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. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a Public benefit corporation responsible for Public transportation in the U Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Economics, a government-granted monopoly (also called a "de jure monopoly" is a form of Coercive monopoly by which a government grants exclusive privilege 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. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The following Streetcar lines once operated in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA is a Public authority in the U
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This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "B" - in other words, those considered to run primarily in Brooklyn by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:
Routes marked with an asterisk run 24 hours a day. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of Bus routes in Queens, New York, United States. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of Bus routes in Staten Island, New York, United States. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA operates a number of Bus routes in New York City, United States.
All of these routes operate seven days a week, except for the B51 line.
| Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | History | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B1* [1] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 71st Street | Manhattan Beach Kingsborough Community College at Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard | Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, 86th Street, and Brighton Beach Avenue | Sheepshead Bay-area bus began April 1919 by Plum Beach Auto Stage Bay Ridge Avenue Line streetcar until May 15, 1949 Bay Ridge Avenue and 86th Street portions were B34 until 1978 | |
| [2] | Midwood East 16th Street and Kings Highway | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | Avenue R | Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company | |
B3* [3] | Bath Beach 25th Avenue and Harway Avenue | Bergen Beach East 74th Street and Avenue X | Avenue U and 25 Avenue | Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company | |
| [4] | Bay Ridge Narrows Avenue and 77th Street | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Voorchies Avenue | Bay Ridge Parkway, 86th Street, and Neptune Avenue | Began September 28, 1931 by BMT Emmons Avenue portion was B21 until 1978 | |
B6* [5] | Bath Beach Harway Avenue and Bay 37th Street | East New York Livonia Avenue and New Lots Avenue | Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Glenwood Road, Avenue H, Flatlands Avenue, and Cozine Avenue | Bay Parkway bus began August 24, 1931 by BMT Cozine Avenue bus began July 1, 1968 by NYCTA as the B84 | Both local and limited-stop service |
| Canarsie Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road | |||||
B7* [6] | Midwood Quentin Road and Coney Island Avenue | Bedford-Stuyvesant Saratoga Avenue and Halsey Street | Kings Highway, Saratoga Avenue and Thomas S Boyland Street (ex-Hopkinson Avenue) | Began June 29, 1930 by BMT | |
| Flatlands Flatbush Avenue and Kings Highway | |||||
B8* [7] | Bay Ridge 95th Street and Fourth Avenue | Brownsville Brookdale Hospital at Hegeman Avenue and Rockaway Avenues | 18th Avenue, Foster Avenue and Avenue D | Began October 22, 1925 by Queens Bus Lines | |
| [8] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 71st Street | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | 60th Street, Avenue M, and Flatbush Avenue | Began October 28, 1931 by BMT | |
| [9] | Sunset Park Brooklyn Army Terminal at First Avenue and 58th Street | Flatbush Brooklyn College at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue H | 50th Street, 49th Street, and Avenue J | Began September 21, 1931 by BMT | |
B12* [10] | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue | City Line Sheridan Avenue and Liberty Avenues | Clarkson Avenue, East New York Avenue, and Liberty Avenue | Began November 23, 1931 by BMT | |
| [11] | Spring Creek Gateway Center Mall at Gateway Drive and Erskine Street | Williamsburg Graham Avenue and Metropolitan Avenues | Crescent Street, Cypress Hills Street, Wyckoff Avenue, and Bushwick Avenue | Crescent Street bus began October 25, 1921 by Independent Buses Wyckoff Avenue bus began November 30, 1931 by BMT as the B18 B18 merged with this route in 2002 | Via Queens |
B14* [12] | Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway | City Line Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Pitkin Avenue and Sutter Avenue | Began August 1925 by Eastern Parkway, Brownsville and East New York Transit Relief Association | |
B15* [13] | Bedford-Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard | City Line Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Marcus Garvey Boulevard (ex-Sumner Avenue), Lewis Avenue, New Lots Avenue, and Conduit Avenue | Sumner Avenue Line streetcar until July 20, 1947 New Lots Avenue Line streetcar until June 28, 1941 Became B10 before being renumbered B15 | |
| JFK Airport, Queens Terminal 4 | |||||
| [14] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and Fourth Avenue | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue | Fort Hamilton Parkway, 14th Avenue, 13th Avenue, and Caton Avenue | Began October 28, 1931 by BMT | |
B17* [15] | Canarsie East 108 Street and Seaview Avenue (all times) | Crown Heights Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue | Seaview Avenue and Remsen Avenue | Began August 17, 1931 by BMT | |
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City Line is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering the neighborhood of Cypress Hills to the north Spring Creek Bedford-Stuyvesant (pron \ˈstī-və-sənt\ (also known as Bed-Stuy) is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City, USA, borough City Line is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering the neighborhood of Cypress Hills to the north Spring Creek The Sumner Avenue Line and New Lots Avenue Line were two streetcar lines in Brooklyn, New York City, running mainly along Marcus Garvey Boulevard Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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| [16] | City Line Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Ridgewood, Queens Forest Avenue and 67th Avenue | Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, Decatur Street, and Summerfield Street | Began November 30, 1931 by BMT | |
B23 [17] | Borough Park 62nd Street and New Utrecht Avenue | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Cortelyou Road | 16th Avenue and Cortelyou Road | Sixteenth Avenue Line streetcar until January 26, 1930 Cortelyou Road Line streetcar until July 23, 1930 | |
B24 [18] | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza bus terminal | Greenpoint Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue | Kingsland Avenue, Meeker Avenue, Kosciusko Bridge, and Greenpoint Avenue | Calvary Cemetery Line (Greenpoint Avenue) streetcar until January 26, 1930 Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line streetcar until April 17, 1939 | Via Sunnyside, Queens |
B25* [19] | Fulton Landing Furman Street and Fulton Landing | East New York Broadway Junction and Alabama Avenue | Fulton Street | Fulton Street Line streetcar until August 10, 1941 | Extended to Fulton Landing in 1998 [1] |
B26* [20] | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street | Fulton Street, Putnam Avenue, and Halsey Street | Putnam Avenue Line streetcar until February 5, 1950 | |
B31* [21] | Midwood Kings Highway and East 16th Street | Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lots Avenue | Gerritsen Avenue | Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company | |
B35* [22] | Sunset Park First Avenue and 39th Street | Brownsville Mother Gaston Boulevard and Hegeman Avenue | 39th Street and Church Avenue | Church Avenue Line streetcar until October 31, 1956 | Both local and limited-stop service |
B36* [23] | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue | Sheepshead Bay Avenue U and Nostrand Avenue | Surf Avenue and Avenue Z | Sea Gate Line streetcar until December 1, 1946 | |
B37* [24] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and Forth Avenue | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street | Third Avenue | Third Avenue Line streetcar until March 1, 1942 | |
B38* [25] | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | Ridgewood, Queens Seneca Avenue and Catalpa Avenue (all times) | Lafayette Avenue and DeKalb Avenue | DeKalb Avenue Line streetcar until January 30, 1949 | Weekday limited and local services, the limited service only to and from the Seneca/Catalpa terminal. In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar City Line is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering the neighborhood of Cypress Hills to the north Spring Creek Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, that borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United Borough Park (usually spelled by its residents Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick Greenpoint is the northernmost Neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line was a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Marcy Avenue Metropolitan Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Fulton Ferry is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. East New York is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. The Fulton Street Line or East New York Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States along Fulton Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, that borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and The Putnam Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Fulton Street, Putnam Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar Midwood is a Neighborhood in the south central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located near Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay. Sunset Park is a Neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA Brownsville also known as Bville and The hill is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York. The Church Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mainly along 39th Street and Church Avenue between Sunset Park Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sea Gate is a private gated community that was built at the far western end of Coney Island at the southern tip of the New York City borough of Sheepshead Bay is a Bay separating the Mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, that borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and The DeKalb Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along DeKalb Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Ridgewood, Queens Metropolitan Avenue and Starr Street (approx. Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, that borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and 5AM-midnight) | |||||
B39* [26] | Lower East Side, Manhattan Delancey Street and Allen Street | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza bus terminal | Delancey Street and Williamsburg Bridge | Williamsburg Bridge Local streetcar until December 4, 1948 | |
B41* [27] | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | Flatbush Avenue | Flatbush Avenue Line streetcar until March 5, 1951 | Both local and limited-stop service. The Lower East Side is a Neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bergen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown The Flatbush Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Flatbush Avenue between Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Bergen Beach limited-stop service operates weekdays only. |
| Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | |||||
B42* [28] | Canarsie Canarsie Pier | Canarsie Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway station at Glenwood Road and Rockaway Parkway | Rockaway Parkway | Rockaway Parkway Line streetcar until April 29, 1951 | |
B43* [29] | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue | Greenpoint Box Street and Manhattan Avenue | Empire Boulevard, Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue, Throop Avenue, Tompkins Avenue, Graham Avenue, and Manhattan Avenue | Tompkins Avenue Line streetcar until August 24, 1947 Graham Avenue Line streetcar until December 21, 1948 Combined from B47 and B62 on September 10, 1995[30] | |
B44* [31] | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Emmons Avenue | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza bus terminal | Nostrand Avenue, New York Avenue, Bedford Avenue, and Lee Avenue | Nostrand Avenue Line streetcar until April 1, 1951 | Both local and limited-stop service |
| Sheepshead Bay Avenue U and Norstrand Avenue | Williamsburg Lynch Street and Lee Avenue | ||||
B45* [32] | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street | Crown Heights Saint Johns Place and Ralph Avenue | Atlantic Avenue, Washington Avenue, Sterling Place, and St. Kings Plaza is a Shopping center that opened in 1970 within the Marine Park / Mill Basin section of Brooklyn, east of Flatbush Avenue Canarsie is a Neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. Canarsie is a Neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway is the southern Terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations The Rockaway Parkway Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Prospect-Lefferts Gardens is the name given to a neighborhood in Flatbush in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Greenpoint is the northernmost Neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Graham Avenue Line and Tompkins Avenue Line were two Public transit lines in Brooklyn, New York City with the Graham Avenue Line running Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Graham Avenue Line and Tompkins Avenue Line were two Public transit lines in Brooklyn, New York City with the Graham Avenue Line running Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sheepshead Bay is a Bay separating the Mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick The Nostrand Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue, Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Sheepshead Bay is a Bay separating the Mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. Atlantic Avenue is an important street in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Johns Place | St. Johns Place Line streetcar until August 24, 1947 | |
B46* [33] | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza bus terminal | Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard (ex-Reid Avenue), and Broadway | Utica and Reid Avenues Line streetcar until March 18, 1951 | Both local and limited-stop service |
| Flatlands Utica Avenue and Avenue H | Bedford-Stuyvesant DeKalb Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard | ||||
B47* [34] | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | Bedford-Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard | Ralph Avenue and Broadway | Ralph Avenue Line streetcar until November 1, 1943 Ralph and Rockaway Avenues Line streetcar until May 27, 1951 Created as a result of a merge of the B40 and B78 in 2002 | |
B48* [35] | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road | Greenpoint Meeker Avenue and Gardner Avenue | Classon Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Lorimer Street, and Nassau Avenue | Franklin Avenue Line streetcar until October 28, 1945 Lorimer Street Line streetcar until December 14, 1947 | |
B49 [36] | Manhattan Beach Kingsborough Community College at Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard | Bedford-Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue | Ocean Avenue, Rogers Avenue, and Bedford Avenue | Ocean Avenue Line streetcar until April 29, 1951 | Both local and southbound morning rush hour limited-stop service |
B51 [37] | Downtown Brooklyn Simith Street and Fulton Street | Lower Manhattan City Hall and Park Row | Manhattan Bridge | Began November 13, 1929 by BMT, replacing Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line streetcar Formerly B15 | Weekday service only |
B52* [38] | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street | Greene Avenue and Gates Avenue | Greene and Gates Avenues Line streetcar until October 5, 1941 | |
B54* [39] | Downtown Brooklyn Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street | Myrtle Avenue | Myrtle Avenue Line streetcar until July 17, 1949 | |
B57* [40] | Downtown Brooklyn Boerumn Place and Livingston Street | Maspeth, Queens Fresh Pond Avenue and Flushing Avenue | Flushing Avenue | Flushing Avenue Line streetcar until November 21, 1948 | |
B60* [41] | Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza bus terminal | Rockaway Avenue and Wilson Avenue | Wilson Avenue Line streetcar until May 27, 1951 | |
B61* [42] | Red Hook Ikea Terminal at Beard Street and Otsego Street | Long Island City, Queens Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South | Van Brunt Street, Hicks Street, Park Avenue, Wythe Avenue, Bedford Avenue, Driggs Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, and Jackson Avenue | Crosstown Line streetcar until January 27, 1951 | |
B63* [43] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and Fourth Avenue | Cobble Hill Columbia Street and Atlantic Avenue | Fifth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue | Fifth Avenue Line streetcar until February 20, 1949 | |
B64* [44] | Bay Ridge 86th Street and Fourth Avenue | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Avenue | 86th Street, Bath Avenue, and Stillwell Avenue | 86th Street Line streetcar until August 12, 1948 | |
B65* [45] | Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street | Crown Heights Ralph Avenue and Saint Johns Place | Bergen Street and Dean Street | Bergen Street Line streetcar until July 20, 1947 | |
B67* [46] | Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street and Jay Street | Kensington Cortelyou Road and McDonald Avenue | McDonald Avenue and 7th Avenue | Seventh Avenue Line streetcar until February 11, 1951 | |
B68* [47] | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Avenue | Windsor Terrace Bartel Pritchard Square at Prospect Park West and 15th Street | Brighton Beach Avenue and Coney Island Avenue | Coney Island Avenue Line streetcar until November 30, 1955 | |
B69 [48] | Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street and Jay Street | Windsor Terrace Bartel Pritchard Square at Prospect Park West and 19th Street | Prospect Park West, Eighth Avenue, and Vanderbilt Avenue | Vanderbilt Avenue Line streetcar until August 20, 1950 | |
B70 [49] | Sunset Park First Avenue and 39th Street | Dyker Heights Veterans Administration Hospital at Cropsey Avenue and Seventh Avenue | Seventh Avenue, Eighth Avenue, and 39th Street | Eighth Avenue Line streetcar until May 15, 1949 | |
B71 [50] | Cobble Hill Van Brunt Street and Sackett Street | Crown Heights Sterling Place and Rogers Avenue | Union Street and Eastern Parkway | Union Street Line streetcar until December 1, 1945 | |
B74 [51] | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Mermaid Avenue | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Avenue | Mermaid Avenue | Norton's Point Line streetcar until November 7, 1948 | |
B75* [52] | Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street and Jay Street | Park Slope 20th Street and Prospect Park West | Ninth Street, Smith Street, and Court Street | Court Street Line streetcar until July 17, 1949 Smith Street Line streetcar until February 11, 1951 | |
B77* [53] | Red Hook Ikea Terminal at Beard Street and Van Brunt Street | Park Slope Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street | Lorraine Street and Ninth Street | Began August 27, 1936 by BMT | |
B82* [54] | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Avenue | Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue | Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway, Kings Highway, Flatlands Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue | Began August 29, 1924 by Queens Bus Lines Combined from B5 and B50 on September 10, 1995[30] | |
| Bath Beach Cropsey Avenue and Bay 38th Street | |||||
| [55] | Spring Creek Gateway Center Mall at Gateway Drive and Erskine Street | East New York Broadway Junction and Van Sinderen Avenue | Pennsylvania Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue | Began September 27, 1966 by NYCTA | Service to Gateway Center Mall began in November 2007 |
These routes were formerly operated by the Command Bus Company until MTA takeover in December 2005. The Command Bus Company was a Bus company in New York City, United States, operating local service in Brooklyn and express service to
| Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | History and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [56] | Midwood Kings Highway and East 16th Street | Mill Basin 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue | Quentin Road, Fillmore Avenue, and 66th Street | Began February 3, 1960 by Pioneer Bus Company; later operated by Command Bus Company until 2005. In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar Midwood is a Neighborhood in the south central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway Mill Basin/Mill Island is a Neighborhood in New York City in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn lying along Jamaica Bay |
| [57] | Downtown Brooklyn Tillary Street and Adam Street | Canarsie East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue | East 80th Street, Avenue H, Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Expressway, and 3rd Avenue |
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This route is operated by Private Transportation under a franchise with the City of New York, and is the lone unsubsidized route operating in Brooklyn. MetroCard is not accepted for payment of fare on this line, which has a one-way cash fare of $2. 50.
In addition, this line, servicing primarily Hasidic communities at both ends, runs Sunday through Thursday, and then on Friday from morning until a few hours before Shabbat, with no service on Friday evenings or Saturday. Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Shabbat or Shabbos ( Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt, shabbes, "rest/inactivity" is the Weekly Sabbath
| Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Park 18th Avenue and 49th-50th Streets | Williamsburg Lynch Street and Lee Avenue | Fort Hamilton Parkway, 49th Street, 50th Street, and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway* | Private express franchised route, authorized by NYCDOT[59] | |
Note that the "B" prefix was not added until the mid-1970s, and, on December 11, 1988, some of the Brooklyn "B" routes primarily in Queens were redesignated as "Q" routes. In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar Borough Park (usually spelled by its residents Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick The Brooklyn Queens Expressway ( BQE) is an Expressway which runs from southern Brooklyn, New York to the Grand Central Parkway The New York City Department of Transportation ( NYCDOT or DOT) is responsible for the management of much of New York City Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) [60]
| Route | Streets traveled | History |
|---|---|---|
| B5 | Kings Highway, Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue | 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 | Now part of the B13 |
| B19 | Cypress Hills Street and Gates Avenue | Now part of the B13 |
| 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 |
| B30 | East Williamsburg, Meeker Avenue - Sunnyside, Queens, via Humboldt Street, Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue, Review Avenue, and 48th Street | discontinued circa 1995, due to lack of ridership |
| B33 | Hamilton Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Parkside Avenue, and Ocean Avenue | discontinued in early 1990s, due to lack of ridership |
| B36S | Sea Gate shuttle loop | Discontinue in December 11, 1988, now part of the B36 and B74 route. East Williamsburg is a name for the area in the northwestern portion of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, which lies between Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 |
| 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 and Seaview Avenues | 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 |
| B58 | Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, and Corona Avenue | Now the Q58 |
| B59 | Grand Street and Grand Avenue | Now the Q59 |
| B62 | Flushing Avenue and Graham Avenue | Now part of the B43 |
B66 | Court Street[61] | Now part of the B75 |
| B72 | Junction Boulevard | Became the Q72 in 1961 |
| B77S | Erie Basin Shuttle, Red Hook pier | Discontinue in December 11, 1988, now part of B77 |
| B78 | Ralph Avenue | Now part of the B47 |
| B82 | Avenue U[61] | Now part of the B3 |
| B84 | Flatlands Avenue and Cozine Avenue | Now part of the B6 |
| B86 | 86th Street and 4th Avenue - Manhattan Beach, Kingsborough Community College, via 86 Street and Brighton Beach Avenue | Proposed route in the 1990s, never run. |
| B88 | "Culture Bus Loop II" in Manhattan and Brooklyn | discontinued in the late 1970s |
| B101 | Service runs between Kings Highway and East 16th Street Station to Avenue L and East 74th Street | Proposed by Pioneer Bus company around late 1970s, never run. |
| DeKalb Avenue Shuttle bus | Service between Grand Street in Manhattan and Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn subway stations. | It was established during the Manhattan Bridge construction in 2001-2004, discontinue around 2002 due to low ridership. |