Crosstown Line (Brooklyn surface)

The Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Van Brunt Street and Manhattan Avenue between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B61 and the B62 bus routes. The northern section, the B62, is operated by MTA New York City Bus' Grand Avenue Depot in Maspeth, Queens, and the southern section is the northern part of the B61, operated by MTA New York City Bus' Jackie Gleason Depot in Sunset Park. The entire route was a single line, the B61, until January 3, 2010.

It should not be confused with the IND Crosstown Line, a separate subway line that also operates between Brooklyn and Queens.

B61 bus route

The B61 bus route operates between Park Slope by Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School and Smith Street and Fulton Mall near the Jay Street – MetroTech subway station in Downtown Brooklyn via 9th Street, (encompassing the former B77 route and the southern half of the former B75 route; the northern half is now part of the B57), Van Brunt Street and Atlantic Avenue at all times.

The route serves Bishop Ford High School, IKEA Red Hook, Red Hook II Housing, Coffey Park, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Criminal Court, the New York Transit Museum, the Brooklyn Civil Court, Borough Hall, St. Francis College, MetroTech Center, and the Brooklyn Civic Center.

• Bus connections:
  • Windsor Terrace: B67/69, B68
  • Park Slope: B63, B67/69
  • Cobble Hill: B63, B65, B57
  • Downtown Brooklyn: B25, B26, B38 Limited, B41 Limited, B45, B52, B54, B57, B65, B67, and B103 Limited

In addition, there is a three-leg transfer available for MetroCard customers transferring between the B61 and B62 in Downtown Brooklyn.

• Subway connections:
  • Jay Street – MetroTech on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, IND Culver Line, and IND Fulton Street Line (A  C  F  N  R  trains)
  • Court Street – Borough Hall on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, and IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2  3  4  5  N  R  trains)
  • Smith–Ninth Streets on the IND Culver Line (F  G  trains)
  • Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street on the IND Culver Line and BMT Fourth Avenue Line (D  F  G  N  R  trains)
  • Seventh Avenue on the IND Culver Line (F  G  trains)
  • 15th Street – Prospect Park on the IND Culver Line (F  G  trains)

B62 bus route

The B62 bus route operates between Schermerhorn Street and Boerum Place in front of the New York City Transit Headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn and Queens Plaza South and 28th Street near the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City via Park Avenue and Manhattan Avenue at all times.

The route serves the Brooklyn Criminal Court, the New York Transit Museum, the Brooklyn Civil Court, Borough Hall, St. Francis College, MetroTech Center, the Brooklyn Civic Center, the Brooklyn Supreme & Family Court, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, the New York City College of Technology, the Raymond Ingersoll Houses, Farragut Housing, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Commodore J Barry Park, the University Towers Houses, Fort Greene Park, the Walt Whitman Houses, Shaefer Landing, the Brooklyn Brewery, McCarren Park, the Hunterspoint Avenue Long Island Rail Road station, the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, the Long Island City Courthouse Complex, and One Court Square.

• Bus connections:
  • Downtown Brooklyn: B25, B26, B38 Limited, B41 Limited, B45, B52, B54, B57, B63, B65, B67, and B103 Limited
  • DUMBO: B69
  • Fort Greene: B69
  • Williamsburg: B24, B44 Limited, B46 Limited, B48, B57, B60, Q54, and Q59
  • Southside: Q59
  • Greenpoint: B24, B43, and B48
  • Hunters Point: Q103
  • Long Island City: Q32, Q39, Q60, Q66, Q67, Q69, Q100 Limited, Q101, and Q102

In addition, there is a three-leg transfer available for MetroCard customers transferring between the B61 and B62 in Downtown Brooklyn.

• Subway connections:
  • Jay Street – MetroTech on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, IND Culver Line, and IND Fulton Street Line (A  C  F  N  R  trains)
  • Marcy Avenue on the BMT Jamaica Line (J  M  Z  trains)
  • Nassau Avenue on the IND Crosstown Line (G  train)
  • Greenpoint Avenue on the IND Crosstown Line (G  train)
  • Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue on the IRT Flushing Line (7  <7> trains)
  • 21st Street on the IND Crosstown Line (G  train)
  • Hunters Point Avenue on the IRT Flushing Line (7  <7> trains)
  • Court Square on the IND Crosstown Line, IND Queens Boulevard Line, and IRT Flushing Line (7  <7> E  G  M  trains)
  • Queens Plaza on the IND Queens Boulevard Line (E  M  R  trains)
  • Queensboro Plaza on the BMT Astoria Line and IRT Flushing Line (7  <7> N  Q  trains)

History

The Nassau Railroad was incorporated in 1863 with the power to build from the Hunters Point Ferry through Williamsburg to Flatbush, with a branch to the South Ferry.^[1] The Greenpoint and Williamsburgh Railroad and Nassau Railroad merged in 1868 to form the Brooklyn City, Hunter's Point and Prospect Park Railroad, with the right to build from the Hunters Point Ferry to the South Ferry with a branch to Prospect Park.^[2]

References

1. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Laws of New York, September 13, 1866, page 4
2. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Railroad Consolidation, September 24, 1868, page 2