MTA Regional Bus Operations 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 eastern section of the B82 (then the B50) and B83 was created by New York City Transit from scratch, in 1978 and 1966, respectively.
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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.
All routes in this section are local service except route B6 which has local and limited-stop services.
Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | History and notes | ||
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B1*
[1] |
Bay Ridge Fourth Avenue and 86th Street at 86th Street ( R train) |
↔ | Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College |
86th Street, Brighton Beach Avenue |
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[2] | Midwood East 16th Street and Kings Highway at Kings Highway ( B Q trains) |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
Avenue R, Avenue S |
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B3*
[3] |
Bath Beach 25 Avenue and Harway Avenue |
↔ | Bergen Beach East 71 Street and Avenue U |
Avenue U |
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[4] | Bay Ridge Narrows Avenue and 77th Street |
↔ | Gravesend Coney Island Hospital
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Bay Ridge Parkway, Stillwell Avenue, Avenue Z, Emmons Avenue/Shore Parkway |
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↔ | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Voorhies Avenue
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B6*
[5] |
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Local service | |||||
Bath Beach Harway Avenue and Bay 37th Street |
↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and New Lots Avenue at New Lots Avenue ( 2 3 4 5 trains)
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Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Glenwood Road, Avenue H, Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue |
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↔ | Canarsie Glenwood Road and Rockaway Parkway at Rockaway Parkway ( L train)
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Limited-stop service | |||||
Bath Beach Harway Avenue and Bay 37th Street |
↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and New Lots Avenue at New Lots Avenue ( 2 3 4 5 trains) |
Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Glenwood Road, Avenue H, Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue | No Sunday Limited-stop service. | |
[6] | Bedford-Stuyvesant Saratoga Avenue and Halsey Street at Halsey Street ( J train) |
↔ | Midwood Quentin Road and Coney Island Avenue |
Saratoga Avenue/Thomas Boyland Street, Kings Highway |
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↔ | Flatlands Flatbush Avenue and Kings Highway |
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B8*
[7] |
Brownsville Hegeman Avenue and Rockaway Avenues at Brookdale Hospital |
↔ | Bay Ridge
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Avenue D, 18 Avenue |
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↔ | Dyker Heights Cropsey Avenue and Seventh Avenue
at Veterans Administration Hospital
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[8] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 71st Street |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue
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60 Street, Avenue M, Flatbush Avenue |
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↔ | Flatlands Flatbush Avenue and Avenue L
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[9] | Sunset Park First Avenue and 58th Street at Brooklyn Army Terminal |
↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Avenue H at Flatbush Avenue ( 2 5 trains) |
49/50 Streets, Avenue J |
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B12*
[10] |
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue at Parkside Avenue ( Q trains) |
↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( J Z trains) |
Clarkson Avenue, East New York Avenue |
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[11] | Spring Creek Gateway Mall |
↔ | Wyckoff Heights Wyckoff Avenue and DeKalb Avenue at DeKalb Avenue ( L train) |
Gates Avenue, Fresh Pond Road, Crescent Street/Euclid Avenue |
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B14*
[12] |
Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue ( 2 3 4 5 trains) |
↔ | City Line Brooklyn General Mail Facility |
Pitkin Avenue, 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 |
↔ | JFK International Airport, Queens Terminal 4 (connecting AirTrain JFK to all airport terminals)
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Marcus Garvey Boulevard/Lewis Avenue, Ralph Avenue, East 98 Street, New Lots Avenue, Conduit Avenue |
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↔ | City Line Brooklyn General Mail Facility |
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[14] | Bay Ridge Shore Road and Fourth Avenue |
↔ | Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park ( B Q S trains) |
86 Street, Fort Hamilton Parkway, 13/14 Avenues, Caton Avenue |
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B17*
[15] |
Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue ( 2 3 4 5 trains) |
↔ | Canarsie East 108 Street and Seaview Avenue
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Remsen Avenue, Seaview Avenue or Avenue L |
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↔ | Canarsie East 80 Street and Seaview Avenue
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[16] | City Line Brooklyn General Mail Facility |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens
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Summerfield/Schaeffer/Decatur Streets, Pennsylvania Avenue, Wortman Avenue, Linden Boulevard |
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↔ | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( A C J L Z trains) |
Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue. |
Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | History and notes | ||
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B24
[17] |
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 1 |
↔ | Greenpoint Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue |
Rodney Street/Marcy Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, 48 Street (Queens), Greenpoint Avenue |
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B25*
[18] |
Fulton Landing Furman Street |
↔ | East New York Broadway Junction and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue ( J Z trains) |
Fulton Street |
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B26*
[20] |
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( L M trains) |
Fulton Street, Halsey Street | Putnam Avenue Line streetcar until February 5, 1950. |
[21] | Midwood East 16th Street and Kings Highway at Kings Highway ( B Q trains) |
↔ | Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lots Avenue |
Avenue R, Gerritsen Avenue |
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B35*
[22] |
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Local service | |||||
Brownsville Mother Gaston Boulevard and Hegeman Avenue |
↔ | Sunset Park First Avenue and 39th Street
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39th Street, Church Avenue | Church Avenue Line streetcar until October 31, 1956. | |
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Church Avenue | |||
Limited-stop service | |||||
Brownsville Mother Gaston Boulevard and Hegeman Avenue |
↔ | Sunset Park First Avenue and 39th Street |
39th Street, Church Avenue | No overnight Limited-Stop service. | |
B36*
[23] |
Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Avenue U and Nostrand Avenue |
Surf Avenue, Avenue Z | Sea Gate Line streetcar until December 1, 1946. |
B38*
[24] |
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Local service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Seneca Avenue and Catalpa Avenue
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Lafayette/DeKalb Avenues, Seneca Avenue or Stanhope Street |
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↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Metropolitan Avenue and Starr Street
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Limited-stop service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Seneca Avenue and Catalpa Avenue |
Lafayette/DeKalb Avenues, Seneca Avenue | Weekday Limited-Stop service only. | |
B41*
[25] |
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Local service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
Flatbush Avenue |
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↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue |
Flatbush Avenue, Avenue N/Veterans Avenue | |||
Limited-stop service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
Flatbush Avenue | Daily service except nights | |
↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue |
Flatbush Avenue, Avenue N, and Veterans Avenue | Weekday service only. | ||
B42*
[26] |
Canarsie Rockaway Parkway and Belt Parkway |
↔ | Canarsie at Rockaway Parkway ( L train) Bus loop |
Rockaway Parkway |
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B43*
[27] |
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park ( B Q S trains) |
↔ | Greenpoint Box Street and Manhattan Avenue |
Kingston/Brooklyn Avenues, Throop/Tompkins Avenues, Graham Avenue, Manhattan Avenue |
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B44*
[29] |
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Local service | |||||
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2 |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Emmons Avenue |
Nostrand Avenue, New York Avenue, Bedford Avenue, and Lee Avenue |
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Limited-stop service | |||||
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2 |
↔ | Sheepshead Bay Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue |
Nostrand Avenue, New York Avenue, Bedford Avenue, and Lee Avenue |
Operates limited stop service runs all days except overnight service. | |
B45
[30] |
Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street at Brooklyn Borough Hall |
↔ | Crown Heights Saint Johns Place and Ralph Avenue |
Atlantic Avenue and Saint Johns Place | St. Johns Place Line streetcar until August 24, 1947. |
B46*
[31] |
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Local service | |||||
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 3 |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue
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Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard, and Broadway |
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↔ | Midwood Avenue H and Utica Avenue
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Limited-stop service | |||||
Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 3 |
↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue |
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard, and Broadway |
Operates limited-stop service runs all days except overnights. | |
B47*
[33] |
Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U |
↔ | Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Ralph Avenue |
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B48*
[34] |
Bedford-Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue at Franklin Avenue ( A C S trains) |
↔ | Greenpoint Meeker Avenue and Gardner Avenue |
Classon/Franklin Avenues, Lorimer Street, and Nassau Avenue |
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B49
[35] |
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Local service | |||||
Bedford-Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue at Franklin Avenue ( C S trains) |
↔ | Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College |
Ocean/Rogers Avenues, Bedford Avenue |
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Limited-Stop service | |||||
Bedford-Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue at Franklin Avenue ( C S trains) |
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Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College |
Bedford Avenue, Ocean Avenue | Southbound morning rush hour limited-stop service only. |
Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | History and notes | ||
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B52*
[36] |
Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues ( L M trains) |
Gates Avenue | Greene and Gates Avenues Line streetcar until October 5, 1941. |
B54*
[37] |
Downtown Brooklyn Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue at Jay Street – MetroTech ( A C F N R trains) |
↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues ( L M trains) |
Myrtle Avenue | Myrtle Avenue Line streetcar until July 17, 1949. |
B57
[38] |
Gowanus Smith Street and 9 Street at Smith–Ninth Streets ( F G trains) |
↔ | Maspeth, Queens Fresh Pond Road and Flushing Avenue |
Court/Smith Streets, Flushing Avenue |
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B60*
[39] |
Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue |
↔ | Williamsburg Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 4 |
Rockaway Avenue, Wilson Avenue, Johnson Avenue, South 4/5 Streets | Wilson Avenue Line streetcar until May 27, 1951. |
B61*
[40] |
Park Slope 20th Street and Prospect Park West |
↔ | Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street at Jay Street – MetroTech ( A C F N R trains) |
Ninth Street, Lorraine Street, Van Brunt Street, Columbia Street, Atlantic Avenue |
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B62*
[41] |
Downtown Brooklyn Boerum Place and Livingston Street |
↔ | Long Island City, Queens Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South
Queensboro Plaza ( 7 <7> N Q trains) and Queens Plaza ( E M R trains) |
Park Avenue, Wythe Avenue, Driggs/Bedford Avenues, Manhattan Avenue, Jackson Avenue |
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B63*
[42] |
Bay Ridge Shore Road and Fourth Avenue |
↔ | Cobble Hill Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 |
Fifth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue | Fifth Avenue Line streetcar until February 20, 1949. |
B64
[43] |
Bay Ridge Shore Road and 71 Street |
↔ | Bath Beach 25 Avenue and Harway Avenue |
Bay Ridge Avenue, 13 Avenue, Bath Avenue |
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B65
[44] |
Downtown Brooklyn Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue at Jay Street – MetroTech ( A C F R trains) |
↔ | Crown Heights Ralph Avenue and Saint Johns Place |
Bergen Street, Dean Street |
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B67
[45]B69 |
Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street and Jay Street |
↔ | Kensington Cortelyou Road and McDonald Avenue |
McDonald Avenue, 7 Avenue, then:
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B68*
[47] |
Windsor Terrace Bartel Pritchard Square at 15th Street – Prospect Park ( F G trains) |
↔ | Coney Island at Coney Island – Stillwell Ave ( D F N Q trains) Bus loop |
Coney Island Avenue and Brighton Beach Avenue |
Coney Island Avenue Line streetcar until November 30, 1955. |
B70
[48] |
Sunset Park First Avenue and 39 Street |
↔ | Dyker Heights Cropsey Avenue and Seventh Avenue at Veterans Administration Hospital |
3 Avenue, Bay Ridge Avenue, 8 Avenue |
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B74
[49] |
Sea Gate West 37th Street and Mermaid Avenue |
↔ | Coney Island at Coney Island – Stillwell Ave ( D F N Q trains) Bus loop |
Mermaid Avenue |
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B82*
[50] |
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Local service | |||||
Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue |
↔ | Coney Island at Coney Island – Stillwell Ave ( D F N Q trains) Bus loop
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Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway, Kings Highway, Flatlands Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue |
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↔ | Bath Beach Crospey Avenue and Bay 37th Street
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Limited-stop service | |||||
Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue |
↔ | Coney Island at Coney Island – Stillwell Ave ( D F N Q trains) Bus loop |
(See B82 local routing above) | Weekday rush hour bidirectional service only. | |
[51] | Spring Creek Brooklyn DDSO |
↔ | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction ( A C J L Z trains) |
Pennsylvania Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue |
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These routes were formerly operated by the Command Bus Company until MTA takeover in December 2005. The routes are currently operated under MTA Bus.
Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | History and notes | ||
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[52] | Midwood East 16th Street and Kings Highway at Kings Highway ( B Q trains) |
↔ | Mill Basin 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue |
Quentin Road, Fillmore Avenue, and 66th Street |
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[53] | |||||
Limited-stop service | |||||
Downtown Brooklyn Tillary Street and Adams Street at Cadman Plaza |
↔ | Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue |
Livingston Street, Cortelyou Road, Avenue H, Avenue M |
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This route is operated by Private Transportation Corporation 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 US$2.50.[54]
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 Hassidic Jewish groups in the area it serves.[55][56][57][58] The story was reported internationally.,[59][60],,.[61][62] On October 20, the New York City Department of Transportation said it would shut down the line if the gender separation was not discontinued.[63]
Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | Notes | ||
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Borough Park 18 Avenue and 49 Street |
↔ | Williamsburg Lynch Street and Lee Avenue |
49/50 Streets and Bedford/Lee Avenues (local service) |
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.[66]
Route | Streets traveled | History |
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B3K | Avenue U | Subway shuttle during reconstruction of Avenue U and Neck Road stations from 2008 to 2010. |
B5 | Kings Highway, Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue | Merged with B50 into B82 in 1995. |
B10
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Marcus Garvey Boulevard (ex-Sumner Avenue), Lewis Avenue, and New Lots Avenue | Route still exists. When extended to JFK Airport in 1993, route was renumbered to B15 to avoid confusion with the Q10. |
B15 (first use) |
Manhattan Bridge | Became an extension of the B63; later the B51. The B51 was discontinued in June 2010. |
B18
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Metropolitan Avenue, Morgan Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, and Cypress Avenue | Merged into an extended B13 on September 8, 2002 west of Myrtle Avenue (east of it was discontinued). Remainder of route discontinued in 2010 except for short segment between Ridgewood Terminal and Wyckoff Heights Hospital. |
B19
(first use) |
Cypress Hills Street and Gates Avenue | Now part of the B13 |
B19
(second use) |
Carlton Avenue/Adelphi Street | Discontinued 1980s |
B21
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Oriental Boulevard, Brighton Beach Avenue, Ocean Parkway, Avenue Z, and Emmons Avenue | Replaced in 1978 with parts of the B1, B36, and B4 |
B22 | Broadway and Atlantic Avenue | Route still exists. Renumbered to Q24 in 1988 |
B23
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16 Avenue and Cortelyou Road | Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[67] |
B29 | Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, and Meeker Avenue | Southern part of the current B24. |
B30 | East Williamsburg, Meeker Avenue - Sunnyside, Queens, via Humboldt Street, Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue, Review Avenue, and 48th Street | Discontinued 1995. Created prior from portions of B29 that were not merged into the B24. |
B33 | Hamilton Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Parkside Avenue, and Ocean Avenue | Discontinued 1993 |
B36S | Sea Gate shuttle loop | Discontinued 1988 |
B34 | Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, and 86th Street | Replaced by extended B1 in 1978. Currently part of B1 and B64 routes. |
B37
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Third Avenue | Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis, B70 rerouted to cover portion south of Bay Ridge Av.[67] |
B39
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Williamsburg Bridge | Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[67] |
B40 | Broadway, Ralph Avenue, and Liberty Avenue | Route discontinued September 8, 2002. Ralph Avenue portion merged with B78 at that time to form current B47. |
B47 (first use) |
Empire Boulevard, Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue, Throop Avenue, Tompkins Avenue, and Division Avenue | Merged in 1995 with B62 to form the B43 route. |
B50 | Kings Highway, Flatlands and Seaview Avenues | Merged with the B5 in 1995 to form the B82 |
B51
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Manhattan Bridge, Lafayette Street/St. James Place | Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[67] |
B53 | Grand Street and Metropolitan Avenue | Route still exists. Renumbered to Q54 in 1988. |
B55 | Myrtle Avenue | Route still exists. Renumbered to Q55 in 1988. |
B56 | Jamaica Avenue | Route still exists. Renumbered to Q56 in 1988. |
B58 | Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, and Corona Avenue | Route still exists. Renumbered to Q58 in 1988. |
B59 | Grand Street and Grand Avenue | Route still exists. Renumbered to Q59 in 1988. |
B62 (first use) |
Flushing Avenue and Graham Avenue | Graham Avenue portion merged with former B47 to form B43 in 1995. Flushing Avenue portion discontinued same time. |
B66
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Court Street[68] | Now part of the B57, formerly part of B75 |
B71
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Union Street, Eastern Parkway | Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[67] |
B72 | Junction Boulevard | Transferred to Triboro Coach Corporation in 1961, renumbered Q72. |
B75 | Court/Smith Streets, Ninth Street | Replaced in 2010 with B57 and B61 due to budget crisis.[67] |
B77
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Lorraine Street, Ninth Street | Merged with B61 on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[67] |
B77S | Erie Basin Shuttle, Red Hook pier | Now part of B61, formerly part of B77 |
B78 | Ralph Avenue | Merged with B40 on September 8, 2002 to form the B47. |
B82 (first use) |
Avenue U[68] | Now part of the B3 |
B84
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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 in 1980s. Did not run until 2010, when B1 assumed this routing. |
B88 | "Culture Bus Loop II" in Manhattan and Brooklyn [69] | Discontinued in the late 1970s |
B101 | Service runs between Kings Highway and East 16th Street Station to Avenue L and East 74th Street | Never ran, proposed by Pioneer Bus in 1970s. |
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, discontinued after September 11, 2001 due to street closures and not resumed due to low ridership. |
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