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M3 bus on Madison Avenue
M3 bus on Madison Avenue

The New York City Transit Authority operates several local bus routes on the one-way pair of Madison Avenue (northbound) and Fifth Avenue (southbound) in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA is a Public authority in the U A one-way pair or one-way couple is a pair of parallel usually One-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major Traffic flow or Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The M1 Fifth and Madison Avenues, M2 Fifth and Madison Avenues/Powell Boulevard, M3 Fifth and Madison Avenues/St Nicholas Avenue, and M4 Fifth and Madison Avenues/Broadway run along the avenues from Midtown into Harlem, and several primarily east-west routes, including the M30 57th/72nd Streets Crosstown and Q32 Roosevelt/Fifth Avenues, use portions of them. See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of Bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States; one minor route is Many express buses from the north or the south also use Fifth and Madison Avenues. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA operates a number of Bus routes in New York City, United States. The M18 Convent Avenue, which does not presently run on these avenues (but did when first instituted), is a short-turn variant of the north portion of the M3.

The routes are the successors to the New York and Harlem Railroad's Fourth and Madison Avenues Line, which began operations in 1832 as the first street railway in the world, and several lines of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, a bus operator that started running on Fifth Avenue in 1886. The New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line) was one of the First railroads in the United States, and possibly the first The Fourth and Madison Avenues Line is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Park Avenue A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Fifth Avenue Coach Company and Surface Transit operated bus routes on Manhattan until it went bankrupt in 1962.

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Description

The M1, M2, M3, and M4 all run between Midtown or Lower Manhattan and Upper Manhattan, while the Q32 runs from Midtown north along Fifth and Madison Avenues and east over the Queensboro Bridge to Jackson Heights, Queens. See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the Upper Manhattan denotes the more northerly region of the New York City Borough of Manhattan. The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a Cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in Jackson Heights is a Neighborhood in north-western portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, USA. The southernmost route is the M1, for which half of the weekday trips run to South Ferry via Broadway (southbound) and Trinity Place, Centre Street, and Lafayette Street (all northbound). South Ferry is at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City and is the embarkation point for ferries to Staten Island ( Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Centre Street runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Lafayette Street is a city street in New York City 's Lower Manhattan. The rest of the M1 trips and all M2 and M3 trips turn around at Eighth Street, all three using slightly different paths. Eighth Street is a Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from Sixth Avenue to Third Avenue, and North of Union Square (14th Street), the M1 runs on Park Avenue in both directions, turning west on 39th Street (northbound) and 40th Street (southbound) to reach Madison and Fifth Avenues. Union Square Park (also known as Union Square) is an important and historic intersection in New York City, located where Broadway and the Bowery Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City Borough of Manhattan This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. The M2 and M3 both use Fifth Avenue north of Eighth Street (southbound) and Park Avenue north of Union Square (northbound), switching to Madison Avenue at 25th Street (northbound). This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. The M4 and Q32 begin at Penn Station, joining Madison Avenue at 32nd Street (northbound) and Fifth Avenue at 34th Street (southbound). Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. 34th Street is a major cross-town street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Queens-Midtown Thus, all five routes are on Fifth and Madison Avenues north of 40th Street.

The Q32 turns east on 59th Street (eastbound) and 60th Street (westbound) to reach the Queensboro Bridge, On the other side, it heads east on Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue to end at 81st and 82nd Streets and Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights. 59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Queens, forming part of New York State Route 25. New York State Route 25A is a New York State highway and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the The four other routes continue north on Fourth and Madison Avenues past Central Park. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The M1 stays on those avenues to 135th Street, making several turns before turning around at Seventh Avenue and 146th and 147th Streets. Seventh Avenue / Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The M2, M3, and M4 all turn west on 110th Street, turning north at various points. The M2 uses Seventh Avenue and Edgecombe Avenue, ending at Broadway and 168th Street. The M3 uses Manhattan Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue to Fort George, and the M4 uses Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue to Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters. Manhattan Avenue is the name of two streets in New York City Brooklyn Manhattan Avenue is the major shopping street in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Saint Nicholas Avenue is a major New York City street It runs north-south between 193rd Street and 111th Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan Fort George New York was the name of five forts in the state of New York. Fort Washington Avenue is a major north-south street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. FortTryonjbjpg|thumb|Fort Tryon]] Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Inwood section of the New York City borough of Manhattan The Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of the European Middle Ages. The M18 begins at the northeast corner of Central Park and heads west on 110th Street, north on Lenox Avenue, west on 116th Street, and north on Manhattan Avenue, Convent Avenue, and St. Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard is the primary north-south route through Harlem in the upper portion of the New York City borough Nicholas Avenue to 168th Street, where the M2 also ends. All buses connect with subway service at various points on their route.

The M2 runs as a limited-stop service, with no local service during the daytime. Other times, service runs local only. The M1 and M4 also have peak directional limited-stop services. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

The Fifth Avenue Transportation Company (later the Fifth Avenue Coach Company) began operating stages on Fifth Avenue between 11th Street and 59th Street on January 23, 1886. Fifth Avenue Coach Company and Surface Transit operated bus routes on Manhattan until it went bankrupt in 1962. For other meanings see Stagecoach (disambiguation. A stagecoach (also called diligence) is a type of four-wheeled enclosed 59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [7] The company was formed because the wealthy residents of Fifth Avenue did not want a street railway. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The route was later extended south to Washington Square Park and north to 89th Street, and in 1900 the company was authorized to extend north to 135th Street, and to operate on other streets including 110th Street and Riverside Drive to 124th Street. See Washington Square Park (disambiguation Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New York City 's 1700 public Riverside Drive is a scenic north-south thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Manhattan. [8] More extensions, on 32nd Street from Fifth Avenue west to Seventh Avenue (Penn Station) and north from 110th Street on Seventh Avenue and Manhattan Avenue/St. Nicholas Avenue to 155th Street, were soon authorized. This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. Seventh Avenue / Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City Seventh Avenue / Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Manhattan Avenue is the name of two streets in New York City Brooklyn Manhattan Avenue is the major shopping street in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Saint Nicholas Avenue is a major New York City street It runs north-south between 193rd Street and 111th Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan After the company's horse cars were replaced with motor buses in July 1907, it began operating these extensions, and assigned them numbers in 1916 or 1917:[9][10]

  1. Fifth Avenue to 135th Street
  2. Fifth and Seventh Avenues to Polo Grounds (155th Street and St. A horsecar was an animal-powered Streetcar or Tram. The first passenger services in the world were started by the Oystermouth Railway in The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Nicholas Place)
  3. Fifth and St. Nicholas Avenues to Polo Grounds
  4. Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive via 110th Street to 135th Street and Broadway
  5. Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive via 57th Street to 135th Street and Broadway
  6. 72nd Street Crosstown via 57th Street

The Fifth Avenue Coach Company (FACCo) obtained a permit on July 1, 1925 and on July 9 began operating its 15 and 16 routes. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of Bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States; one minor route is The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of Bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States; one minor route is "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. [11] The 15 began at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street at Madison Square Park, and traveled north on Fifth Avenue, east via 57th Street to the Queensboro Bridge, and along Queens Boulevard, Roosevelt Avenue, and 25th Street (now 82nd Street) to Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, Queens. This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. Madison Square is formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan 57th Street runs east-west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, from a New York City Department of Sanitation dock on the Hudson River The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a Cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Queens, forming part of New York State Route 25. New York State Route 25A is a New York State highway and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Jackson Heights is a Neighborhood in north-western portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, USA. The short 16 (Elmhurst Crosstown) began at Roosevelt Avenue and 82nd Street and used Baxter Avenue and Broadway to reach Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. Elmhurst is a Neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. [12]

Even before the Fifth Avenue company began operating its coaches, the New York and Harlem Railroad was operating its Fourth and Madison Avenues Line of horse cars, later trolleys, mainly on Fourth Avenue below and Madison Avenue above 42nd Street (Grand Central Terminal). The New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line) was one of the First railroads in the United States, and possibly the first The Fourth and Madison Avenues Line is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Park Avenue A horsecar was an animal-powered Streetcar or Tram. The first passenger services in the world were started by the Oystermouth Railway in A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City Borough of Manhattan 42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its Theaters especially near the intersection "Grand Central Station" redirects here For other uses see Grand Central. The Madison Avenue Coach Company, a New York Railways subsidiary,[13] started operating replacement buses on February 1, 1935. The New York Railways Company, reorganized into the New York Railways Corporation in 1925 and also known as the Green Lines, was a Street railway in Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Several changes were made to the route: instead of the Bowery, a shorter alignment via Centre Street and Lafayette Street was used, and a variant stayed on Madison Avenue south to 26th Street and short-turned at Astor Place. Bowery (ˈbaʊɚi or /ˈbaʊri/ is the name of a street and a small neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Centre Street runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Lafayette Street is a city street in New York City 's Lower Manhattan. This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. Early Morning Alamo by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|right|200px|Tony Rosenthal's Alamo ]]The single block of Astor Place [14] As part of the New York City Omnibus Corporation system (NYCO; also a New York Railways subsidiary), these two routes were numbered 1 (via Park Avenue) and 2 (short-turn via Madison Avenue). [15]

Extensions and combinations

On July 17, 1960, Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue became a one-way pair. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lexington Avenue, often abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex" is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Cooper Square north for over A one-way pair or one-way couple is a pair of parallel usually One-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major Traffic flow or The NYCO's 4, which had traveled along Lexington Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue to northern Harlem, was discontinued. The Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line, also known as the Third Avenue Line, is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard is the primary north-south route through Harlem in the upper portion of the New York City borough Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center To cover this travel pattern, the 1 was extended west on 135th Street and north on Lenox Avenue, and the 2 was realigned to turn west on 116th Street and north on Lenox Avenue. [16] The path of the 1 and 2 south of Union Square was changed on November 10, 1963 to use Broadway rather than Fourth Avenue and Lafayette Street, due to Lafayette Street becoming one-way northbound and Broadway becoming one-way southbound. Union Square Park (also known as Union Square) is an important and historic intersection in New York City, located where Broadway and the Bowery Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. [17]

Fifth and Madison Avenues became one-way streets on January 14, 1966, and the four FACCo routes on Fifth Avenue past Central Park and the two NYCO routes on Madison Avenue were combined into four routes on both avenues. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. In particular, the following changes were made:[18][19]

References

  1. ^ M1 bus timetablePDF (281 KB), effective summer-fall 2006
  2. ^ M2 bus timetablePDF (265 KB), effective summer-fall 2006
  3. ^ M3 bus timetablePDF (223 KB), effective summer-fall 2006
  4. ^ M4 bus timetablePDF (227 KB), effective summer-fall 2006
  5. ^ M18 bus timetablePDF (148 KB), effective winter 2007
  6. ^ Q32 bus timetablePDF (247 KB), effective January 2007
  7. ^ New York Times, Fifth-Avenue Stages Running, January 24, 1886, page 2
  8. ^ "Can Extend Its Lines", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 2, 1900, p. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26 Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar  2.  
  9. ^ New York Times, Remember Figures Better than Colors, June 25, 1916, page XX9
  10. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac, 1916 and 1917
  11. ^ New York Times, Listing of Routes Hit by Strike, March 5, 1962, page 47; New York Times, Buses Running, March 23, 1962, page 21
  12. ^ New York Times, Plans to Link All Suburban Transit, July 10, 1925, page 19
  13. ^ New York Times, Bus Grants Asked on 8th and 9th Avs., February 7, 1935, page 3
  14. ^ New York Times, Swift Buses Oust Madison Trolleys, February 1, 1935, page 23
  15. ^ New York City Omnibus Corporation Motor Coach Routes, ca. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26 Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1940
  16. ^ New York Times, One-Way Bus Schedules Given For Lexington and 3d Avenues, July 12, 1960, page 37
  17. ^ New York Times, City to Extend One-Way Traffic To 3 Manhattan Routes Sunday, November 5, 1963, page 1
  18. ^ New York Times, Barnes Suggests Express Bus Runs, January 17, 1966, page 1
  19. ^ New York Times, One-Way Avenues Slow Bus Traffic, January 26, 1966, page 32
Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
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