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 direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Brooklyn); most of the ones that started out as bus routes were 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.
List of routes
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:
- List of bus routes in Queens: Q7, Q8, Q24, Q35, Q54, Q55, Q56, Q58, Q59, Q98, Q112
- List of bus routes in Staten Island: S53, S79 Select Bus Service, S93
- List of express bus routes in New York City: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5, X27, X28, X37, X38
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
About half of the 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
| Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service operation and notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1* | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 87th Street at 86th Street (R (New York City Subway service) train) | ↔ | Manhattan Beach Mackenzie Street and Oriental Boulevard at Kingsborough Community College | 86th Street, Avenue X, Ocean Parkway, Brighton Beach Avenue | vte86th Street Line 87th Street / 4th Avenue B1 86th Street / 4th Avenue R (New York City Subway service) 86th Street / 5th Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway 7th Avenue 11th Avenue 12th Avenue 13th Avenue 14th Avenue 15th Avenue 16th Avenue 17th Avenue 18th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) 19th Avenue 20th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) 21st Avenue Bay Parkway D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) 23rd Avenue 24th Avenue 25th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) Stillwell Avenue Avenue U Avenue V West 8th Street N (New York City Subway service) 86th Street / Avenue W Avenue X / Shell Road F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) West 1st Street East 1st Street East 3rd Street Avenue X / Ocean Parkway Ocean Parkway /Shore Parkway West Avenue Neptune Avenue Ocean Parkway /Ocean View Avenue Brighton Beach Avenue /Ocean Parkway Q (New York City Subway service) Brighton 1st Place Brighton 3rd Street Brighton 6th Street B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) Coney Island Avenue Brighton 12th Street Brighton Beach Avenue /Brighton 14th Street Corbin Place /Brighton Beach Avenue Oriental Boulevard /West End Avenue Beaumont Street Dover Street Ocean Avenue Hastings Street Kensingston Street Oriental Boulevard /Mackenzie Street B1 Legend Two-way stop One-way stop B1 Terminal D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) Subway connection | |
| vte86th Street Line | ||||||
| 87th Street / 4th Avenue B1 86th Street / 4th Avenue R (New York City Subway service) 86th Street / 5th Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway 7th Avenue 11th Avenue 12th Avenue 13th Avenue 14th Avenue 15th Avenue 16th Avenue 17th Avenue 18th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) 19th Avenue 20th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) 21st Avenue Bay Parkway D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) 23rd Avenue 24th Avenue 25th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) Stillwell Avenue Avenue U Avenue V West 8th Street N (New York City Subway service) 86th Street / Avenue W Avenue X / Shell Road F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) West 1st Street East 1st Street East 3rd Street Avenue X / Ocean Parkway Ocean Parkway /Shore Parkway West Avenue Neptune Avenue Ocean Parkway /Ocean View Avenue Brighton Beach Avenue /Ocean Parkway Q (New York City Subway service) Brighton 1st Place Brighton 3rd Street Brighton 6th Street B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) Coney Island Avenue Brighton 12th Street Brighton Beach Avenue /Brighton 14th Street Corbin Place /Brighton Beach Avenue Oriental Boulevard /West End Avenue Beaumont Street Dover Street Ocean Avenue Hastings Street Kensingston Street Oriental Boulevard /Mackenzie Street B1 | ||||||
| 87th Street / 4th Avenue B1 | ||||||
| 86th Street / 4th Avenue R (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 86th Street / 5th Avenue | ||||||
| Fort Hamilton Parkway | ||||||
| 7th Avenue | ||||||
| 11th Avenue | ||||||
| 12th Avenue | ||||||
| 13th Avenue | ||||||
| 14th Avenue | ||||||
| 15th Avenue | ||||||
| 16th Avenue | ||||||
| 17th Avenue | ||||||
| 18th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 19th Avenue | ||||||
| 20th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 21st Avenue | ||||||
| Bay Parkway D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 23rd Avenue | ||||||
| 24th Avenue | ||||||
| 25th Avenue D (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Stillwell Avenue | ||||||
| Avenue U | ||||||
| Avenue V | ||||||
| West 8th Street N (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 86th Street / Avenue W | ||||||
| Avenue X / Shell Road F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| West 1st Street | ||||||
| East 1st Street | ||||||
| East 3rd Street | ||||||
| Avenue X / Ocean Parkway | ||||||
| Ocean Parkway /Shore Parkway | ||||||
| Ocean Parkway / | ||||||
| Shore Parkway | ||||||
| West Avenue | ||||||
| Neptune Avenue | ||||||
| Ocean Parkway /Ocean View Avenue | ||||||
| Ocean Parkway / | ||||||
| Ocean View Avenue | ||||||
| Brighton Beach Avenue /Ocean Parkway Q (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Brighton Beach Avenue / | ||||||
| Ocean Parkway | ||||||
| Brighton 1st Place | ||||||
| Brighton 3rd Street | ||||||
| Brighton 6th Street B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Coney Island Avenue | ||||||
| Brighton 12th Street | ||||||
| Brighton Beach Avenue /Brighton 14th Street | ||||||
| Brighton Beach Avenue / | ||||||
| Brighton 14th Street | ||||||
| Corbin Place /Brighton Beach Avenue | ||||||
| Corbin Place / | ||||||
| Brighton Beach Avenue | ||||||
| Oriental Boulevard /West End Avenue | ||||||
| Oriental Boulevard / | ||||||
| West End Avenue | ||||||
| Beaumont Street | ||||||
| Dover Street | ||||||
| Ocean Avenue | ||||||
| Hastings Street | ||||||
| Kensingston Street | ||||||
| Oriental Boulevard /Mackenzie Street B1 | ||||||
| Oriental Boulevard / | ||||||
| Mackenzie Street | ||||||
| Legend | ||||||
| Two-way stop One-way stop B1 Terminal D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) Subway connection | ||||||
| Two-way stop | ||||||
| One-way stop | ||||||
| B1 | Terminal | |||||
| D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) | Subway connection | |||||
| B2 | Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street at Kings Highway (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Kings Plaza Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | Avenue R | ||
| B3* | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Avenue U | ↔ | Bath Beach Harway Avenue and 25th Avenue | Avenue U | ||
| → AM | Homecrest Avenue U and East 16th Street at Avenue U (Q (New York City Subway service) train) | The 7:05am weekday trip from Bergen Beach terminates here. | ||||
| B4 | 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 | ||
| B6* | 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 (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | All trips: Avenue J, Avenue H, Flatlands Avenue East New York trips: Cozine Avenue, Ashford Street Non-Avenue J trips: Bay Parkway | Limited-stop service Monday to Saturday except overnights. No local service east of Canarsie when Limited-stop service is running. Sunday trips alternate between East New York and Canarsie during the day. | ||
| Midwood Avenue J and Coney Island Avenue | ↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway Station (L (New York City Subway service) train) | Select weekday local service. vteBay Parkway Line Livonia Avenue / Ashford Street 3 (New York City Subway service) B6 B6 Ashford Street / New Lots Avenue Linden Boulevard Stanley Avenue Ashford Street / Wortman Avenue Cozine Avenue / Ashford Street Jerome Street Van Siclen Avenue Vermont Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Cozine Avenue / Alabama Avenue Glenwood Road / Williams Avenue East 108th Street East 105th Street East 104th Street East 103rd Street East 102nd Street Glenwood Road / East 100th Street B6 Rockaway Parkway Stn / Glenwood Road L (New York City Subway service) Rockaway Parkway / Glenwood Road Flatlands Avenue / Rockaway Parkway East 96th Street East 94th Street East 92nd Street Remsen Avenue East 88th Street East 86th Street East 84th Street East 82nd Street East 80th Street East 78th Street East 77th Street Flatlands Avenue / East 76th Street Ralph Avenue / Flatlands Avenue Glenwood Road / Ralph Avenue Glenwood Road / East 58th Street Avenue H / East 56th Street East 54th Street East 52nd Street Utica Avenue East 48th Street Schenectady Avenue East 45th Street East 43rd Street Avenue H / Albany Avenue Glenwood Road / Albany Avenue East 39th Street East 38th Street East 37th Street Brooklyn Avenue East 35th Street East 34th Street New York Avenue East 32nd Street Nostrand Avenue Flatbush Avenue Glenwood Road / Amersfort Place Bedford Avenue / Glenwood Road Campus Road Avenue I Bedford Avenue / Avenue J Avenue J / East 23rd Street East 22nd Street Ocean Avenue East 18th Street East 16th Street Q (New York City Subway service) East 15th Street Q (New York City Subway service) Coney Island Avenue B6 East 8th Street Ocean Parkway Avenue J / East 5th Street Bay Parkway / East 3rd Street McDonald Avenue F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) 60th Street 61st Street 62nd Street 63rd Street 64th Street 65th Street N (New York City Subway service) West 8th Street N (New York City Subway service) 67th Street Bay Ridge Avenue West 10th Street 71st Street West 12th Street Bay Ridge Parkway Stillwell Avenue 77th Street 78th Street 79th Street 83rd Street 86th Street D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) Benson Avenue Bath Avenue Bay Parkway / Cropsey Avenue Cropsey Avenue / Bay 31st Street Shore Parkway / Bay Parkway 23rd Avenue Storage Harway Avenue Shore Parkway / Bayside Oil 25th Avenue B6 B6 26th Avenue / Shore Parkway Cropsey Avenue / 26th Avenue Legend Limited & local Local only LimitedLocal two-way stop one-way stoptwo-way stop one-way stopterminalLimited B6B6 LocalB6 Local (rush hours)subwayconnection D (New York City Subway service) | |||
| vteBay Parkway Line | ||||||
| Livonia Avenue / Ashford Street 3 (New York City Subway service) B6 B6 Ashford Street / New Lots Avenue Linden Boulevard Stanley Avenue Ashford Street / Wortman Avenue Cozine Avenue / Ashford Street Jerome Street Van Siclen Avenue Vermont Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Cozine Avenue / Alabama Avenue Glenwood Road / Williams Avenue East 108th Street East 105th Street East 104th Street East 103rd Street East 102nd Street Glenwood Road / East 100th Street B6 Rockaway Parkway Stn / Glenwood Road L (New York City Subway service) Rockaway Parkway / Glenwood Road Flatlands Avenue / Rockaway Parkway East 96th Street East 94th Street East 92nd Street Remsen Avenue East 88th Street East 86th Street East 84th Street East 82nd Street East 80th Street East 78th Street East 77th Street Flatlands Avenue / East 76th Street Ralph Avenue / Flatlands Avenue Glenwood Road / Ralph Avenue Glenwood Road / East 58th Street Avenue H / East 56th Street East 54th Street East 52nd Street Utica Avenue East 48th Street Schenectady Avenue East 45th Street East 43rd Street Avenue H / Albany Avenue Glenwood Road / Albany Avenue East 39th Street East 38th Street East 37th Street Brooklyn Avenue East 35th Street East 34th Street New York Avenue East 32nd Street Nostrand Avenue Flatbush Avenue Glenwood Road / Amersfort Place Bedford Avenue / Glenwood Road Campus Road Avenue I Bedford Avenue / Avenue J Avenue J / East 23rd Street East 22nd Street Ocean Avenue East 18th Street East 16th Street Q (New York City Subway service) East 15th Street Q (New York City Subway service) Coney Island Avenue B6 East 8th Street Ocean Parkway Avenue J / East 5th Street Bay Parkway / East 3rd Street McDonald Avenue F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) 60th Street 61st Street 62nd Street 63rd Street 64th Street 65th Street N (New York City Subway service) West 8th Street N (New York City Subway service) 67th Street Bay Ridge Avenue West 10th Street 71st Street West 12th Street Bay Ridge Parkway Stillwell Avenue 77th Street 78th Street 79th Street 83rd Street 86th Street D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) Benson Avenue Bath Avenue Bay Parkway / Cropsey Avenue Cropsey Avenue / Bay 31st Street Shore Parkway / Bay Parkway 23rd Avenue Storage Harway Avenue Shore Parkway / Bayside Oil 25th Avenue B6 B6 26th Avenue / Shore Parkway Cropsey Avenue / 26th Avenue | ||||||
| Livonia Avenue / Ashford Street 3 (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| B6 B6 | ||||||
| Ashford Street / New Lots Avenue | ||||||
| Linden Boulevard | ||||||
| Stanley Avenue | ||||||
| Ashford Street / Wortman Avenue | ||||||
| Cozine Avenue / Ashford Street | ||||||
| Jerome Street | ||||||
| Van Siclen Avenue | ||||||
| Vermont Avenue | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Avenue | ||||||
| Cozine Avenue / Alabama Avenue | ||||||
| Glenwood Road / Williams Avenue | ||||||
| East 108th Street | ||||||
| East 105th Street | ||||||
| East 104th Street | ||||||
| East 103rd Street | ||||||
| East 102nd Street | ||||||
| Glenwood Road / East 100th Street | ||||||
| B6 | ||||||
| Rockaway Parkway Stn / Glenwood Road L (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Rockaway Parkway / Glenwood Road | ||||||
| Flatlands Avenue / Rockaway Parkway | ||||||
| East 96th Street | ||||||
| East 94th Street | ||||||
| East 92nd Street | ||||||
| Remsen Avenue | ||||||
| East 88th Street | ||||||
| East 86th Street | ||||||
| East 84th Street | ||||||
| East 82nd Street | ||||||
| East 80th Street | ||||||
| East 78th Street | ||||||
| East 77th Street | ||||||
| Flatlands Avenue / East 76th Street | ||||||
| Ralph Avenue / Flatlands Avenue | ||||||
| Glenwood Road / Ralph Avenue | ||||||
| Glenwood Road / East 58th Street | ||||||
| Avenue H / East 56th Street | ||||||
| East 54th Street | ||||||
| East 52nd Street | ||||||
| Utica Avenue | ||||||
| East 48th Street | ||||||
| Schenectady Avenue | ||||||
| East 45th Street | ||||||
| East 43rd Street | ||||||
| Avenue H / Albany Avenue | ||||||
| Glenwood Road / Albany Avenue | ||||||
| East 39th Street | ||||||
| East 38th Street | ||||||
| East 37th Street | ||||||
| Brooklyn Avenue | ||||||
| East 35th Street | ||||||
| East 34th Street | ||||||
| New York Avenue | ||||||
| East 32nd Street | ||||||
| Nostrand Avenue | ||||||
| Flatbush Avenue | ||||||
| Glenwood Road / Amersfort Place | ||||||
| Bedford Avenue / Glenwood Road | ||||||
| Campus Road | ||||||
| Avenue I | ||||||
| Bedford Avenue / Avenue J | ||||||
| Avenue J / East 23rd Street | ||||||
| East 22nd Street | ||||||
| Ocean Avenue | ||||||
| East 18th Street | ||||||
| East 16th Street Q (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| East 15th Street Q (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Coney Island Avenue B6 | ||||||
| East 8th Street | ||||||
| Ocean Parkway | ||||||
| Avenue J / East 5th Street | ||||||
| Bay Parkway / East 3rd Street | ||||||
| McDonald Avenue F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 60th Street | ||||||
| 61st Street | ||||||
| 62nd Street | ||||||
| 63rd Street | ||||||
| 64th Street | ||||||
| 65th Street N (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| West 8th Street N (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| 67th Street | ||||||
| Bay Ridge Avenue | ||||||
| West 10th Street | ||||||
| 71st Street | ||||||
| West 12th Street | ||||||
| Bay Ridge Parkway | ||||||
| Stillwell Avenue | ||||||
| 77th Street | ||||||
| 78th Street | ||||||
| 79th Street | ||||||
| 83rd Street | ||||||
| 86th Street D (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Benson Avenue | ||||||
| Bath Avenue | ||||||
| Bay Parkway / Cropsey Avenue | ||||||
| Cropsey Avenue / Bay 31st Street | ||||||
| Shore Parkway / Bay Parkway | ||||||
| 23rd Avenue | ||||||
| Storage | ||||||
| Harway Avenue | ||||||
| Shore Parkway / Bayside Oil | ||||||
| 25th Avenue B6 B6 | ||||||
| 26th Avenue / Shore Parkway | ||||||
| Cropsey Avenue / 26th Avenue | ||||||
| Legend | ||||||
| Limited & local Local only LimitedLocal two-way stop one-way stoptwo-way stop one-way stopterminalLimited B6B6 LocalB6 Local (rush hours)subwayconnection D (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Limited & local | Local only | |||||
| LimitedLocal two-way stop one-way stoptwo-way stop one-way stopterminalLimited B6B6 LocalB6 Local (rush hours)subwayconnection D (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| Limited | Local | |||||
| two-way stop one-way stop | two-way stop one-way stop | |||||
| terminal | ||||||
| Limited B6 | B6 Local | |||||
| B6 Local (rush hours) | ||||||
| subwayconnection D (New York City Subway service) | ||||||
| subway | ||||||
| connection | ||||||
| B7 | Bedford–Stuyvesant Saratoga Avenue and Halsey Street at Halsey Street (J/Z (New York City Subway service) 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. | ||||
| B8* | Brownsville Hegeman Avenue and Rockaway Avenue | ↔ | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 95th Street at 95th Street (R (New York City Subway service) train) | All trips: Avenue D Non-East Flatbush trips: Foster Avenue, 18th Avenue, Cropsey Avenue | ||
| ↔ | Dyker Heights Brooklyn VA Hospital | Select weekday rush hour trips and alternating Saturday afternoon trips. | ||||
| → AM ---- ← PM | East Flatbush Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue at Newkirk Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | Select terminus/origin in the peak direction. | ||||
| B9 | 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. | ||||
| B11 | Brooklyn Army Terminal 1st Avenue and 58th Street | ↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | 49th Street/50th Street, Avenue J | ||
| Sunset Park 50th Street and 5th Avenue | → AM | Alternate morning rush origin. | ||||
| B12* | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue at Parkside Avenue (Q (New York City Subway service) train) | ↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Clarkson Avenue, East New York Avenue | ||
| B13 | Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | Bushwick Wyckoff Avenue and DeKalb Avenue at DeKalb Avenue (L (New York City Subway service) train), Wyckoff Hospital | Crescent Street, Fresh Pond Road, Gates Avenue | Operates via Glendale and Ridgewood, Queens | |
| B14* | Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | Pitkin Avenue, Sutter Avenue | ||
| B15* | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) 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 on weekdays and Sundays. Terminal for alternating Saturday trips during the day. | |
| ↔ | JFK Airport, Queens Lefferts Boulevard (AirTrain JFK) | Operates nonstop on Conduit Avenue between Linden Boulevard/79th Street and Lefferts Boulevard. Service alternates with short-turns above. | ||||
| B16 | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4th Avenue | ↔ | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road at Prospect Park (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | Fort Hamilton Parkway,14th Avenue/13th Avenue, Caton Avenue, Ocean Avenue | Extra weekday morning Bay Ridge-bound trips on school days only begin at 37th Street or 60th Street with some of these terminating at 86th Street/Narrows Avenue. | |
| B17* | Crown Heights Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue at Utica Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Canarsie East 108th Street and Seaview Avenue (all times) | All trips: Remsen Avenue, Seaview Avenue East 80th Street trips via Rockaway Parkway Station (L (New York City Subway service) train) and Avenue L | ||
| ↔ | Canarsie Seaview Avenue and East 80th Street | Rush hour and weekday evening service only. | ||||
| B20 | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | ↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Forest Avenue and 67th Avenue at Forest Avenue (M (New York City Subway service) train) | All trips: Linden Boulevard, Wortman Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue Ridgewood trips: Decatur Street/Summerfield and Schaeffer Streets, Fresh Pond Road | ||
| ← AM | Fresh Pond, Queens 67th Avenue and Fresh Pond Road at Fresh Pond Road (M (New York City Subway service) train) | Two early morning weekday trips begin here. | ||||
| ↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Weekday and Sunday afternoon terminal, weekday evening rush terminal | ||||
| B24 | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2 | ↔ | Greenpoint Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue at Greenpoint Avenue (G (New York City Subway service) train) | All trips: Greenpoint Avenue Williamsburg trips: Kingsland Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue | Operates via Sunnyside, Queens. Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Kosciuszko Bridge. Trips to Manhattan Avenue loop around West Street, Kent Street, and Franklin Street. | |
| Greenpoint Greenpoint Avenue and Kingsland Avenue | → AM | First four trips to Manhattan Avenue begin here. | ||||
| B25* | Fulton Landing Front Street and York Street | ↔ | East New York Jamaica Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Fulton Street | ||
| B26* | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | ↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (L (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | Fulton Street, Halsey Street | ||
| B31 | Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street at Kings Highway Station (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue | Avenue R, Gerritsen Avenue | ||
| B32 | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza | ↔ | Long Island City, Queens 44th Drive and 21st Street at Court Square–23rd Street (7 (New York City Subway service)7d (New York City Subway service)E (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)G (New York City Subway service) trains) | Kent Avenue/Wythe Avenue, Franklin Street | No late evening service. Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Pulaski Bridge | |
| B35* | Local Service | |||||
| Limited-Stop Service | ||||||
| Brownsville Watkins Street and Hegeman Avenue | ↔ | Sunset Park 3rd Avenue and 39th Street | All trips: Church Avenue Sunset Park trips: 39th Street | No local service west of McDonald Avenue when Limited-stop service is running. | ||
| East Flatbush Church Avenue and Kings Highway | → AM | Kensington Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue at Church Avenue (F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)G (New York City Subway service) trains) | Select local origin in the morning rush. | |||
| B36* | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue | ↔ | Sheepshead Bay Gravesend Neck Road and Nostrand Avenue | All trips: Surf Avenue Sheepshead Bay trips: Avenue Z, Nostrand Avenue | ||
| → AM | Coney Island Surf Avenue and Stillwell Avenue near Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | Select overnight trips from Sea Gate terminate here. | ||||
| B37 | Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue | ↔ | Boerum Hill 4th Avenue and Dean Street at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service)B (New York City Subway service)D (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) trains) | 3rd Avenue | ||
| B38* | Local Service | |||||
| Limited-Stop Service | ||||||
| Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | ↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Seneca Avenue and Cornelia Street | All trips: DeKalb Avenue/Lafayette Avenue, Cornelia Street trips: Seneca Avenue Metropolitan Avenue trips: Stanhope Street | Limited-stop service weekdays, local service all other times. | ||
| ↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Metropolitan Avenue and Starr Street | Local service only, no overnight service. | ||||
| B39 | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 1 | ↔ | Lower East Side, Manhattan Delancey Street and Allen Street | Delancey Street | Travels between Brooklyn and Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge. |
Routes B41 to B103
| Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service operation and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B41* | 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 | Some buses go to Bergen Beach instead of Kings Plaza. On weekends, this branch has no limited-stop service and less frequency. | |
| Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Church Avenue | → AM | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue | Two A.M. rush local trips to Bergen Beach originate here. | ||
| Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | → | One A.M. rush and one P.M. rush local trips to Bergen Beach originate here. | |||
| Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard | ← AM | Flatlands Flatbush Avenue and Troy Avenue | Two early morning local trips to Empire Boulevard originate here. Select A.M. rush Limited buses also turn around at Empire Boulevard from Kings Plaza or Bergen Beach. | ||
| B42* | Canarsie Shore Parkway (Canarsie Pier Loop) | ↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway Station (L (New York City Subway service) train) | Rockaway Parkway | Bus terminates/originates next to the Rockaway Parkway station outside fare control. |
| B43* | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | ↔ | Greenpoint Box Street and Manhattan Avenue | Kingston and Throop Avenues/Tompkins and Brooklyn Avenues, Graham Avenue, Manhattan Avenue | |
| B44* | Local Service | ||||
| Select Bus Service | |||||
| Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 4 | ↔ | Sheepshead Bay Knapp Street and Shore Parkway | Nostrand Avenue, Rogers Avenue (northbound SBS), Bedford Avenue, New York Avenue (northbound local) | Full route by SBS during the day and limited amount of local trips in the late evening and early morning hours. No local service north of Flushing Avenue when SBS is running. | |
| Williamsburg Bedford Avenue and Flushing Avenue (last drop-off) Lee Avenue and Flushing Avenue (first pick-up) | ↔ | Sheepshead Bay Nostrand Avenue and Avenue U | Every other local and SBS trip. | ||
| ← AM | Flatbush Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (local) or Avenue H (SBS) at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | Four A.M. rush trips to Flushing Avenue begin here, two local and two SBS. | |||
| Crown Heights Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Nostrand Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | → AM | Sheepshead Bay Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue (last drop-off) Emmons Avenue and Haring Street (first pick-up) | Two early morning local trips to Sheepshead Bay begin here. The second terminates at Shore Parkway. All overnight local service is extended to Emmons Avenue from Williamsburg in both directions. | ||
| B45 | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street | ↔ | Crown Heights St. Johns Place and Ralph Avenue | Atlantic Avenue, St. Johns Place | |
| B46* | Local Service | ||||
| Select Bus Service | |||||
| Kings Plaza Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U | ↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 3 | Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard (both variants) Broadway (local only) | No SBS service north of DeKalb Avenue. The 6:52pm local trip to Williamsburg terminates at Eastern Parkway. | |
| Flatlands Utica Avenue and Avenue N | ↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Malcolm X Boulevard and DeKalb Avenue | SBS rush hour service only. | ||
| East Flatbush Utica Avenue and Avenue H | ↔ | Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | Rush hour local turnarounds. Select A.M. rush and three P.M. rush local trips to Eastern Parkway originate at Avenue N. | ||
| Flatlands Utica Avenue and Fillmore Avenue | ← | Select rush hour and evening local trips in the southbound direction only. | |||
| B47* | Kings Plaza East 54th Street and Avenue U | ↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | All trips: Ralph Avenue Non-Brownsville trips: Broadway | |
| ← AM | Brownsville Rutland Road and East 98th Street at Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | Alternate morning rush trips to Kings Plaza begin here. | |||
| B48* | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | ↔ | Greenpoint Meeker Avenue and Gardner Avenue | Classon Avenue/Franklin Avenue, Lorimer Street, Nassau Avenue | |
| B49 | Local Service | ||||
| Limited-Stop Service | |||||
| Bedford–Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue at Franklin Avenue (C (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | → | Flatbush Bedford Avenue and Avenue D | Bedford Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Rogers Avenue (local only) | On weekdays, the 4:05pm trip to KCC terminates here, plus one overnight trip on Mondays and another PM rush trip when schools are closed. | |
| ← AM | Flatbush Rogers Avenue and Foster Avenue | Select A.M. rush service to Bed-Stuy originates here. | |||
| ↔ | Kingsborough Community College | Full route; local service only. | |||
| Crown Heights Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard | → AM | These trips run as Limited-stop buses, only southbound in the A.M. rush. | |||
| Flatbush Foster Avenue and Bedford Avenue or Midwood Ocean Avenue and Avenue P | → AM | Some A.M. rush local trips to KCC originate at one of the two intersections. | |||
| Sheepshead Bay Ocean Avenue and Avenue S | ← AM | Two overnight trips from KCC terminate here on Mondays. | |||
| B52* | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West | ↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (L (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | Fulton Street, Gates Avenue | |
| B54* | Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech Center at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Myrtle Avenue | ||
| B57 | Red Hook Beard Street and Otsego Street at Ikea Terminal | ↔ | Maspeth, Queens 61st Street and Flushing Avenue | Smith Street/Court Street, Flushing Avenue | |
| B60* | 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, and ended August 31, 2024. |
| B61* | Downtown Brooklyn Livingston Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B62* | Downtown Brooklyn Boerum Place and Livingston Street | ↔ | Astoria, Queens 2nd Street and 26th Avenue | Flushing Avenue, Bedford Avenue/Driggs Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, 21st Street | Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Pulaski Bridge. Free additional transfer to B61 in Downtown Brooklyn. Terminal moved from Queensboro Plaza to Astoria on August 31, 2025 in conjunction with Phase Two of the Queens Bus Redesign. |
| B63* | Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue | ↔ | Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 | 5th Avenue, Atlantic Avenue | |
| B64 | Bay Ridge Shore Road and MacKay Place | ↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, Bath Avenue, Harway Avenue | |
| B65 | Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Ocean Hill–Brownsville Ralph Avenue and Saint Johns Place | Dean Street/Bergen Street | |
| B67 B69 | Kensington Cortelyou Road and McDonald Avenue | ↔ | Downtown Brooklyn Jay Street and Sands Street at York Street (F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) trains) | All trips: McDonald Avenue, 7th Avenue Most 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 | B67 terminal, rush hours and middays (via Brooklyn Navy Yard). | |||
| → AM | Sunset Park 7th Avenue and 19th Street. | Two northbound B67 trips terminate here in the A.M. rush. | |||
| B68* | Park Slope Bartel Pritchard Square at 15th Street–Prospect Park (F (New York City Subway service)G (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | Prospect Park Southwest, Coney Island Avenue, Brighton Beach Avenue | |
| B70 | Sunset Park 3rd Avenue and 39th Street | ↔ | V.A. Medical Center | 39th Street, 8th Avenue, 7th Avenue | |
| B74 | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↻ | Sea Gate West 37th Street and Neptune Avenue | Mermaid Avenue | Clockwise loop in Sea Gate. |
| B82* | 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 | All SBS trips terminate at Crospey Avenue. No SBS service on weekends. Alternating local trips terminate here Saturday afternoons and Sundays during the day. | |
| ↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | Full route; local service only. | |||
| B83 | → AM ---- ← PM | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Pennsylvania Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue | Alternate terminus/origin in the peak direction | |
| Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | ||||
| B84 | ↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | Flatlands Avenue, Ashford Street | No evening and night service. | |
| B100 | Midwood East 16th Street and Quentin Road at Kings Highway (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) 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 | |
| B103 | Limited-Stop Service | ||||
| Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue | ↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | All trips: East 105th Street, Avenue M, East 80th Street, Avenue H Downtown trips: Cortelyou Road, Third/Fourth Avenues, Livingston Street | Every other trip terminates here during the day | |
| ↔ | Downtown Brooklyn Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza East | Full route |
Subway shuttle routes
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 B110
This route is operated by Private Transportation Corporation under a franchise with the City of New York, 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. The story was reported internationally. On October 20, the New York City Department of Transportation said it would shut down the line if the gender separation was not discontinued, and six days later, Private Transportation Corporation agreed to end this practice.
As of 2013[update], 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.
| Route | Terminals | Primary streets traveled | Service operation and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B110 | Borough Park 18th Avenue and 49th Street | ↔ | Williamsburg Lee Avenue and Taylor Street | 49th Street/50th Street, Bedford Avenue/Lee Avenue | No service from 2 hours prior to sundown on Friday until nightfall Saturday due to Shabbat. Operates nonstop via Fort Hamilton Parkway, Prospect Expressway, and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway |
Dollar vans
When the MTA discontinued some routes on June 27, 2010, operators of commuter vans, also known as dollar vans, were allowed to take over certain discontinued routes. In Brooklyn, these routes were the B23, B39 (which has since been restored), and B71. 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. The vans, some licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and some unlicensed, charge a fare of $2, lower than the $2.90 fare for MTA-operated local buses, but without free transfers.
Route history
Routes B1 to B39
| 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. Articulated buses debuted on June 28, 2020. |
| 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. 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. |
| 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. 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. The service began on September 11, 2000, saving up to five minutes in travel time. |
| 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Most trips were rerouted to Brookdale Hospital in the 1990s. Brooklyn Terminal Market service was discontinued on June 23, 1996. Daytime service between Bay Ridge and Veterans Administration Hospital discontinued in 2010 but restored on June 29, 2014. 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. |
| 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. Overnight service discontinued on September 10, 1995 due to a 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. 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. 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. 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. 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. 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. |
| B20 | Began on November 30, 1931 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit. In May 1936, service was extended along Pennsylvania Avenue to Linden Boulevard. 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. |
| 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. Extended to Fulton Landing in 1998. 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. |
| B26 | Putnam Avenue Line streetcar until February 5, 1950. 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. |
| 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. Overnight service discontinued in 2010. |
| B32 | New route started on September 8, 2013. |
| B35 | Church Avenue Line streetcar until October 31, 1956. Limited-stop service implemented in June 2005. Articulated buses debuted on August 22, 2018. |
| 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. On November 8, 2008, Bay Ridge-bound service was rerouted from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bergen Street. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. Restored on June 29, 2014. The route between Court Street and Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn (original northern terminus) and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center was not restored. |
| 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. Articulated buses debuted on September 1, 2019. |
| B39 | Williamsburg Bridge Local streetcar until December 4, 1948. For five months beginning on May 1, 1999, no fare was collected due to the Williamsburg Bridge subway reconstruction. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. Daytime service restored on January 6, 2013. |
Routes B41 to B103
| 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. 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. The change took effect on March 30, 1997. 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. 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. |
| B42 | Rockaway Parkway Line streetcar until April 29, 1951. Northern terminus (bus loop) sits next to the Rockaway Parkway station and is outside subway fare control. |
| B43 | Tompkins Avenue Line streetcar until August 24, 1947. Graham Avenue Line streetcar until December 11, 1949. Combined from B47 and B62 on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis. 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. |
| B44 | Nostrand Avenue Line streetcar until April 1, 1951. Limited-stop service was added to the route on September 11, 1995, operating on weekdays between 6:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. and on Saturday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. 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. Articulated buses debuted on January 24, 2013. First Select Bus Service bus rapid transit route in Brooklyn started on November 17, 2013. |
| B45 | St. Johns Place Line streetcar until August 24, 1947. |
| 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. Limited-stop service was implemented on weekdays September 12, 1994. Saturday limited-stop service was added on September 16, 1995, operating between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. 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. Busiest bus route in Brooklyn; third busiest route in New York City. 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. Articulated buses debuted on January 19, 2020 for B46 SBS. |
| B47 | Ralph Avenue Line streetcar until November 1, 1943 Ralph and Rockaway Avenues Line streetcar until May 27, 1951. Created as a result of a merge of the B40 and B78 on September 8, 2002. Former route B40 service east of Ralph Avenue and north of Woodhull Hospital discontinued. |
| 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. Route originally continued to Lefferts Gardens; service south of Fulton Street discontinued in July 2010, restored on January 6, 2013. |
| 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). 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. Southbound Limited-Stop service started on September 5, 2006. |
| 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. The change went into effect in January 1995. |
| 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. |
| 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. Service was extended to Fulton Mall on March 30, 1997. 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 | Wilson Avenue Line streetcar until May 27, 1951. Fare-free service for six to 12 months started on September 24, 2023, and ended August 31, 2024. |
| 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. 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. On March 30, 1997, service was rerouted off of Jay Street and Sands Street and onto Gold Street and Tillary Street. On June 15, 2008, service was extended to the new IKEA store in Red Hook. Route north of Downtown Brooklyn was split off from original B61 route (now B62) on January 3, 2010. 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. |
| B62 | Crosstown Line (Brooklyn surface) streetcar until January 27, 1951. Split off from original B61 route on January 3, 2010. Terminal moved from Queensboro Plaza to Astoria on August 31, 2025 in conjunction with Phase Two of the Queens Bus Redesign. |
| B63 | Fifth Avenue Line (Brooklyn surface) streetcar until February 20, 1949. First bus route in New York City in February 2011 to test tracking real time arrival system called MTA BusTime. |
| 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. 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. |
| B65 | Bergen Street Line streetcar until July 20, 1947. Rerouted from Cobble Hill to Downtown Brooklyn in the late 1990s. |
| B67 | Seventh Avenue Line (Brooklyn surface) streetcar until February 11, 1951. Extended into South Williamsburg via the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Vinegar Hill on September 9, 2013. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. Rerouted back to 7th Avenue from 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge on June 29, 2014 due to restored B37 service. |
| B74 | Norton's Point Line streetcar until November 7, 1948. The span of evening service was extended on January 11, 1998. |
| 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. Combined from routes B5 and B50 on September 10, 1995 due to budget crisis. Original terminus was Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue. Extended to Coney Island on September 7, 2003. Rush Hour Limited-Stop Service added on September 13, 2010. 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. Original northern terminus was Livonia Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue The route's original southern terminus was Cozine Avenue and Schenck Avenue . 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. 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. Extended to new bus terminal at Gateway Center North on August 31, 2014. |
| 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. Extended from Bassett Avenue to 56th Drive (then called McMullen Drive) in August 1960. Formerly operated by the Command Bus Company until MTA takeover in December 2005, then operated by MTA Bus Company. |
| B103 | Began service June 2, 1986. Formerly operated by Command Bus Company. Former terminus at East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue and requested trips to Cozine Avenue and Ashford Street. 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. 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. |
Proposed bus route changes
In December 2019, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Queens bus network with 77 routes. The final redesign was initially expected in mid- or late 2020, but the first draft attracted overwhelmingly negative feedback, with 11,000 comments about the plans. The redesign was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Planning resumed in mid-2021. The original draft plan was dropped, and a revised plan with 85 routes was released on March 29, 2022.
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.
For a list of changes to Queens bus routes, see List of bus routes in Queens § Proposed bus route changes. The Queens Bus Redesign Final Plan affects the B57 and B62 in Queens: those changes went into effect on August 31, 2025.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1* | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 87th Street at 86th Street (R (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B3* | 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. |
| B4 | 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. |
| B5 | 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. |
| B6* | ↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway (L (New York City Subway service) train) | Bay Parkway, Avenue J, Flatlands Avenue | Local | Eastern part of route truncated. Service straightened in Flatlands. Extended to New Lots Avenue (3 (New York City Subway service) train) when Limited service is not running. | |
| B6 LTD | ↔ | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue (3 (New York City Subway service) 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. | |
| B7 | Midwood Quentin Road and Coney Island Avenue | ↔ | Ridgewood, Queens Putnam Avenue and Fairview Avenue at Forest Avenue (M (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B8* | Brownsville Hegeman Avenue and Rockaway Avenue | ↔ | Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and 95th Street at 95th Street (R (New York City Subway service) train) | Avenue D, 18th Avenue, Cropsey Avenue | Local | Service straightened in Brownsville. |
| B9 | 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 existing route are to stop spacing. |
| B10 | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road at Prospect Park (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | ↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Empire Boulevard, East New York Avenue | Limited | New route largely duplicating existing B12 and B43. |
| B11 | Brooklyn Army Terminal 1st Avenue and 58th Street | ↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) trains) | 50th Street (eastbound)/49th Street (westbound) Avenue J | Local | Service straightened at west end. |
| B12* | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue at Parkside Avenue (Q (New York City Subway service) train) | ↔ | East New York East New York Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Clarkson Avenue, East New York Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
| B13* | Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | Bushwick Wyckoff Avenue and DeKalb Avenue at DeKalb Avenue (L (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B14* | Crown Heights Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue (3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B15* | East Williamsburg Bushwick Avenue and Montrose Avenue at Montrose Avenue (L (New York City Subway service) 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 Crosstown or B55 SBS. |
| B16 | Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4th Avenue | ↔ | Crown Heights Clarkson Avenue and Utica Avenue | Fort Hamilton Parkway 14th Avenue (northbound)/13th Avenue (southbound) Caton Avenue, Clarkson Avenue | Local | Eastern section rerouted to serve Kings County Hospital Center and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Sunset Park section rerouted to use wider streets. |
| B17* | Crown Heights Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue at Utica Avenue (3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service) 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). |
| B20 | Brooklyn General Mail Facility | ↔ | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B25* | Fulton Landing Front Street and York Street | ↔ | East New York Jamaica Avenue and Alabama Avenue at Alabama Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Fulton Street | Local | No changes to daytime routing except for stop spacing. No overnight service west of the Franklin Avenue station, use the B26. |
| B26* | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | ↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (L (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | Fulton Street, Halsey Street | Rush | Rerouted to avoid Putnam Avenue. Local service overnight between Cadman Plaza and Franklin Avenue, all other times Fulton Street local service provided by B25. |
| B27 | Vinegar Hill Gold Street and York Street | ↔ | Red Hook Beard Street and Otsego Street at Ikea Terminal | Court Street/Smith Street | Local | New route taking over southern part of B57 and Vinegar Hill section of B62. |
| B31 | Midwood Quentin Road and East 16th Street at Kings Highway (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue | Avenue R, Gerritsen Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
| B35* | 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 B55 Crosstown or B55 SBS. |
| B36* | 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. |
| B37 | Fort Hamilton Shore Road and 4th Avenue | ↔ | Boerum Hill 4th Avenue and Dean Street at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service)B (New York City Subway service)D (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service)W (New York City Subway service) trains) | 3rd Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
| B38* | 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. |
| B39 | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 1 | ↔ | Lower East Side, Manhattan Delancey Street and Allen Street | Delancey Street | Local | No changes. |
| B40* | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | ↔ | Bergen Beach East 71st Street and Veterans Avenue | Flatbush Avenue, Avenue N | Rush | New route replacing Bergen Beach branch of the B41. |
| B41* | Downtown Brooklyn Joralemon Street and Court Street at Borough Hall/Court Street (2 (New York City Subway service)3 (New York City Subway service)4 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Kings Plaza Shopping Center Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | Flatbush Avenue | Local | Northern end rerouted. Bergen Beach branch discontinued (replaced by B40). |
| B41 Crosstown or B41 SBS | ↔ | Flatbush Avenue | Crosstown/SBS | Northern end rerouted. Bergen Beach branch discontinued (replaced by B40). | ||
| B42* | Canarsie Shore Parkway (Canarsie Pier Loop) | ↔ | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway (L (New York City Subway service) train) | Rockaway Parkway | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
| B43* | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Park (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle 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. |
| B44* | 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. Extended to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza when SBS service isn’t running. |
| B44 SBS | 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. |
| B45 | Downtown Brooklyn Court Street and Livingston Street | ↔ | Crown Heights Fulton Street and Ralph Avenue at Ralph Avenue (C (New York City Subway service) train) | Atlantic Avenue, St. Johns Place | Local | Service rerouted to avoid a narrow segment of St. Johns Place and provide access to the subway. |
| B46* | Kings Plaza Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue | ↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard | Local | Northern end truncated to Flushing Avenue. |
| B46 SBS | ↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Malcolm X Boulevard and DeKalb Avenue | Utica Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard | Crosstown/SBS | Only change is increased frequency during weekday midday. | |
| B47* | Kings Plaza East 54th Street and Avenue U | ↔ | Bedford–Stuyvesant Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard at Flushing Avenue (J/Z (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B48 | Prospect Lefferts Gardens Church Avenue and Ocean Avenue at Church Avenue (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Vinegar Hill Jay Street and Sands Street at York Street (F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B49* | Bedford–Stuyvesant Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue at Franklin Avenue (C (New York City Subway service)Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains) | ↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B52* | Downtown Brooklyn Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street | ↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (L (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | Gates Avenue | Local | Rerouted in Clinton Hill to remain along Gates Avenue and Fulton Street. |
| B53* | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Sunnyside, Queens 47th Street and Greenpoint Avenue at 46th Street–Bliss Street (7 (New York City Subway service) train) | All trips: Broadway, Sunnyside trips: Kent Avenue/Wythe Avenue, Franklin Street, Greenpoint Avenue | Local | New route replacing northern branch of B24. Sunnyside terminal not served overnights. |
| ↔ | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza | |||||
| B54* | Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech Center at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (L (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service) trains) | Myrtle Avenue | Local | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. |
| B55 Crosstown or B55 SBS* | Kensington McDonald Avenue and Church Avenue at Church Avenue (F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)G (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B57* | Downtown Brooklyn Livingston Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) trains) | ↔ | Jackson Heights, Queens 83rd Street and 37th Avenue at 82nd Street-Jackson Heights (7 (New York City Subway service) train) | Park Avenue, Flushing Avenue, 69th Street, Roosevelt Avenue | Local | Southern end truncated and northern end extended. |
| B60* | Canarsie Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue | ↔ | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Rockaway Avenue | Local | Northern end truncated to Broadway Junction and replaced by B66. Southern end uses Flatlands Avenue in both directions within Canarsie. |
| B61* | Downtown Brooklyn Livingston Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B62* | Downtown Brooklyn Boerum Place and Livingston Street | ↔ | Astoria, Queens 2nd Street and 26th Avenue | Flushing Avenue Bedford Avenue (northbound)/Driggs Avenue (southbound) Manhattan Avenue, Jackson Avenue, 21st Street, 27th Avenue | Local | Service extended to Astoria to provide local service for the Q69 bus. Rerouted through Brooklyn Navy Yard to replace the B67 bus. Operates through Vinegar Hill when B27 is not running. |
| B63* | 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. |
| B64 | Sunset Park 2nd Avenue and 55th Street | ↔ | Coney Island Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B65 | Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street and Smith Street at Jay Street–MetroTech (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)R (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B66* | East New York Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B67 | Kensington Cortelyou Road and McDonald Avenue | ↔ | Vinegar Hill Jay Street and Sands Street at York Street (F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service) trains) | McDonald Avenue, 7th Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Jay Street | Local | Northern end truncated and replaced by B62. |
| B68 | Park Slope Bartel Pritchard Square at 15th Street–Prospect Park (F (New York City Subway service)G (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B69 | 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. |
| B70 | 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. |
| B74 | Coney Island Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop at Stillwell Avenue (D (New York City Subway service)F (New York City Subway service)Fd (New York City Subway service)N (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B76 | Canarsie Seaview Avenue and East 80th Street | ↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) 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. Operates weekday peak hours only. |
| B81 | Red Hook Pioneer Street and Conover Street | ↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B82* | 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. |
| B82 SBS | ↔ | Crosstown/SBS | Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing and frequencies. | |||
| B83* | Gateway Center Mall | ↔ | East New York Van Sinderen Avenue and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (A (New York City Subway service)C (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service)L (New York City Subway service)J/Z (New York City Subway service) trains) | Pennsylvania Avenue | Local | Service rerouted to stay on Pennsylvania Avenue instead of shifting to Van Siclen Avenue. Overnights, Gateway Center-bound trips terminate at Starrett City. |
| B100 | Midwood East 16th Street and Quentin Road at Kings Highway (B (New York City Subway service)Q (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B103 | East New York Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street at New Lots Avenue (3 (New York City Subway service) train) | ↔ | Flatbush Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) 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
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.
| 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. Operated during PM rush hours from December 2008 to January 2010 when the southbound platforms were closed, and during AM rush hours from January to October 2010 when the northbound platforms were closed. |
| 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 | Began on November 13, 1929 by Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation. Discontinued between 1969 and 1977. Restored in September 1985. Became an extension of the B63, later the B51, and then it was discontinued on June 27, 2010. |
| B18 | Williamsburg Graham Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue | Cypress Hills Jamaica Avenue and Crescent Street | Metropolitan Avenue, Morgan Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, Cypress Avenue | Began 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). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| B27 (first use) | East New York Alabama Avenue and Fulton Street | City Line Elderts Lane and Fulton Street | Fulton Street | Started on March 12, 1950, and ended February 1, 1955. Route started some time after the Fulton Street streetcar was abandoned. |
| 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 (second use). Southern part of the current B24. |
| 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. | Renumbered from B73 by 1969. Sea Gate shuttle 1.4 miles (2.3 km)-long 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 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. |
| B38 (first use) | Discontinued on June 28, 1947; redundant with the BMT West End Line. | |||
| 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. |
| 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. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 | 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. The route was discontinued on May 1, 1954. |
| 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. |
| B72 | East Elmhurst, Queens 23rd Avenue and Junction Boulevard | Rego Park, Queens Queens Boulevard and Junction Boulevard | Junction Boulevard | Transferred to Triboro Coach Corporation in 1961, relabeled to Q72. Route still exists |
| 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. |
| 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. 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. Merged with B61 on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Now part of the B3. |
| B84 (first use) | East New York | Canarsie Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road | Flatlands Avenue, Cozine Avenue | New route started on July 1, 1968. Now part of the B6. |
| B85 | Army Base | Army Base Shuttle; only ran for a few months in 1969. | ||
| 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. | |
| 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 | Flatlands Avenue, Linden Boulevard, Rockaway Avenue, Eastern Parkway/Empire Boulevard and East New York Avenue | Began service on March 1, 2021, to bring people from Brownsville, Canarsie, and East New York to the COVID-19 vaccination center at Medgar Evers College. Operated only from 6:30 AM to 9 PM, every 30 minutes. Discontinued on April 25, 2021 due to low ridership. |
| B99 (first use) | Columbus Circle, Manhattan | Midwood Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue at Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station (2 (New York City Subway service)5 (New York City Subway service) 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. |
| B101 | 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 (L (New York City Subway service) 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 | Service between Grand Street station in Manhattan and DeKalb Avenue station in Brooklyn. Established when the north side of the Manhattan Bridge closed for construction on July 22, 2001. Suspended after September 11th attacks due to street closures; not resumed due to low ridership. | |
| 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. |
External links
- (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020.
- (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020.