List of bus routes in Brooklyn

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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.

Two 2011 C40LFs on the Bay Ridge-bound B16 at 4th Ave/86th St: 233 in July 2019, and 455.
A 2018 XN60 (1108) on the B35 local at Flatbush’s Church Avenue/East 18th Street in January 2019, set to short-turn at McDonald Avenue.

List of routes

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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:

  • Weekday rush hours: 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM – 8 PM
  • Midday service: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
  • Evening service: 8 PM – Midnight
  • Overnight service: Midnight – 6:30 AM

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.

Routes B1 to B39

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Route Terminals Primary streets traveled Service operation and notes
[1] 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
[3] 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
[5] 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
  • Limited-stop service Monday to Saturday except overnights, local service overnights and Sunday alternate daytime trips.
Canarsie
Rockaway Parkway Station (  train)
  • Terminus for local service when Limited-stop service operates and Sunday alternate daytime trips.
[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
  • Terminus for early morning and late evening service
[7] 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
  • Dyker Heights served by select weekday rush hour trips and alternating Saturday afternoon trips.
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
  • Terminus for early morning and late evening service.
[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
[10] 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
[12] Crown Heights
Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway
at Utica Avenue (     trains)
Brooklyn General Mail Facility Pitkin Avenue, Sutter Avenue
[13] 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
  • Terminal for alternating rush hour trips.
JFK Airport, Queens
Lefferts Boulevard (AirTrain JFK)
[14] Bay Ridge
Shore Road and 4th Avenue
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road
at Prospect Park (    trains)
Fort Hamilton Parkway,14th Avenue/13th Avenue, Caton Avenue, Ocean Avenue
  • Select weekday morning Bay Ridge-bound trips begin at 37th Street or 60th Street with some of these terminating at 86th Street/5th Avenue.
[15] 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
  • Both terminals alternately served during rush hours and weekday evenings.
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
East New York
Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street
at Broadway Junction (      trains)
  • Weekday and Sunday afternoon terminal, weekday evening rush terminal
B24
[17]
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Lane 2
Greenpoint
Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue
[18] Fulton Landing
Front Street and York Street
East New York
Jamaica Avenue and Alabama Avenue
at Alabama Avenue (   trains)
Fulton Street
[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
  • No late evening service.
  • Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Pulaski Bridge
[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]
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
[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

Routes B41 to B103

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Route Terminals Primary streets traveled Service operation and notes
[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
  • Limited-stop service operates weekdays to Bergen Beach, all times except nights to Kings Plaza
  • Local service alternates between each terminal
  • Select Downtown-bound buses terminate at Atlantic Avenue or Eastern Parkway during rush hours.
Bergen Beach
East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue
[28] Canarsie
Shore Parkway (Canarsie Pier Loop)
Canarsie
Rockaway Parkway Station (  train)
Rockaway Parkway
  • Bus terminates inside fare control at Rockaway Parkway station.
[29] 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
[30][31] Local Service
Select Bus Service
Sheepshead Bay
Knapp Street and Shore Parkway
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Lane 4
Nostrand Avenue,
  • Rogers Avenue (northbound SBS)
  • Bedford Avenue, New York Avenue (northbound local)
  • SBS trips alternate between both sets of terminals
  • No overnight SBS service
  • Local service uses Flushing Avenue terminal except overnights
  • Select local and SBS trips originate/terminate at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue X or Emmons Avenue
  • Select Knapp Street-bound local trips originate at Nostrand Avenue and Empire Boulevard or Eastern Parkway
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
[33][34] Local Service
Select Bus Service
Kings Plaza
Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Lane 3
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard, Broadway
  • Local service, operates all times
  • Extra rush hour service provided between Avenue H and Eastern Parkway.
  • SBS service, operates except overnights
  • SBS service, weekday rush hours only
Bedford–Stuyvesant
Malcolm X Boulevard and DeKalb Avenue
Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard
Flatlands
Avenue N and Utica Avenue
[35] Kings Plaza
East 54th Street and Avenue U
Bedford–Stuyvesant
Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard
at Flushing Avenue (   trains)
Ralph Avenue, Broadway
[36] 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
  • Local service
Crown Heights
Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard

AM
  • Limited-stop service, operates AM rush hours only in the southbound direction
[38] Downtown Brooklyn
Cadman Plaza West
Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal
at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (   trains)
Fulton Street, Gates Avenue
[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.
[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
  • Fare-free service for six to 12 months started on September 24, 2023,[42] and ended August 31, 2024.[43]
  • Select Canarsie-bound buses terminate at the Rockaway Parkway Station (  train) during rush hours.
[44] 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
  • Free additional transfer to B62 in Downtown Brooklyn.
[45] 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
  • Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Pulaski Bridge.
  • Free additional transfer to B61 in Downtown Brooklyn.
[46] Fort Hamilton
Shore Road and 4th Avenue
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Pier 6
5th Avenue, Atlantic Avenue
B64
[47]
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 HillBrownsville
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
  • B67 terminal, evenings and weekends
  • B69 terminal, all service
Williamsburg
Division Avenue and Wythe Avenue
[50] 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
  • Clockwise loop in Sea Gate.
[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
  • Served by SBS weekdays, terminal for alternate trips on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays.
Coney Island
Mermaid Bus Loop
at Stillwell Avenue (   ​​   trains)
  • Local service only
  • Alternate Coney Island-bound AM rush hour trips originate at Rockaway Parkway (  train)
[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
  • No evening and night service
[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

Subway shuttle routes

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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
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.

Route B110

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B110 bus in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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, 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
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

Dollar vans

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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]

Route history

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Routes B1 to B39

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Route History
B1
  • Sheepshead Bay area bus began in April 1919 by Plum Beach Auto Stage.
  • 86th Street Line streetcar until August 12, 1948.
  • 86th Street portion and Bay Ridge Avenue portion of B1 (west of 25th Avenue) were B34 until 1978.
  • Service via Brighton Beach was B21 until 1978.
  • Service originally ran via the Sheepshead Bay (BMT Brighton Line) station. Service was rerouted via Brighton Beach and Coney Island Hospital in 1978, absorbing the B21 and B34.
  • Western end (13th Avenue and 86th Street) swapped with the B64 in 2010.
  • Current routing originally proposed in the 1970s as B86.
B2
  • Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company.
  • Bus service temporarily served Mill Basin, ending on October 28, 1979 to serve former Pioneer Bus Company riders. It was discontinued once that route was taken over by Command Bus Company.[87]
  • Overnight service discontinued in 1995 due to budget crisis.
  • Weekend service discontinued in June 2010 due to a second budget crisis and restored in mid-2012.
B3
  • Began 1922 by Kings Coach Company.
  • Extended along 25th Avenue in 1978.
  • Service via East 73rd and 74th Streets in Bergen Beach discontinued in June 2010.
B4
  • Began September 28, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • Eastern terminus was Stillwell Avenue and 86th Street until 1978.
  • Emmons Avenue portion was B21 until 1978.
  • Extended to Sheepshead Bay in 1978, via Coney Island Hospital and along B36 and B21 routes.
  • Off-peak service east of Coney Island Hospital discontinued on June 27, 2010, restored in January 2013.
  • Service on Neptune Avenue discontinued in 2010, restored January 6, 2013.[88]
B6
  • Bay Parkway bus began August 24, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • Cozine Avenue service was new route in 1968 as B84.
  • On May 10, 1987, as a part of a series of changes to B6 and B11 bus service, with the shortening of the B11 to Brooklyn College, a third-leg transfer would be introduced between the B6 and B11 to ensure that riders would not have to pay a second fare. In addition, B6 service was rerouted to Glenwood Road from Flatlands Avenue between East 103rd Street and Rockaway Parkway, and eastbound service was rerouted to stay on Avenue H and Ralph Avenue instead of East 56th Street and Farragut Road. Weekday and Saturday service operating only between Cozine Avenue and Ashford Street and Rockaway Parkway station was increased.[89]
  • Original eastern terminus was Ashford Street; extended along Ashford Street in 1989.
  • In May 2000, the MTA announced a plan to implement limited-stop service along the route on weekdays westbound between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. and eastbound between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.. The change was expected to save $95,000 a year. Limited-stop buses would skip local stops between Rockaway Parkway station and Coney Island Avenue, and make all stops to the east and to the west. While limited-stop service would operate, about every other B6 would run limited. Local bus service would mainly operate between Rockaway Parkway station and Coney Island Avenue.[90] The service began on September 11, 2000, saving up to five minutes in travel time.[91]
B7
  • Began June 29, 1930 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • On September 13, 1999, service was extended along Kings Highway from East 16th Street to Coney Island Avenue.[92] Partially as a result of the extension, ridership increased by 15.4 percent between September 1999 and May 2000 over the previous year, compared to 4.5 percent for buses in Brooklyn overall.[93]
  • In February 2001, the MTA announced a plan to extend weekend service between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Ryder Street to Coney Island. The extension would cost about $120,000, and was to be implemented in June 2001.[93]
  • On November 10, 2005, to improve traffic flow on Kings Highway, bus stops at Linden Boulevard and Remsen Avenue were moved to the service road from the main road.[94]
  • Overnight service discontinued on June 27, 2010.
B8
  • Began on October 22, 1925 by Queens Bus Lines.
  • Original eastern terminus was the Brooklyn Terminal Market.
  • On January 15, 1950, service was extended by 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Ditmas Avenue and Remsen Avenue to East 83rd Street and Foster Avenue to serve the Brooklyn Terminal Market.[95]
  • Most trips were rerouted to Brookdale Hospital in the 1990s.
  • Brooklyn Terminal Market service was discontinued on June 23, 1996.[96]
  • Daytime service between Bay Ridge and Veterans Administration Hospital discontinued in 2010 but restored on June 29, 2014.[97]
  • Service was extended to Bay Ridge-95th Street on June 29, 2014.
B9
  • Began on October 28, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • B9 service, along with B46 service, was extended to Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway, Queens, starting on June 14, 1980. Service would run every 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., and when the service was announced on June 10, 1980, it was expected that service would be increased as ridership increased. The extensions in service were made possible via federal funding from the Gateway National Recreational Area.[98][99][100]
B11
  • Began on September 21, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • Original eastern terminus was 18th Avenue; Extended to Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway station on November 12, 1978 via the B6 route.
  • On May 10, 1987, as a part of a series of changes to B6 and B11 bus service, the route was shortened to the current terminus at Brooklyn College. As part of the change, late night service was extended from 18th Avenue to Brooklyn College. A third-leg transfer would be introduced between the B6 and B11 to ensure that riders would not have to pay a second fare.[89]
  • Overnight service discontinued on September 10, 1995 due to budget crisis.
B12
  • Began November 23, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • Service originally ran to City Line (Sheridan Avenue and Liberty Avenue)
  • On June 11, 1954, a public hearing was held on a proposed modification to the route to provide more convenient service to the Kings County Hospital Center from Bedford-Stuyvesant.[101]
  • The route was cut back to Broadway Junction in July 2010.
B13
  • Began on October 25, 1921 by Independent Buses.
  • Original route ran on Crescent Street from Jamaica Avenue to Spring Creek Basin.
  • Merged with the (first) B19 route on May 1, 1938, extended to Ridgewood Terminal some time later, probably in 1947.
  • Merged with most of the B18 route on September 8, 2002. B18 service along Cypress Avenue between the Ridgewood Terminal and Cypress Hills was discontinued. In Williamsburg, the B13 ran on Bushwick Avenue instead of Morgan and Porter Avenues. In Spring Creek, the B13 ran on Eldert Lane instead of Crescent Street between Linden Boulevard and Stanley Avenue.[102] Most of the B18 merge/extension was cut back to Wyckoff Heights Hospital in 2010.
  • Extended to new bus terminal at Gateway Center North on August 31, 2014.[103]
B14
  • Began in August 1925 by Eastern Parkway, Brownsville and East New York Transit Relief Association.
  • Service was extended along Eldert Lane and Stanley Avenue to the Spring Creek Post Office on July 2, 2006.[104]
B15
  • Sumner Avenue Line streetcar until July 20, 1947.
  • New Lots Avenue Line streetcar until June 28, 1941.
  • Became route B10 before being renumbered to B15 in 1993 when extended to JFK Airport to avoid confusion with Q10.
  • On February 12, 2006, the bus stop at Federal Circle was removed, and service was rerouted to Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain Station B, to improve pedestrian and traffic safety.[105]
  • On May 30, 2012 service was rerouted from Terminal 4 to Terminal 5 due to construction.
  • Service to Brooklyn General Mail Facility discontinued in September 2013.[106] Trips making short turns now terminate at Drew Street and Linden Boulevard.
  • All JFK service was cut back from Terminal 5 to Lefferts Blvd Airtrain Station on March 27, 2022, with service within JFK replaced by the Q3 and JFK AirTrain.
B16
  • Began on October 28, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • In September 1994, the route was extended 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north via Ocean Avenue to Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard to provide direct connections with the B41, B47 and B48. This change also eliminated the need for the route to turnaround using Saint Paul's Place, which is a narrow one-way street that is often blocked due to congestion and extensive road repairs, which resulted in unreliable service. Northbound buses had turned north on St. Paul's Place and east on Parkside Avenue to the terminal on Ocean Avenue. The extension cost $140,000 annually, of which it was offset by $70,000 to $85,000 due to expected increases in ridership. This was funded as part of the 1994 Fare Deal/Ridership Growth Initiatives Program.[107]: D.14–D.20 
  • Overnight service discontinued in 1995 due to budget crisis.
B17
  • Began on August 17, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • On January 12, 1998, service was increased to begin earlier and end later.[108]
B20
  • Began on November 30, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • In May 1936, service was extended along Pennsylvania Avenue to Linden Boulevard.[109]
  • Operated via Linden Boulevard between Pennsylvania Avenue and Eldert Lane until 1978.
  • Rerouted in 1978 from Linden Boulevard to serve the Boulevard and Linden Houses via Wortman Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Ashford Street.
B24
  • Calvary Cemetery Line (Greenpoint Avenue) streetcar until January 26, 1930.
  • Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line streetcar until April 17, 1939.
  • Weekend service discontinued in June 2010, restored January 6, 2013.[88]
B25
  • Fulton Street Line streetcar until August 10, 1941.
  • In September 1996, B25 service was made 24/7 to make up for the truncation of B41 service to Tillary Street. B25 service had run 24 hours on weekdays and Saturday, but not Sundays when the first trip departed at 7:40 a.m.[110]
  • Extended to Fulton Landing in 1998.[111]
  • On January 12, 1998, westbound service was rerouted along Front Street, Main Street, Water Street and Fulton Street between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays to stop at the corner of Water Street and Main Street.[108]
B26
  • Putnam Avenue Line streetcar until February 5, 1950.[112]
  • In January 1995, the B26 was extended from Adams Street and Johnson Street to a new terminal at Cadman Plaza West and Tilllary Street to eliminate operational problems.[113]
B31
  • Began in 1922 by Kings Coach Company.
  • Former western terminus was Avenue U (BMT Brighton Line) station.
  • Rerouted to the B2 western terminus (Kings Highway (BMT Brighton Line)) station in 1989. A public hearing was held on June 22, 1989. The change was made to provide a direct connection to Kings Highway, which had more subway service as it was an express stop. The extension also allowed for connections to the B5, B7 and B50. Two alternatives were considered to extend the route. The first would have extended it north along Gerritsen Avenue to Avenue R and then follow the B2 to Kings Highway. The second alternative would have kept the route along Avenue U to Ocean Avenue before turning north to Avenue R and then running along the B2 route. The first alternative was chosen as it was the more direct route, had fewer bus transfer impacts, and provided additional service along Gerritsen Avenue.[114]
  • Overnight service discontinued in 2010.
B32
  • New route started on September 8, 2013.[115]
B35
  • Church Avenue Line streetcar until October 31, 1956.
  • Limited-stop service implemented in June 2005.
B36
  • Sea Gate Line streetcar until December 1, 1946.
  • Originally ran in Sea Gate (via a separate bus) until 1978.
  • Originally ran via Neptune Avenue. Service was rerouted via Coney Island Hospital in 1978.
B37
  • Traveled on Livingston Street, Third Avenue
  • Third Avenue Line streetcar until March 1, 1942.
  • In January 1995, the B37 began running via Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn instead of via the Fulton Mall due to the high accident rate on that street and due to the difficult turns required to get to Fulton Mall.[116]
  • On November 8, 2008, Bay Ridge-bound service was rerouted from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bergen Street.[117]
  • Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. Restored on June 29, 2014.[97]
  • The route between Court Street and Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn (original northern terminus) and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center was not restored.[97]
B38
  • DeKalb Avenue Line streetcar until January 30, 1949.
  • Current Metropolitan Avenue branch used to terminate at Stanhope Street and Onderdonk Avenue.
  • Limited-stop service was added on April 7, 2008.[118][117]
B39
  • Williamsburg Bridge Local streetcar until December 4, 1948.[119]
  • For five months beginning on May 1, 1999, no fare was collected due to the Williamsburg Bridge subway reconstruction.[120]
  • Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.
  • Daytime service restored on January 6, 2013.[88]

Routes B41 to B103

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Route History
B41
  • This route was the Flatbush Avenue Line streetcar until March 5, 1951.
  • Former northern terminus was Furman Street and Cadman Plaza West
  • Limited-stop service began on September 14, 1992.[121][122]
  • In September 1996, all trips on the route were slated to be cut back to the alternate terminal at Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza West from Old Fulton Street at Fulton Landing as part of a reconfiguration of service in Downtown Brooklyn.[123] The change took effect on March 30, 1997.[124] This 0.6 miles (0.97 km) section was eliminated as it duplicated B25 service, because this section was underutilized, with an average of 1.5 passengers per trip, and because the shorter route would increase the B41's reliability. B25 service was made 24/7 to make up for the loss of Sunday service to Fulton Landing.[123]
  • In February 1999, the MTA announced plans to implement Sunday limited-stop service on the B41, B44, and B46 due to increased ridership. The $76,000 annual increase in costs was expected to be offset by increased ridership. The change was expected to be implemented in May 1999.[125]
B42
  • Rockaway Parkway Line streetcar until April 29, 1951.
  • Northern terminus (bus loop) is inside subway fare control.
B43
  • Tompkins Avenue Line streetcar until August 24, 1947.
  • Graham Avenue Line streetcar until December 11, 1949.[126]
  • Combined from B47 and B62 on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.[127][128]
  • In March 2000, plans were announced to modify the terminal loops of the B43 and B48 to serve the Lincoln Road entrance to the Prospect Park subway station to eliminate a two-block walk and allow dispatchers and bus operators to use the new dispatcher office and restrooms at the subway station. At the time, buses had terminated at Washington Avenue and Empire Boulevard; the southbound stop was on Washington Avenue, and buses continued via Flatbush Avenue to head back into service on Empire Boulevard. With the change, southbound buses would turn south onto Flatbush Avenue, and west on Lincoln Road to the new terminal, and northbound buses would continue west on Lincoln Road, turn north on Ocean Avenue, and turn east onto Empire Boulevard. The change was estimated to cost $37,000 a year, and was to be implemented in June 2000.[129]
B44
  • Nostrand Avenue Line streetcar until April 1, 1951.
  • Limited-stop service was added to the route on September 11, 1995,[128][125] operating on weekdays between 6:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. and on Saturday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.[130]
  • In February 1999, the MTA announced plans to implement Sunday limited-stop service on the B41, B44, and B46 due to increased ridership. The $76,000 annual increase in costs was expected to be offset by increased ridership. The change was expected to be implemented in May 1999.[125]
  • First Select Bus Service bus rapid transit route in Brooklyn started on November 17, 2013.[131][132]
B45
B46
  • Utica and Reid Avenues Line streetcar until March 18, 1951.
  • B46 service, along with B9 service, was extended to Jacob Riis Park in Queens during the summer season, starting on June 14, 1980. Service would run every 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. , and when the service was announced on June 10, 1980, it was expected that service would be increased as ridership increased. The extensions in service were made possible via federal funding from the Gateway National Recreational Area.[98][99][100]
  • Limited-stop service was implemented on weekdays September 12, 1994.[125]
  • Saturday limited-stop service was added on September 16, 1995,[128][125] operating between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.[133]
  • In February 1999, the MTA announced plans to implement Sunday limited-stop service on the B41, B44, and B46 due to increased ridership. The $76,000 annual increase in costs was expected to be offset by increased ridership. The change was expected to be implemented in May 1999.[125]
  • Busiest bus route in Brooklyn; third busiest route in New York City.[134][135][136][137]
  • Second Select Bus Service bus rapid transit route in Brooklyn started on July 3, 2016. Local service was extended full-time to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
B47
B48
  • Franklin Avenue Line streetcar until October 28, 1945.
  • Lorimer Street Line streetcar until December 14, 1947.
  • In March 2000, plans were announced to modify the terminal loops of the B43 and B48 to serve the Lincoln Road entrance to the Prospect Park subway station to eliminate a two-block walk and allow dispatchers and bus operators to use the new dispatcher office and restrooms at the subway station. At the time, buses had terminated at Washington Avenue and Empire Boulevard; the southbound stop was on Washington Avenue, and buses continued via Flatbush Avenue to head back into service on Empire Boulevard. With the change, southbound buses would turn south onto Flatbush Avenue, and west on Lincoln Road to the new terminal, and northbound buses would continue west on Lincoln Road, turn north on Ocean Avenue, and turn east onto Empire Boulevard. The change was estimated to cost $37,000 a year, and was to be implemented in June 2000.[129]
  • Route originally continued to Lefferts Gardens; service south of Fulton Street discontinued in July 2010, restored on January 6, 2013.[88]
B49
  • Ocean Avenue Line streetcar until April 29, 1951.
  • Rerouted to serve the Sheepshead Bay subway station on November 12, 1978 (when B1 was rerouted via Brighton Beach).[139]
  • In April 2002, plans were announced to reroute northbound B49 service off of Sheepshead Bay Road and East 15th Street, and onto Shore Parkway Service Road, East 16th Street, Voorhies Avenue, East 14th Street, and Avenue Z, to reduce the number of crashes on the bus routes. 15 crashes involving the B49 occurred in 1999, eight occurred in 2000, and seven in 2001.[140]
  • Southbound Limited-Stop service started on September 5, 2006.[104]
B52
  • Greene and Gates Avenues Line streetcar until October 5, 1941.
  • The B52 was rerouted to run two-way on Gates Avenue between Spring 1991 and October 1993 to accommodate the reconstruction of Greene Avenue and Quincy Street, which was subsequently deferred. The B52 returned to running eastbound on Quincy Street and Linden Street and running westbound on Gates Avenue. The local community then requested reinstating two-way service via Gates Avenue because the street was wider, there was less congestion, and because there were greater housing development densities on that street. Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 3 and 4 supported the change, and a public hearing was held on June 16, 1994.[141] The change went into effect in January 1995.[142]
B54
  • Myrtle Avenue Line (surface) streetcar until July 17, 1949.
  • On July 1, 2007, the travel path of the B54's terminal loop in Downtown Brooklyn was reversed to improve traffic flow and to provide faster service to the Jay Street subway station.[143]
B57
  • Flushing Avenue Line streetcar until November 21, 1948.
  • Court Street Line streetcar until July 17, 1949.
  • Smith Street Line (surface) streetcar until February 11, 1951.
  • In September 1996, B57 service was slated to be extended 0.7 miles (1.1 km) west to the center of Downtown Brooklyn at Smith Street at Livingston Street via Jay Street from its previous terminal at Sands Street and Jay Street. The extension was intended to encourage ridership growth by providing direct access to Downtown Brooklyn, to provide transfers to other routes and to create a common terminal with the B51, B57 and B65. In addition, the B57's route path was revised to loop around the Farragut House, running along York Street between Navy Street and Gold Street, to make up for the loss of the B61, which was rerouted.[144] Service was extended to Fulton Mall on March 30, 1997.[124]
  • Extended along the Smith/Court Street sections of the B75 in 2010.
  • Extended to Red Hook in January 2013 from Smith-9th Streets subway station.
B60
B61
  • Columbia Street and Van Brunt Street portion part of Crosstown Line (Brooklyn surface) streetcar until January 27, 1951.
  • Lorraine and Ninth Street route begun August 27, 1936 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • Originally ran between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens.
  • Extended to Queens Plaza in March 1994 from the base of the Pulaski Bridge as part of the MTA's Fare Deal program.[145]
  • In September 1996, the B61 was slated to be rerouted, eliminating the deviation it made along Sands Street, Gold Street, York Street and Navy Street to serve the Farragut Houses, instead running directly along Tillary Street. The change was to be done so buses could avoid traffic on Jay Street and Sands Street, which is the entrance to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Brooklyn Bridge and to enhance the route's growing use as an interborough route between Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City. This change saved riders five minutes in each direction. B57 service was to be rerouted to maintain service to the Farragut Houses.[146] On March 30, 1997, service was rerouted off of Jay Street and Sands Street and onto Gold Street and Tillary Street.[147][124]
  • On June 15, 2008, service was extended to the new IKEA store in Red Hook.[117]
  • Route north of Downtown Brooklyn was split off from original B61 route (now B62) on January 3, 2010.[148]
  • Extended along former B77 route and Ninth Street portion of B75 route in 2010.
  • Second bus route in Brooklyn to receive MTA BusTime due to Culver subway line reconstruction project in 2012.[149]
B62
B63
B64
  • Bay Ridge Avenue Line streetcar until May 15, 1949.
  • Bay Ridge Avenue and 86th Street portion of B1 were B34 until November 12, 1978.[139]
  • Western end (13th Avenue and 86th Street) swapped with B1 in July 2010.
  • Southern terminus was originally Coney Island; Service was cut back to Bath Beach in July 2010, restored on January 6, 2013.[88]
B65
  • Bergen Street Line streetcar until July 20, 1947.
  • Rerouted from Cobble Hill to Downtown Brooklyn in the late 1990s.
B67
B68
  • Coney Island Avenue Line streetcar until November 30, 1955.
  • Service originally terminated at West 5th Street. Extended to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue subway station in July 2001.[152]
B69
  • Vanderbilt Avenue Line streetcar until August 20, 1950.
  • Southern portion (south of Flatbush Avenue) originally ran via 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West in Park Slope and terminated at 19th Street.
    This portion was rerouted along the B67 route (7th Avenue) and extended to Kensington in July 2010.
  • Weekend service discontinued in July 2010 and restored on January 6, 2013.[88]
B70
  • Eighth Avenue Line (Brooklyn surface) streetcar until May 15, 1949.
  • Rerouted from 7th Avenue to 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge in July 2010 to replace B37 service.[88]
  • Rerouted back to 7th Avenue from 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge on June 29, 2014 due to restored B37 service.[97]
B74
  • Norton's Point Line streetcar until November 7, 1948.
  • The span of evening service was extended on January 11, 1998.[108]
B82
  • Western portion (B5; west of Flatbush Avenue) begun August 29, 1924 by Queens Bus Lines.
  • Eastern portion (B50) introduced in 1975 from Starrett City to Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway; extended to Coney Island Avenue in Midwood on November 12, 1978.[139][153]
  • Combined from routes B5 and B50 on September 10, 1995 due to budget crisis.[127][128]
  • Original terminus was Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue. Extended to Coney Island on September 7, 2003.[154]
  • Rush Hour Limited-Stop Service added on September 13, 2010.[155]
  • Third Select Bus Service bus rapid transit route in Brooklyn started on October 1, 2018. Runs only on weekdays, service to Coney Island and on weekends is provided by the B82 local.
B83
  • New route, started on February 27, 1966 on a six-month trial basis.[156]
  • Original northern terminus was Livonia Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue[156]
  • The route's original southern terminus was Cozine Avenue and Schenck Avenue .[156]
  • On November 13, 1966, the route was extended five blocks from Schenck Avenue and Cozine Avenue to Ashford Street and Cozine Avenue to serve the Boulevard Houses development.[157]
  • Rerouted along Van Siclen Avenue and into Spring Creek Towers in 1978.
  • Extended to Gateway Mall via Pennsylvania Avenue and the Belt Parkway on November 18, 2007.[158][159]
  • Extended to new bus terminal at Gateway Center North on August 31, 2014.[103]
B84
  • New route created on June 30, 2013.
  • Services part of original B83 route in East New York between Jerome Street and Berriman Street.
B100
  • Began on February 3, 1960 by Pioneer Bus Company.[160]
  • Extended from Bassett Avenue to 56th Drive (then called McMullen Drive) in August 1960.[161]
  • Formerly operated by the Command Bus Company until MTA takeover in December 2005, then operated by MTA Bus Company.[162]
B103
  • Began service June 2, 1986.[163]
  • Formerly operated by Command Bus Company.
  • Former terminus at East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue and requested trips to Cozine Avenue and Ashford Street.[164]
  • Formerly operated by the Command Bus Company until MTA takeover in December 2005, then operated by MTA Bus Company.

Saturday service was added in 2006.

  • On November 8, 2008, Canarsie-bound service was rerouted from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bergen Street.[117]
  • Rerouted and extended to Williams Avenue on May 4, 2009 and Sunday service was added on September 6, 2009.
  • Expanded service and extra trips between Brooklyn College and Canarsie was added on weekdays in 2009, Saturdays in 2010, and Sundays in 2012.
  • Gowanus and Boerum Hill service was added on April 6, 2014.[165]

Proposed bus route changes

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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
[176] 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.
[177] 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.
[180] Canarsie
Rockaway Parkway (  train)
Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Flatlands Avenue Local
  • Eastern part of route truncated.
  • Service straightened in Flatlands.
[181] East New York
Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street
at New Lots Avenue (  train)
Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue Limited
  • Service straightened in Flatlands.
  • Service added on Sunday to replace the B6 local and the B84.
[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.
[183] 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
at Prospect Park (    trains)
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)
  • 50th Street (eastbound)/49th Street (westbound)
  • Avenue J
Local Service straightened at west end.
[187] 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.
[188] 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.
[189] 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.
[190] East Williamsburg
Bushwick Avenue and Montrose Avenue
at Montrose Avenue (  train)
East New York
Linden Boulevard and Drew Street
  • Bushwick Avenue
  • Marcus Garvey Boulevard (eastbound)/Throop Avenue (westbound)
  • East 98th Street, New Lots Avenue
Local
  • Western part of route extended to provide a connection to the Montrose Avenue station.
  • JFK Airport branch discontinued, replaced by B55 SBS.
[191] Bay Ridge
Shore Road and 4th Avenue
Crown Heights
Clarkson Avenue and Utica Avenue
Local
[192] 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
  • Northern section truncated.
  • Southern section rerouted to avoid Wortman Avenue and Eldert Lane.
  • Local service along Pennsylvania Avenue provided by B83.
[194] Fulton Landing
Front Street and York Street
East New York
Jamaica Avenue and Alabama Avenue
at Alabama Avenue (   trains)
Fulton Street Local
  • No changes to daytime routing except for stop spacing.
  • Overnight route runs from the Franklin Avenue station instead of from Fulton Landing.
[195] Downtown Brooklyn
Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street
Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal
at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (   trains)
Fulton Street, Halsey Street Rush
  • Rerouted to avoid Putnam Avenue.
  • Local service on Fulton Street provided by B25, except for local service overnight between Franklin Avenue and Cadman Plaza.
[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.
[198] Brownsville
Watson Street and Hegeman Avenue
Sunset Park
1st Avenue and 39th Street
Church Avenue, 39th Street Local
  • Similar to existing nighttime service, but runs to Sunset Park during the day.
  • B35 LTD service replaced by a new crosstown route, B55.
[199] 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.
[201] Downtown Brooklyn
Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street
Ridgewood, Queens
Seneca Avenue and Cornelia Street
DeKalb Avenue (eastbound)/Lafayette Avenue (westbound) Local
  • Metropolitan Avenue branch discontinued.
  • On remaining Seneca Avenue branch, only changes are to stop spacing.
  • B38 LTD discontinued due to increased stop spacing.
[202] Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Lane 1
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Delancey Street and Allen Street
Delancey Street Local No changes.
[203] 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.
[204] 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
  • Northern end rerouted.
  • Bergen Beach branch discontinued (replaced by B40).
[205] Flatbush Avenue Crosstown
  • Northern end rerouted.
  • Bergen Beach branch discontinued (replaced by B40).
[206] Canarsie
Shore Parkway (Canarsie Pier Loop)
Canarsie
Rockaway Parkway (  train)
Rockaway Parkway Local Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
[207] Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue
at Prospect Park (    trains)
Greenpoint
Box Street and Manhattan Avenue
  • Kingston and Throop Avenues (northbound)/Albany Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard (southbound)
  • Graham Avenue, Manhattan Avenue
Local Southbound service rerouted along Albany Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard to serve areas without existing bus service.
[208] Sheepshead Bay
Knapp Street and Shore Parkway
Williamsburg
Bedford Avenue and Flushing Avenue (last drop-off)
Lee Avenue and Flushing Avenue (first pick-up)
  • Nostrand Avenue
  • Rogers Avenue (northbound)
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
  • Avenue Z, Nostrand Avenue
  • Rogers Avenue (northbound)
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.
[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.
[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)
  • Ocean Avenue
  • Classon Avenue (northbound)/Franklin Avenue (southbound)
  • Flushing Avenue
Local
  • Northern end rerouted to serve Brooklyn Navy Yard.
  • Southern end extended to Church Avenue to provide a transfer to a future wheelchair-accessible subway station.
[215] Bedford–Stuyvesant
Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue
at Franklin Avenue (   trains)
Coney Island
Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue
at Stillwell Avenue (   ​​   trains)
  • Nostrand Avenue (southbound)/New York Avenue (northbound)
  • Ocean Avenue, Avenue Z, Brighton Beach Avenue
Local
  • Northern section rerouted to Nostrand/New York Avenues.
  • Southern section rerouted to Coney Island to provide a transfer to a wheelchair-accessible subway station, replace the B68, and avoid sharp turns.
[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.
[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)
  • Greenpoint Avenue, Franklin Street
  • Kent Avenue (northbound)/Wythe Avenue (southbound)
  • Broadway
Local New route replacing northern branch of B24 and western portion of Q24.
[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.
[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).
[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.
[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.
[223] Downtown Brooklyn
Boerum Place and Livingston Street
Astoria, Queens
2nd Street and Astoria Boulevard
  • Flushing Avenue
  • Bedford Avenue (northbound)/Driggs Avenue (southbound)
  • Manhattan Avenue, Jackson Avenue, 21st Street, 27th Avenue
Limited
  • Service extended to Astoria to provide local service for the Q69 bus.
  • Rerouted through Brooklyn Navy Yard to replace the B67 bus.
[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
  • Northern end extended to serve Sunset Park.
  • Southern end rerouted to replace the B82, which is being shortened.
[226] Downtown Brooklyn
Fulton Street and Smith Street
at Jay Street–MetroTech (    ​​  trains)
Crown Heights
Ralph Avenue and St. Marks Avenue
  • Atlantic Avenue
  • Dean Street (eastbound)/Bergen Street (westbound)
Local
  • Western end rerouted to avoid narrow streets and sharp turns.
  • Eastern end truncated to St. Marks Avenue.
[227] East New York
Broadway and Fulton Street
at Broadway Junction (      trains)
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Lane 2
  • Cooper Street, Wilson Avenue
  • Meserole Avenue and South 4th Street (northbound)/South 5th Street and Montrose Avenue (southbound)
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
  • Northern end extended to replace the B48.
  • Southern end truncated.
[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
  • Clockwise loop in Sea Gate.
  • Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
[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.
[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
  • Service rerouted in Flatlands to follow B82 SBS.
  • Southern end truncated.
[236] Crosstown/SBS Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing and frequencies.
[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
  • Alternating trips to Downtown Brooklyn discontinued, with all trips terminating at Flatbush Avenue.
  • Eastern end extended to New Lots Avenue to provide a transfer to a future wheelchair-accessible subway station.

Former and never-operated routes

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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
  • Subway shuttle during reconstruction of Avenue U and Neck Road stations from 2008 to 2010.[241] Ran solely in a.m. rush hours and only toward Quentin Road.
B5
Bensonhurst
Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue
Flatlands
Ryder Street and Kings Highway
Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, Cropsey Avenue
  • Merged with B50 into B82 on September 10, 1995 due to budget crisis.
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
  • Route still exists today; extended to JFK Airport in 1993.
  • Route was renumbered to B15 to avoid confusion with the Q10.
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
  • Begun on November 30, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • Extended from Ridgewood to Cypress Hills on September 1, 1947.
  • Merged into an extended B13 on September 8, 2002 west of Myrtle Avenue (east of it was discontinued).[102]
B19
(first use)
Ridgewood, Queens
Forest Avenue and 67th Avenue
Fresh Pond Road, Cypress Hills Street
  • Became northern part of the B13 on May 1, 1938.
B19
(second use)
Downtown Brooklyn
Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue
Fort Greene
Grand Avenue and Flushing Avenue
Carlton Avenue, Adelphi Street
  • Discontinued in 1988.
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
  • Replaced in 1978 with parts of the B1, B4, and B36.
B22
East New York
Broadway and Lafayette Street
Jamaica, Queens
89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard
Broadway, Atlantic Avenue
  • Route still exists. Relabeled and renumbered to Q24 on December 11, 1988.[240][244]
B23
Borough Park
New Utrecht Avenue and 62nd Street
Flatbush
Flatbush Avenue and Cortelyou Road
16th Avenue, Cortelyou Road
  • 16th Avenue Line streetcar until January 26, 1930 and Cortelyou Road Line streetcar until July 23, 1930.
  • Streetcar known as "Avenue C Line"
  • Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.[245]
B27
(first use)
East New York
Fulton Street and Alabama Avenue
unknown Fulton Street
  • Started on March 12, 1950, and ended February 1, 1955. Route may have started at Quincy Street and Broadway as a branch of the B22. Ran on Fulton Street from Alabama Avenue to Elderts Lane.[246]
B27
(second use)
Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Meeker Avenue
  • Traveled on the same circular route as the B29, but going the opposite direction.
  • Became part of the B24 by 1969.
B27X See X27 for details.
  • Brooklyn-Manhattan express bus route.
B28 Erie Basin
  • Discontinued in 1944.
B28X See X28 for details.
  • Brooklyn-Manhattan express bus route.
B29
(first use)
Greenpoint
West Street and Greenpoint Avenue
Williamsburg
Broadway and Kent Street
Metropolitan Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Meeker Avenue
  • Originally a circular line, with the other direction being the B27.
  • Southern part of the current B24.[247]
B29X See X29 for details.
  • Brooklyn-Manhattan express bus route.
B30
(first use)
??? ??? Gravesend Avenue and Church Avenue
  • Discontinued by 1969.
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
  • Created prior from portions of B29 that were not merged into the B24.
  • Discontinued on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.
B32
(first use)
Marine Parkway Bridge Avenue U (Kings Plaza) Flatbush Avenue
  • Became part of the Q35 by 1969.
B33 Red Hook
Ferry Place and Hamilton Avenue
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue
Hamilton Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Parkside Avenue, Ocean Avenue
  • Discontinued in 1993.
B34 Bay Ridge
Shore Road and Bay Ridge Avenue
Bath Beach
Harway Avenue and 25th Avenue
Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, 86th Street
  • Replaced by an extension of the B1 in 1978. Currently part of B1 and B64 routes.
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]
  • Renumbered from B73 by 1969.
  • Sea Gate shuttle[248]
  • 1.4 miles (2.3 km)-long[248]
  • Weekday service operated from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a frequency of 12 to 15 minutes, and weekend service operated from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. on a 12-minute headway[248]
  • This route was discontinued in 1988 due to low ridership. The route only averaged two passengers per trip. Its discontinuation affected 118 weekday passengers and 69 weekend daily passengers. A public hearing was held on October 17, 1988 so that the local community could respond to the route's proposed discontinuation.[249][248]
B38
(first use)
B40 Williamsburg
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
East New York
Liberty Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue
Broadway, Ralph Avenue, Liberty Avenue
  • This route was discontinued on September 8, 2002, and the Ralph Avenue portion merged with the B78 to form the current B47.[102]
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

  • Merged on September 10, 1995 with B62 to form the B43 route due to a budget crisis.
B50 Spring Creek
Seaview Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue
Midwood
Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway
Kings Highway, Flatlands Avenue, Seaview Avenue
  • Created in 1978.
  • Merged with the B5 on September 10, 1995 to form the B82 due to a budget crisis.
B51 (first use) ??? ??? New Lots Avenue.
  • Became part of the B10 by 1969.
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
  • Began on September 9, 1985, replacing part of the B63.
  • Replaced the Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line streetcar.
  • On November 14, 2005, bus service was restored on Park Row between Chatham Square and City Hall. Buses had been running on Frankfort St and St. James Place.[250]
  • Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.[245]
B53 Williamsburg
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Jamaica, Queens
171st Street and Jamaica Avenue
Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue
  • Route still exists. Relabeled and renumbered to Q54 on December 11, 1988.[240][244]
B55 Ridgewood, Queens
Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street
Richmond Hill, Queens
Jamaica Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
  • Route still exists. Relabeled to Q55 on December 11, 1988.[240][244]
B56 East New York
Broadway and Fulton Street
Jamaica, Queens
171st Street and Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica Avenue
  • Route still exists. Relabeled to Q56 on December 11, 1988.[240][244]
B58 Ridgewood, Queens
Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street
Flushing, Queens
Main Street and 41st Road
Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, Corona Avenue
  • Route still exists. Relabeled to Q58 on December 11, 1988.[240][244]
B59 Rego Park, Queens
63rd Drive and Queens Blvd
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Grand Avenue, Grand Street
  • Original Queens terminus was 72nd Street and Grand Avenue.
  • Route still exists. Relabeled to Q59 on December 11, 1988.[240][244]
B62
(first use)
Greenpoint
Box Street and Manhattan Avenue
Downtown Brooklyn
Pearl Street and High Street
Flushing Avenue, Graham Avenue
  • The Graham Avenue portion of the route merged with the former B47 to form B43 on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.
  • The Flushing Avenue portion was discontinued due to a budget crisis.
B66 Downtown Brooklyn
Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Columbia Street and Halleck Street
Court Street[247]
  • Now part of the B57, formerly part of the B75.
  • On March 8, 1954, a public hearing on the route's proposed discontinuation was held.[251] The route was discontinued on May 1, 1954.[252]
B71 Cobble Hill
Van Brunt Street and Sackett Street
Crown Heights
Sterling Place and Rogers Avenue
Union Street, Eastern Parkway
  • Union Street Line streetcar until December 1, 1945.
  • Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.[245]
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
  • Renumbered B36S by 1969.
B74SS Sea Gate
West 37th Street and Mermaid Avenue
Brighton Beach
Corbin Place and Oriental Boulevard
Mermaid Avenue, Neptune Avenue, Brighton Beach Avenue
  • SS stands for "Shoppers Special", started in the early 1980s and discontinued afterwards.
B75 Downtown Brooklyn
Sands Street and Jay Street
Park Slope
20th Street and Prospect Park West
Court Street, Smith Street, 9th Street
  • Court Street Line streetcar until July 17, 1949 and Smith Street Line streetcar until February 11, 1951.
  • Replaced on June 27, 2010 with B57 and B61 due to a budget crisis.[245]
B76 ??? ???
  • Discontinued by 1969.
B77 Red Hook
Beard Street and Van Brunt Street
Park Slope
5th Avenue and 10th Street
Lorraine Street, 9th Street
  • Began on August 27, 1936 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
  • In April 2002, plans were announced to modify the eastbound route of the B77 to eliminate delays along Bush Street after the opening and expansion of an entrance to a waste transfer station. Instead of running via Lorraine Street, Court Street, Bush Street, and Smith Street, buses would run via Lorraine Street, Court Street, Hamilton Avenue, Bush Street, and Smith Street. This change was implemented on a temporary basis in 2001.[253]
  • On June 15, 2008, service was extended to Beard Street and Van Brunt Street to serve the newly opened IKEA in Red Hook. Service along Coffey Street was discontinued.[117]
  • Merged with B61 on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.[245]
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)
  • Discontinued in the late 1980s due to low ridership.
  • Now part of the B61 and formerly part of the B77.
B78 Brownsville
Rutland Road and East 98th Street
Kings Plaza Shopping Center
East 54th Street and Avenue U
Ralph Avenue
  • Merged with the B40 on September 8, 2002 to form the B47.[102]
B79 ??? ???
  • Discontinued by 1969.
B80 Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue World's Fair
  • Only operated during the 1964 World's Fair.
B81 Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue World's Fair
  • Only operated during the 1964 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]
  • Now part of the B3.
B84
(first use)
East New York Canarsie
Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road
Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue[156]
  • New route started on July 1, 1968.[156]
  • Now part of the B6.
B85 Army Base Army Base
  • Army Base Shuttle; only ran for a few months in 1969.[254]
B86 Bay Ridge
4th Avenue and 86th Street
Manhattan Beach
Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard
86th Street, Brighton Beach Avenue
  • Proposed in the late 1970s. Implemented in 2010 as a rerouted B1.
B87 ??? ???
B88 Downtown Brooklyn
Court Street and Remsen Street
shuttle loop
  • Nicknamed "Culture Bus Loop II".
  • 29 stops along the route between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
  • Began operating on May 26, 1973 (Memorial Day weekend); weekends and holidays only.
  • Discontinued after Labor Day on September 3, 1984.[255]
B91 Williamsburg
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
  • Special Williamsburg Link bus service for the L train shutdown.
  • Began on April 26, 2019 as B91 and B92, operating on weekends to provide alternate service during weekend work on the Canarsie Tunnels.
  • B91 and B92 discontinued on June 8, 2019 due to low ridership; replaced by B91A.
  • B91A discontinued on September 1, 2019, ending all Williamsburg Link service.
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)
  • 9 Avenue (southbound) 8 Avenue (northbound)
  • Manhattan Bridge, Flatbush Avenue, Eastern Parkway
  • Nostrand Avenue (southbound) New York Avenue (northbound)
  • Began June 28, 2020, due to the overnight subway shutdown onset by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Operated between 1 AM and 6 AM, every 20 minutes.
  • Discontinued on June 10, 2021 due to overnight subway service being restored.[258]
B101 (first) Midwood
East 16th Street and Kings Highway
Bergen Beach
East 74th Street and Avenue L
Avenue L, Kings Highway
  • Never implemented, proposed by Pioneer Bus in the 1970s.
B201 Columbus Circle, Manhattan Canarsie

East 98th Street and Glenwood Road at Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway station (  train)

  • 9th Avenue (southbound), 8th Avenue (northbound)
  • Nostrand Avenue (southbound), New York Avenue (northbound)
  • Never implemented, proposed as alternatives to the overnight B99 and M99 bus routes.
  • Routes would have been operated out of MTA Bus Company instead of NYCT Bus.
  • Full route pattern unknown, as the only known information on the two routes has been found in bus route sign code listings.
B202 East Midtown, Manhattan

East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue

  • 57th Street
  • 11th Avenue (southbound), 10th Avenue (northbound)
  • Fulton Street, Rockaway 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
  • Operated from April 1, 1951 to September 30, 1959.
  • Served by northbound B44 buses, only toward Nostrand Avenue.

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