Ridge Narrows Avenue and 77th Street |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Voorhies Avenue |
Bay Ridge Parkway, Stillwell Avenue, Neptune Avenue, Shore Parkway/Emmons Avenue | |
B6* [5]
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Local Service | ||||
Limited-Stop Service | |||||
Bath Beach Haraway Avenue and Bay 37th Street |
↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue ( trains) |
All trips: Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Avenue H, Flatlands Avenue East New York trips: Cozine Avenue, Ashford Street |
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↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway Station ( train) |
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[6] | Bedford–Stuyvesant Saratoga Avenue and Halsey Street at Halsey Street ( train) |
↔ | Midwood Quentin Road and Coney Island Avenue |
Saratoga Avenue, Kings Highway | |
↔ | Flatlands Flatbush Avenue and Kings Highway |
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B8* [7]
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Brownsville Hegeman Avenue and Rockaway Avenue |
↔ | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 95th Street at 95th Street ( train) |
Avenue D, Foster Avenue, 18th Avenue, Cropsey Avenue |
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↔ | Dyker Heights Brooklyn VA Hospital | ||||
[8] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and MacKay Place |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
60th Street, Avenue M, Avenue L, Flatbush Avenue | |
↔ | Flatlands Flatbush Avenue and Avenue L |
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[9] | Brooklyn Army Terminal 1st Avenue and 58th Street |
↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue ( trains) |
49th Street/50th Street, Avenue J | |
B12* [10]
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue at Parkside Avenue ( train) |
↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( trains) |
Clarkson Avenue, East New York Avenue | |
[11] | Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | Bushwick Wyckoff Avenue and DeKalb Avenue at DeKalb Avenue ( train), Wyckoff Hospital |
Crescent Street, Fresh Pond Road, Gates Avenue | |
B14* [12]
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Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Pitkin Avenue, Sutter Avenue | |
B15* [13]
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Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | East New York Linden Boulevard and Drew Street |
All trips: Marcus Garvey Boulevard/Lewis Avenue, East 98th Street, New Lots Avenue, Linden Boulevard Airport trips: Conduit Avenue |
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↔ | JFK Airport, Queens Lefferts Boulevard (AirTrain JFK) |
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[14] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4th Avenue |
↔ | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road |
Fort Hamilton Parkway,14th Avenue/13th Avenue, Caton Avenue, Ocean Avenue |
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B17* [15]
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Crown Heights Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue at Utica Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Canarsie East 108th Street and Seaview Avenue (all times) |
All trips: Remsen Avenue, Seaview Avenue East 80th Street trips via Rockaway Parkway Station ( train) and Avenue L |
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↔ | Canarsie Seaview Avenue and East 80th Street | ||||
[16] | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | ↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Forest Avenue and 67th Avenue at Forest Avenue ( train) |
All trips: Linden Boulevard, Wortman Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue Ridgewood trips: Decatur Street/Summerfield and Schaeffer Streets, Fresh Pond Road |
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↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
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B24 [17]
|
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2 |
↔ | Greenpoint Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue |
Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue |
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B25* [18]
|
Fulton Landing Front Street and York Street |
↔ | East New York Jamaica Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( trains) |
Fulton Street | |
B26* [19]
|
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( trains) |
Fulton Street, Halsey Street | |
[20] | Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street at Kings Highway Station ( trains) |
↔ | Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue |
Avenue R, Gerritsen Avenue | |
B32 [21]
|
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza | ↔ | Long Island City, Queens 44th Drive and 21st Street at Court Square–23rd Street ( trains) |
Kent Avenue/Wythe Avenue, Franklin Street |
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B35* [22]
|
Local Service | ||||
Limited-Stop Service | |||||
Brownsville Watkins Street and Hegeman Avenue |
↔ | Sunset Park 1st Avenue and 39th Street |
Church Avenue, 39th Street | Daytime limited-stop service, overnight local service. | |
↔ | Kensington McDonald Avenue and Church Avenue at Church Avenue ( trains) |
Church Avenue | Daytime local service, short turn limited-stop service. | ||
B36* [23]
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Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Gravesend Neck Road and Nostrand Avenue |
Surf Avenue, Avenue Z, Nostrand Avenue | |
B37 [24]
|
Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue |
↔ | Boerum Hill 4th Avenue and Dean Street at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center ( trains) |
3rd Avenue | |
B38* [25]
|
Local Service | ||||
Limited-Stop Service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Seneca Avenue and Cornelia Street |
DeKalb Avenue/Lafayette Avenue | Limited-stop service weekdays, local service all other times. | |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Metropolitan Avenue and Starr Street |
Local service only, no overnight service | |||
B39 [26]
|
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 1 |
↔ | Lower East Side, Manhattan Delancey Street and Allen Street |
Delancey Street |
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Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service operation and notes | ||
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B41* [27]
|
Local Service | ||||
Limited-Stop Service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
All trips: Flatbush Avenue Bergen Beach trips: Avenue N |
| |
↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue | ||||
B42* [28]
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Canarsie Shore Parkway (Canarsie Pier Loop) |
↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway Station ( train) |
Rockaway Parkway |
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B43* [29]
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park ( trains) |
↔ | Greenpoint Box Street and Manhattan Avenue |
Kingston and Throop Avenues/Tompkins and Brooklyn Avenues, Graham Avenue, Manhattan Avenue | |
B44* [30][31]
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Local Service | ||||
Select Bus Service | |||||
Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Shore Parkway |
↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 4 |
Nostrand Avenue,
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Sheepshead Bay Nostrand Avenue and Avenue U |
Williamsburg Bedford Avenue and Flushing Avenue (last drop-off) Lee Avenue and Flushing Avenue (first pick-up) | ||||
[32] | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street |
↔ | Crown Heights St. Johns Place and Ralph Avenue |
Atlantic Avenue, St. Johns Place | |
B46* [33][34]
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Local Service | ||||
Select Bus Service | |||||
Kings Plaza Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 3 |
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard, Broadway |
| |
↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Malcolm X Boulevard and DeKalb Avenue |
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard | |||
Flatlands Avenue N and Utica Avenue |
↔ | ||||
B47* [35]
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Kings Plaza East 54th Street and Avenue U |
↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue ( trains) |
Ralph Avenue, Broadway | |
B48* [36]
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park ( trains) |
↔ | Greenpoint Meeker Avenue and Gardner Avenue |
Classon Avenue/Franklin Avenue, Lorimer Street, Nassau Avenue | |
B49 [37]
|
Local Service | ||||
Limited-Stop Service | |||||
Bedford–Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue at Franklin Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Kingsborough Community College | Bedford Avenue/Rogers Avenue, Ocean Avenue |
| |
Crown Heights Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard |
→ AM |
| |||
B52* [38]
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Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West |
↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( trains) |
Fulton Street, Gates Avenue | |
B54* [39]
|
Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech Center at Jay Street–MetroTech ( trains) |
↔ | Myrtle Avenue | ||
[40] | Red Hook Beard Street and Otsego Street at Ikea Terminal |
↔ | Maspeth, Queens 61st Street and Flushing Avenue |
Smith Street/Court Street, Flushing Avenue | Select Maspeth-bound buses terminate at Flushing Avenue and Broadway during rush hours. |
B60* [41]
|
Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue |
↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2 |
Rockaway Avenue, Wilson Avenue, Meserole and South 4th Streets/South 5th Street and Montrose Avenue |
|
B61* [44]
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Downtown Brooklyn Livingston Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech ( trains) |
↔ | Windsor Terrace 19th Street and Prospect Park West |
9th Street, Van Brunt Street, Columbia Street, Atlantic Avenue |
|
B62* [45]
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Downtown Brooklyn Boerum Place and Livingston Street |
↔ | Long Island City, Queens Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza and Queens Plaza ( trains and trains) |
Park Avenue, Wythe Avenue, Bedford Avenue/Driggs Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, Jackson Avenue |
|
B63* [46]
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Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue |
↔ | Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 |
5th Avenue, Atlantic Avenue | |
B64 [47]
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Bay Ridge Shore Road and MacKay Place |
↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, Bath Avenue, Harway Avenue | |
[48] | Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech ( trains) |
↔ | Ocean Hill–Brownsville Ralph Avenue and Saint Johns Place |
Dean Street/Bergen Street | |
[49] | Kensington Cortelyou Road and McDonald Avenue |
↔ | Downtown Brooklyn Jay Street and Sands Street at York Street ( trains) |
All trips: McDonald Avenue, 7th Avenue B67 trips: Flatbush Avenue, Jay Street B69 trips: Vanderbilt Avenue, Flushing Avenue |
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↔ | Williamsburg Division Avenue and Wythe Avenue |
| |||
B68* [50]
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Park Slope Bartel Pritchard Square at 15th Street–Prospect Park ( trains) |
↔ | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
Prospect Park Southwest, Coney Island Avenue, Brighton Beach Avenue | |
[51] | Sunset Park 1st Avenue and 39th Street |
↔ | V.A. Medical Center | 39th Street, 8th Avenue, 7th Avenue | |
[52] | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
↻ | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Neptune Avenue |
Mermaid Avenue |
|
B82* [53][54]
|
Local Service | ||||
Select Bus Service | |||||
Spring Creek Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue at Starrett City |
↔ | Bath Beach Crospey Avenue and Bay 38th Street |
All trips: Pennsylvania Avenue, Flatlands Avenue, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway Coney Island trips: Cropsey Avenue |
| |
↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
| |||
[55] | Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
Pennsylvania Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue | |
[56] | ↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue ( trains) |
Flatlands Avenue, Ashford Street |
| |
[57] | Midwood East 16th Street and Quentin Road at Kings Highway ( trains) |
↔ | Mill Basin National Drive and Mill Avenue (last drop-off) 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue (first pick-up) |
Quentin Road, Fillmore Avenue, East 66th Street | |
[58] | Limited-Stop Service | ||||
Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue |
↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue ( trains) |
All trips: East 105th Street, Avenue M, East 80th Street, Avenue H Downtown trips: Cortelyou Road, Third/Fourth Avenues, Livingston Street |
Trips alternate between terminals. | |
↔ | Downtown Brooklyn Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza East |
The following table lists the scheduled NYC Bus routes that temporarily replace portions of service on the New York City Subway due to system maintenance.
Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service notes | ||
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B90 [59] |
Kensington McDonald Avenue and Church Avenue at Church Avenue ( trains) |
↔
|
Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Surf Avenue at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
McDonald Avenue | train shuttle bus |
B93 [60] |
Bedford-Nostrand Avenues ( train) |
↔
|
Jay Street-Metrotech ( trains) |
DeKalb Avenue, Lafayette Avenue | train shuttle bus |
B96 [61] |
Franklin Avenue-Medger Evers College ( trains) |
↔ | Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College ( train) |
Nostrand Avenue/New York Avenue | train shuttle bus |
B98 [62] |
Long Island City, Queens Court Square ( trains) |
↔ | Bedford-Nostrand Avenues ( train) |
Manhattan Avenue, Union Avenue | train shuttle bus |
B99 [63] |
New Lots Avenue ( train) |
↔ | Crown Heights-Utica Avenue ( trains) |
Livonia Avenue, East 98th Street | train shuttle bus |
L90 [64] |
Metropolitan Avenue-Lorimer Street ( trains) |
↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( trains) |
Metropolitan Avenue, Bushwick Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue | train shuttle bus, only runs on select weekends. |
L91 [65] |
Broadway Junction ( trains) |
↔ | Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway ( train) |
Junius Street/Snediker Avenue | train shuttle, some buses run nonstop express via Pennsylvania Avenue, others local stops |
M90 [66] |
Middle Village, Queens Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue ( train) |
↔
|
Bushwick Myrtle Avenue and Broadway at Myrtle Avenue-Broadway ( train) |
Fresh Pond Road, Putnam Avenue/67th Avenue, Myrtle Avenue | train shuttle bus |
Q90 [67] |
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center ( trains) |
↔ | Prospect Park ( trains) |
Flatbush Avenue | train shuttle bus, only runs on select weekends. |
This route is operated by Private Transportation Corporation under a franchise with the City of New York,[68] and is the only unsubsidized route operating in Brooklyn. Buses on the B110 route do not accept MetroCard or OMNY, instead charging a one-way exact change fare of US$5.00.
In October 2011, the B110 was reported in several New York newspapers to have signs requiring female passengers to sit in the back to avoid possible contact with men, as is considered necessary by some Hasidic Jewish groups in the area it serves.[69][70][71] The story was reported internationally.[72][73][74][75] On October 20, the New York City Department of Transportation said it would shut down the line if the gender separation was not discontinued,[76] and six days later, Private Transportation Corporation agreed to end this practice.[77]
As of 2013[update], Private Transportation Corporation no longer enforces the Hasidic custom that men and women sit apart in social situations. Still, most Hasidic men and women riders choose to sit apart from each other, and do not complain about segregation.[78]
Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service operation and notes | ||
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B110 [79][80] |
Borough Park 18th Avenue and 49th Street |
↔ | Williamsburg Lee Avenue and Taylor Street[81][82] |
49th Street/50th Street, Bedford Avenue/Lee Avenue |
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When the MTA discontinued some routes on June 27, 2010, operators of commuter vans, also known as dollar vans,[83] were allowed to take over certain discontinued routes. In Brooklyn, these routes were the B23, B39 (which has since been restored), and B71.[84] There are also dollar vans that operate to areas with little mass transit service, or provide an alternative mode of transportation to certain bus routes such as the B41 and B46.[85][86] The vans, some licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and some unlicensed, charge a fare of $2.00, lower than the $2.90 fare for MTA-operated local buses, but without free transfers.[83][85]
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In December 2019, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Queens bus network with 77 routes.[166][167] The final redesign was initially expected in mid- or late 2020,[166][167] but the first draft attracted overwhelmingly negative feedback, with 11,000 comments about the plans.[168] The redesign was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.[169] Planning resumed in mid-2021.[170][171] The original draft plan was dropped,[172] and a revised plan with 85 routes was released on March 29, 2022.[168] The Queens draft plan affects three existing bus routes: the B24, B57, and B62.[173]
The MTA released a draft plan for Brooklyn's bus network on December 1, 2022. One bus route (the B39) remained completely unchanged, while the remaining routes underwent changes to their route, stop spacing, service frequencies, and/or service spans.[174][175]
For a list of changes to Queens bus routes, see List of bus routes in Queens § Proposed bus route changes.
Routes marked with an asterisk (*) are proposed to run 24 hours a day. For rush routes, streets with nonstop sections are notated in italics.
Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Route Type | Notes | ||
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B1* [176]
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Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 87th Street at 86th Street ( train) |
↔ | Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College |
86th Street, Brighton Beach Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
B3* [177]
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Bath Beach Harway Avenue and 25th Avenue |
↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Avenue U |
Avenue U | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
[178] | Bay Ridge Narrows Avenue and 77th Street |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Voorhies Avenue |
Bay Ridge Parkway, Stillwell Avenue, Neptune Avenue | Local | Service straightened in Coney Island. |
[179] | Bath Beach Cropsey Avenue and Bay 37th Street |
↔ | Gateway Center Mall | Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue | Limited | New route paralleling the B6 Limited and replacing the B84, with a branch to Gateway Center. |
B6* [180]
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↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway ( train) |
Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Flatlands Avenue | Local |
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[181] | ↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue ( train) |
Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue | Limited |
| |
[182] | Midwood Quentin Road and Coney Island Avenue |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Forest Avenue and 67th Avenue at Forest Avenue ( train) |
Saratoga Avenue, Kings Highway, Cooper Street and Avenue, Fresh Pond Road | Local | Northern part of route extended to Ridgewood via Glendale, Queens, replacing the B13 and B20. |
B8* [183]
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Brownsville Hegeman Avenue and Rockaway Avenue |
↔ | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 95th Street at 95th Street ( train) |
Avenue D, 18th Avenue, Cropsey Avenue | Local | Service straightened in Brownsville. |
[184] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and MacKay Place |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
60th Street, Avenue M, Avenue L, Flatbush Avenue | Local | Only changes to route are to stop spacing. |
[185] | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road |
↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( trains) |
Empire Boulevard, East New York Avenue | Limited | New route largely duplicating existing B12 and B43. |
[186] | Brooklyn Army Terminal 1st Avenue and 58th Street |
↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue ( trains) |
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Local | Service straightened at west end. |
B12* [187]
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue at Parkside Avenue ( train) |
↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( trains) |
Clarkson Avenue, East New York Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
B13* [188]
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Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | Bushwick Wyckoff Avenue and DeKalb Avenue at DeKalb Avenue ( train), Wyckoff Hospital |
Fountain Avenue, Crescent Street, Cypress Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue | Local | Straightened throughout much of its route to avoid Spring Creek and Glendale, Queens. |
B14* [189]
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Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Pitkin Avenue, Sutter Avenue | Local | Eastern part of route modified to replace B13 and provide a connection to the Euclid Avenue station. |
B15* [190]
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East Williamsburg Bushwick Avenue and Montrose Avenue at Montrose Avenue ( train) |
↔ | East New York Linden Boulevard and Drew Street |
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Local |
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[191] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4th Avenue |
↔ | Crown Heights Clarkson Avenue and Utica Avenue |
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Local |
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B17* [192]
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Crown Heights Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue at Utica Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Canarsie East 108th Street and Seaview Avenue |
Remsen Avenue, Seaview Avenue | Local | Part-time service via the Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway station to East 80th Street discontinued (replaced by B76). |
[193] | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | ↔ | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
Linden Boulevard, Stanley Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue | Rush |
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B25* [194]
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Fulton Landing Front Street and York Street |
↔ | East New York Jamaica Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( trains) |
Fulton Street | Local |
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B26* [195]
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Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( trains) |
Fulton Street, Halsey Street | Rush |
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[196] | Vinegar Hill Gold Street and York Street |
↔ | Red Hook Beard Street and Otsego Street at Ikea Terminal |
Smith Street (eastbound)/Court Street (westbound) | Local | New route taking over southern part of B57. |
[197] | Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street at Kings Highway ( trains) |
↔ | Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue |
Avenue R, Gerritsen Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
B35* [198]
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Brownsville Watson Street and Hegeman Avenue |
↔ | Sunset Park 1st Avenue and 39th Street |
Church Avenue, 39th Street | Local |
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B36* [199]
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Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Gravesend Neck Road and Nostrand Avenue |
Surf Avenue, Avenue Z | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
[200] | Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue |
↔ | Boerum Hill 4th Avenue and Dean Street at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center ( trains) |
3rd Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
B38* [201]
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Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Seneca Avenue and Cornelia Street |
DeKalb Avenue (eastbound)/Lafayette Avenue (westbound) | Local |
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[202] | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 1 |
↔ | Lower East Side, Manhattan Delancey Street and Allen Street |
Delancey Street | Local | No changes. |
B40* [203]
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park ( trains) |
↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue |
Flatbush Avenue, Avenue N | Rush | New route replacing Bergen Beach branch of the B41. |
B41* [204]
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Downtown Brooklyn Joralemon Street and Court Street at Borough Hall/Court Street ( trains) |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
Flatbush Avenue | Local |
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[205] | ↔ | Flatbush Avenue | Crosstown |
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B42* [206]
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Canarsie Shore Parkway (Canarsie Pier Loop) |
↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway ( train) |
Rockaway Parkway | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
B43* [207]
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park ( trains) |
↔ | Greenpoint Box Street and Manhattan Avenue |
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Local | Southbound service rerouted along Albany Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard to serve areas without existing bus service. |
B44* [208]
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Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Shore Parkway |
↔ | Williamsburg Bedford Avenue and Flushing Avenue (last drop-off) Lee Avenue and Flushing Avenue (first pick-up) |
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Local | Northbound service rerouted along Rogers Avenue to follow existing B44 SBS. |
[209] | Sheepshead Bay Avenue Z and Ocean Parkway |
↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 4 |
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Crosstown/SBS | Southern end rerouted to provide a transfer to a future wheelchair-accessible subway station. |
[210] | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street |
↔ | Crown Heights Fulton Street and Ralph Avenue at Ralph Avenue ( train) |
Atlantic Avenue, St. Johns Place | Local | Service rerouted to avoid a narrow segment of St. Johns Place and provide access to the subway. |
B46* [211]
|
Kings Plaza Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue ( trains) |
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard | Local | Northern end truncated to Flushing Avenue. |
[212] | ↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Malcolm X Boulevard and DeKalb Avenue |
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard | Crosstown/SBS | Only change is increased frequency during weekday midday. | |
B47* [213]
|
Kings Plaza East 54th Street and Avenue U |
↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue ( trains) |
Ralph Avenue, Broadway | Local | Service rerouted in East Flatbush to use Kings Highway and East 98th Street instead of Rockaway Parkway and Clarkson Avenue. |
[214] | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Church Avenue and Ocean Avenue at Church Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Vinegar Hill Jay Street and Sands Street at York Street ( trains) |
|
Local |
|
B49* [215]
|
Bedford–Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue at Franklin Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
|
Local |
|
B52* [216]
|
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West |
↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( trains) |
Gates Avenue | Local | Rerouted in Clinton Hill to remain along Gates Avenue and Fulton Street. |
B53* [217]
|
Sunnyside, Queens 48th Street and Queens Boulevard at 46th Street–Bliss Street ( train) |
↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
|
Local | New route replacing northern branch of B24 and western portion of Q24. |
B54* [218]
|
Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech Center at Jay Street–MetroTech ( trains) |
↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( trains) |
Myrtle Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
[219] | Kensington McDonald Avenue and Church Avenue at Church Avenue ( trains) |
↔ | JFK Airport, Queens Terminal 5 (AirTrain JFK) |
Church Avenue, New Lots Avenue, Linden Boulevard, South/North Conduit Avenue | Crosstown/SBS | New route replacing B35 LTD and the JFK Airport branch of the B15. |
B57* [220]
|
Downtown Brooklyn Boerum Place and Livingston Street |
↔ | Jackson Heights, Queens 82nd Street and 37th Avenue |
Flushing Avenue, 69th Street | Limited | Smith/Court Street branch replaced by B27. Service extended from Maspeth via the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station ( trains). |
B60* [221]
|
Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue |
↔ | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
Rockaway Avenue | Local | Northern end truncated to Broadway Junction and replaced by B66. Southern end uses Flatlands Avenue in both directions within Canarsie. |
B61* [222]
|
Downtown Brooklyn Livingston Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech ( trains) |
↔ | Windsor Terrace 15th Street and Prospect Park West |
9th Street, Van Brunt Street, Columbia Street, Atlantic Avenue | Local | Southern end truncated and replaced by B81. |
B62* [223]
|
Downtown Brooklyn Boerum Place and Livingston Street |
↔ | Astoria, Queens 2nd Street and Astoria Boulevard |
|
Limited |
|
B63* [224]
|
Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue |
↔ | Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 |
5th Avenue, Atlantic Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
[225] | Sunset Park Second Avenue and 55th Street |
↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, Bath Avenue, Cropsey Avenue | Local |
|
[226] | Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech ( trains) |
↔ | Crown Heights Ralph Avenue and St. Marks Avenue |
|
Local |
|
B66* [227]
|
East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2 |
|
Local | New route replacing northern end of B60. |
[228] | Kensington Cortelyou Road and McDonald Avenue |
↔ | Vinegar Hill Jay Street and Sands Street at York Street ( trains) |
McDonald Avenue, 7th Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Jay Street | Local | Northern end truncated and replaced by B62. |
[229] | Park Slope Bartel Pritchard Square at 15th Street–Prospect Park ( trains) |
↔ | Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College |
Prospect Park Southwest, Coney Island Avenue, Brighton Beach Avenue | Local | Southern end rerouted to replace the B49. |
[230] | Windsor Terrace 19th Street and Prospect Park West |
↔ | Greenpoint Meeker Avenue and Gardner Avenue |
7th Avenue, Vanderbilt Avenue, Lorimer Street, Nassau Avenue | Local |
|
[231] | Sunset Park 3rd Avenue and 30th Street |
↔ | V.A. Medical Center | 39th Street, 8th Avenue, 7th Avenue | Local | Northern end extended to serve Industry City. |
[232] | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue ( trains) |
↻ | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Neptune Avenue |
Mermaid Avenue | Local |
|
[233] | Canarsie Seaview Avenue and East 80th Street |
↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
East 80th Street, Avenue L, Rockaway Parkway, Rockaway Avenue | Local | New route replacing the B17 branch to East 80th Street and supplementing the B42 and B60. |
[234] | Red Hook Pioneer Street and Conover Street |
↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue ( trains) |
Lorraine Street, 9th Street, Prospect Park West, McDonald Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Flatbush Avenue | Local | New route replacing the northern portion of the B103, supplementing the B61 and B67, and providing a direct connection from Red Hook to central Brooklyn. |
B82* [235]
|
Spring Creek Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue at Starrett City |
↔ | Bath Beach Crospey Avenue and Bay 38th Street |
Flatlands Avenue, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway | Local |
|
[236] | ↔ | Crosstown/SBS | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing and frequencies. | |||
B83* [237]
|
Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( trains) |
Pennsylvania Avenue | Local | Service rerouted to stay on Pennsylvania Avenue instead of shifting to Van Siclen Avenue. |
[238] | Midwood East 16th Street and Quentin Road at Kings Highway ( trains) |
↔ | Mill Basin National Drive and Mill Avenue (last drop-off) 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue (first pick-up) |
Avenue R, Fillmore Avenue, East 66th Street | Local | Service rerouted to use Avenue R instead of Quentin Road. |
[239] | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue ( train) |
↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue ( trains) |
East 105th Street, Avenue M, East 80th Street, Avenue H | Limited |
|
Note that the "B" prefix was not used for on-bus signage until the mid-1970s.[citation needed] On December 11, 1988, some of the Brooklyn "B" routes running primarily in Queens (the B53, B55, B56, B58, and B59 routes) were redesignated as "Q" routes.[240]
Route | Terminals | Major streets | History | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B3K
|
Marine Park Gerritsen Avenue and Avenue U |
Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street |
East 16th Street and Avenue U | |
B5
|
Bensonhurst Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue |
Flatlands Ryder Street and Kings Highway |
Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, Cropsey Avenue | |
B10
|
Bedford-Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard |
City Line Linden Boulevard and Eldert Lane |
Marcus Garvey Boulevard (ex-Sumner Avenue), Lewis Avenue, New Lots Avenue | |
B15 | Downtown Brooklyn Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue |
Chinatown, Manhattan Baxter Street and Canal Street |
Flatbush Avenue, Manhattan Bridge |
|
B18
|
Williamsburg Graham Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue |
Cypress Hills Jamaica Avenue and Crescent Street |
Metropolitan Avenue, Morgan Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, Cypress Avenue | |
B19 (first use) |
Ridgewood, Queens Forest Avenue and 67th Avenue |
Fresh Pond Road, Cypress Hills Street |
| |
B19 (second use) |
Downtown Brooklyn Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue |
Fort Greene Grand Avenue and Flushing Avenue |
Carlton Avenue, Adelphi Street |
|
B21
|
Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard |
Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Voorhies Avenue |
Oriental Boulevard, Brighton Beach Avenue, Ocean Parkway, Avenue Z, Emmons Avenue | |
B22
|
East New York Broadway and Lafayette Street |
Jamaica, Queens 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard |
Broadway, Atlantic Avenue | |
B23
|
Borough Park New Utrecht Avenue and 62nd Street |
Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Cortelyou Road |
16th Avenue, Cortelyou Road |
|
B27 (first use) |
East New York Fulton Street and Alabama Avenue |
unknown | Fulton Street |
|
B27 (second use) |
Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Meeker Avenue |
| ||
B27X | See X27 for details. |
| ||
B28 | Erie Basin |
| ||
B28X | See X28 for details. |
| ||
B29 (first use) |
Greenpoint West Street and Greenpoint Avenue |
Williamsburg Broadway and Kent Street |
Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Meeker Avenue | |
B29X | See X29 for details. |
| ||
B30 (first use) |
??? | ??? | Gravesend Avenue and Church Avenue |
|
B30 (second use) |
Greenpoint Kingsland Avenue and Meeker Avenue |
Woodside, Queens 47th Street and Greenpoint Avenue |
Humboldt Street, Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue, Review Avenue, 48th Street |
|
B32 (first use) |
Marine Parkway Bridge | Avenue U (Kings Plaza) | Flatbush Avenue |
|
B33 | Red Hook Ferry Place and Hamilton Avenue |
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue |
Hamilton Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Parkside Avenue, Ocean Avenue |
|
B34 | Bay Ridge Shore Road and Bay Ridge Avenue |
Bath Beach Harway Avenue and 25th Avenue |
Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, 86th Street | |
B36S | Sea Gate Surf Avenue |
shuttle loop | West 37th Street, Poplar Avenue and Surf Avenue in the private community of Sea Gate, which was not open to the general public.[248] |
|
B38 (first use) |
| |||
B40 | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza |
East New York Liberty Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue |
Broadway, Ralph Avenue, Liberty Avenue | |
B47 (first use) |
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza |
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard |
Empire Boulevard, Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue,
Throop Avenue, Tompkins Avenue, Division Avenue |
|
B50 | Spring Creek Seaview Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue |
Midwood Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway |
Kings Highway, Flatlands Avenue, Seaview Avenue | |
B51 (first use) | ??? | ??? | New Lots Avenue. |
|
B51 (second use) | City Hall, Manhattan Beekman Street and Park Row |
Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street |
Flatbush Avenue, Manhattan Bridge, Lafayette Street, St. James Place |
|
B53 | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza |
Jamaica, Queens 171st Street and Jamaica Avenue |
Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue | |
B55 | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street |
Richmond Hill, Queens Jamaica Avenue and Myrtle Avenue |
Myrtle Avenue | |
B56 | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street |
Jamaica, Queens 171st Street and Jamaica Avenue |
Jamaica Avenue | |
B58 | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street |
Flushing, Queens Main Street and 41st Road |
Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, Corona Avenue | |
B59 | Rego Park, Queens 63rd Drive and Queens Blvd |
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza |
Grand Avenue, Grand Street | |
B62 (first use) |
Greenpoint Box Street and Manhattan Avenue |
Downtown Brooklyn Pearl Street and High Street |
Flushing Avenue, Graham Avenue | |
B66 | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
Red Hook, Brooklyn Columbia Street and Halleck Street |
Court Street[247] | |
B71 | Cobble Hill Van Brunt Street and Sackett Street |
Crown Heights Sterling Place and Rogers Avenue |
Union Street, Eastern Parkway |
|
B72 | East Elmhurst, Queens 23rd Avenue and Junction Boulevard |
Rego Park, Queens Queens Boulevard and Junction Boulevard |
Junction Boulevard |
|
B73 | Sea Gate Atlantic Avenue and Surf Avenue |
shuttle loop |
| |
B74SS | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Mermaid Avenue |
Brighton Beach Corbin Place and Oriental Boulevard |
Mermaid Avenue, Neptune Avenue, Brighton Beach Avenue |
|
B75 | Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street and Jay Street |
Park Slope 20th Street and Prospect Park West |
Court Street, Smith Street, 9th Street | |
B76 | ??? | ??? |
| |
B77 | Red Hook Beard Street and Van Brunt Street |
Park Slope 5th Avenue and 10th Street |
Lorraine Street, 9th Street |
|
B77S | Red Hook Smith Street and 9th Street |
Red Hook Halleck Street and Columbia Street |
West 9th Street, Columbia Street; (Erie Basin/Red Hook pier Shuttle) | |
B78 | Brownsville Rutland Road and East 98th Street |
Kings Plaza Shopping Center East 54th Street and Avenue U |
Ralph Avenue | |
B79 | ??? | ??? |
| |
B80 | Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue | World's Fair |
| |
B81 | Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue | World's Fair |
| |
B82 (first use) |
Kings Plaza Shopping Center Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U |
Bergen Beach East 74th Street and Avenue U |
Avenue U[247] |
|
B84 (first use) |
East New York | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road |
Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue[156] | |
B85 | Army Base | Army Base |
| |
B86 | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 86th Street |
Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard |
86th Street, Brighton Beach Avenue |
|
B87 | ??? | ??? | ||
B88 | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Remsen Street |
shuttle loop |
| |
B91 | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza |
| ||
B91A | ||||
B92 | ||||
B98V | East New York Stanley Avenue and Sheridan Avenue |
Crown Heights Nostrand Avenue and Carroll Street at President Street–Medgar Evers College ( trains) |
Flatlands Avenue, Linden Boulevard, Rockaway Avenue, Eastern Parkway/Empire Boulevard and East New York Avenue |
|
B99 (first use) [257] |
Columbus Circle, Manhattan | Midwood Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue at Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station ( trains) |
|
|
B101 (first) | Midwood East 16th Street and Kings Highway |
Bergen Beach East 74th Street and Avenue L |
Avenue L, Kings Highway |
|
B201 | Columbus Circle, Manhattan | Canarsie
East 98th Street and Glenwood Road at Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway station ( train) |
|
|
B202 | East Midtown, Manhattan
East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue |
| ||
DeKalb Avenue shuttle |
Chinatown, Manhattan Grand Street and Chrystie Street |
Downtown Brooklyn Dekalb Avenue and Flatbush Avenue |
| |
Holy Cross Shuttle | Flatbush Brooklyn Avenue and Beverly Road |
Flatbush Nostrand Avenue and Beverly Road |
Beverly Road |
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