List of bus routes in Manhattan

An M15 SBS bus at James Street

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Manhattan).

Companies

Presently, the New York City Transit Authority and its subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority operate most local buses in Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation operates the Roosevelt Island Red Bus Service on Roosevelt Island.

The first bus company in Manhattan was the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, which began operating the Fifth Avenue Line (now the M1 route) in 1886. When New York Railways began abandoning several streetcar lines in 1919, the replacement bus routes (including the current M21 and M22 routes) were picked up by the New York City Department of Plant and Structures (DP&S). The DP&S began operating several other buses (including the current M79 and M96 routes) in 1921. All of these but the M21 were acquired by Green Bus Lines in 1933; Green transferred several of these to the Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation in 1935.

The New York City Omnibus Corporation began operating replacement routes for New York Railways lines abandoned in 1936, and acquired the remaining Green routes. They also acquired the Madison Avenue Coach Company (former New York and Harlem Railroad lines), Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation (former Eighth and Ninth Avenue Railways lines), and in 1942 the Triangle Bus Corporation (current M21 route).

In 1936, the NYCO and Fifth Avenue were placed under common ownership. The two were merged directly by 1956, when the NYCO acquired the Surface Transportation Corporation (operated former Third Avenue Railway routes since 1941), and changed its name to Fifth Avenue Coach Lines. After a strike in 1962, the entire Fifth Avenue system was transferred to the newly-formed Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority.

In 1933, two related companies began to operate routes: the Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation gained several Green Bus Lines routes (including the current M22, M27, and M50 routes), and the East Side Omnibus Corporation started operating former Second Avenue Railroad routes (including the current M15 and M31 routes). The Comprehensive also started the current M66 route that year, and in 1948 the New York City Board of Transportation acquired the Comprehensive and East Side routes, transferred to the New York City Transit Authority in 1953. The M9 route came from the Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company in 1980, which had begun operating replacement routes for the Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad lines in 1932.

Routes

This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "M" - in other words, those considered to run primarily in Manhattan by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:

• List of bus routes in the Bronx: Bx3, Bx6, Bx7, Bx9 (through Marble Hill), Bx11, Bx12, Bx12 +Select Bus Service+, Bx13, Bx15, Bx19, Bx20, Bx33, Bx35, and Bx36
• List of bus routes in Queens: Q32, Q60, Q101, and Q102 (in Roosevelt Island).
• List of express bus routes in New York City: all routes.
• List of bus routes in Westchester County, New York: BxM4C.

New York City Bus

Routes M2, M7, M14A/D, M15, M23, M42, M60, M79, M86, M96, M101, M102, M103 and, M104 run 24 hours a day. Other bus routes do not operate overnight hours, usually defined as midnight to 5AM. The Manhattan bus routes should not be confused with Megabus routes with similar names originating from Manhattan.

Routes M1 to M20

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Service notes
M1 [1]
	Local service
	Harlem West 147 Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	↔	East Village East 8 Street and 4 Avenue at Astor Place (  6   <6>  trains)	NB: 4 Avenue, Madison Avenue SB: 5 Avenue	Weekend service serves only Spanish Harlem and Harlem. No overnight service.
		↔	Spanish Harlem East 106 Street and 5 Avenue	NB: Madison Avenue SB: 5 Avenue
	Limited-stop service
	Harlem West 147 Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	→ AM ← PM	East Village East 8 Street and 4 Avenue at Astor Place (  6   <6>  trains)	(See M1 Local service Harlem ↔ East Village above)	Limited stop service operates AM hours to East Village and PM hours to Harlem only.
M2 [2]
	Local service
	Washington Heights West 168 Street and Broadway at 168th Street ( 1   A   C  trains)	↔	East Village East 8 Street and Fourth Avenue at Astor Place ( 4   6   <6>  trains)	Edgecombe Avenue, Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, Central Park North, ... NB: 4 Avenue, Madison Avenue (towards Central Park North) SB: 5 Avenue (from Central Park North)	Local buses operates only in overnight and early morning hours and do not operate while limited-stop buses run.
	Limited-stop service
	Washington Heights West 168 Street and Broadway at 168th Street ( 1   A   C  trains)	↔	East Village East 8 Street and Fourth Avenue at Astor Place (  6   <6>  trains)	(See M2 Local routing above)	Limited stops runs daily except early morning and overnight hours.
M3 [3] Local	Fort George West 193rd Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue	↔	East Village East 8 Street and Fourth Avenue at Astor Place (  6   <6>  trains)	Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, Central Park North, ... NB: 4 Avenue, Madison Avenue (towards Central Park North) SB: 5 Avenue (from Central Park North)	No overnight service. Service after 10:30PM terminates at 125 St/St. Nicholas Avenue. Service rerouted from St.Nicholas Avenue between 155 and 163 Streets in September 2010.
M4 [4]
	Local service
	Penn Station West 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue	↔	The Cloisters Museum	Fort Washington Avenue, Broadway, Cathedral Parkway/Central Park North, ... NB: Madison Avenue (towards Central Park North) SB: 5 Avenue (from Central Park North)	When the Cloisters Museum is closed, buses terminate at the entrance to Fort Tryon Park. No overnight service.
	Limited-stop service
	Penn Station West 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue	↔	The Cloisters Museum	(See M4 Local routing above)	Weekday rush hour limited-stop service.
M5 [5]
	Local service
	Washington Heights West 178th Street and Broadway	↔	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry – Whitehall Street ( 1   R  trains)	Broadway, Riverside Drive, West 72 Street, Central Park South, ... NB: Church Street, 6 Avenue (towards Central Park South) SB: 5 Avenue, Broadway (from Central Park South)	Local buses do not operate while limited-stop buses run. Extended to South Ferry in 2010, replacing entire M6 NB route and M6 SB route south of New York University. No overnight service.
	Limited-stop service
	Washington Heights West 178th St and Broadway	↔	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry – Whitehall Street ( 1   R  trains)	(See M5 Local routing above)	Weekday limited stop service.
M7 [6] Local	Harlem West 147 Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	↔	Chelsea 14th Street and 6 Avenue at Sixth Avenue / 14th Street ( L   F   M  trains)	Lenox Avenue, West 116 Street, Manhattan Avenue, Duke Ellington Boulevard, ... NB: 6 Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue (towards Duke Ellington Boulevard) SB: Columbus Avenue, 7 Avenue (from Duke Ellington Boulevard)
M8 [7] Local	West Village West St and Christopher St	↔	East Village Avenue D and Tenth St	EB: West 10 Street, Saint Marks Place, East 10 Street WB: East 10 Street, East 9 Street, Christopher Street	Weekday service only
M9 [8] Local	City Hall Park Row and Beekman Street	↔	Kips Bay East 23 Street and 1 Avenue at Bellevue Hospital	East Broadway, Essex Street, Avenue C	No overnight service.
M10 [9] Local	Harlem Fredrick Douglass Boulevard and West 159 Street	↔	Columbus Circle West 57 Street and 8 Avenue	Central Park West, Fredrick Douglas Boulevard	No overnight service.
M11 [10] Local	West Village Bethune Street and Hudson Street at Abingdon Square	↔	Riverbank State Park	NB: 10 Avenue/Amsterdam Avenue, West 135 Street, Riverside Drive SB: Riverside Drive, West 135 Street, Amsterdam Avenue, Columbus Avenue/9 Avenue	No overnight service. When Riverbank State Park is closed, buses do not serve Riverside Drive.
		↔	Harlem West 133rd St and Broadway
M14A [11] Local	Lower East Side Grand Street and FDR Drive	↔	West Village Bethune Street and Hudson Street at Abingdon Square	14 Street, Avenue A/Essex Street, Grand Street	A buses terminate at Abingdon Square except late nights. D buses terminate at Chelsea Piers at all times. Trips alternate between both branches at all times. No overnight service to Abingdon Square terminus.
		↔	Chelsea Piers West 18 Street and 11 Avenue
M14D [11] Local	Lower East Side Delancey Street and Columbia Street	↔		14 Street, Avenue D
M15 [12][13]
	Local service
	East Harlem East 126th St and Second Av	↔	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry – Whitehall Street ( 1   N   R  trains)	Water Street, Allen Street, 1 Avenue (NB)/2 Avenue (SB)
	Select Bus Service
	East Harlem East 126th St and Second Av	↔	South Ferry South Ferry – Whitehall Street ( 1   R  trains) Bus loop	(See M15 Local routing above)	No overnight Select Bus service. 15 stops along 1st and 2 Avenues (each way), plus 2 stops in Chinatown and 3 in the Financial District.
M20 [14] Local	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry – Whitehall Street ( 1   R  trains)	↔	Lincoln Center West 63 Street and Broadway	NB: South End Avenue, Hudson Street, 8 Avenue SB: 7 Avenue, Varick Street, South End Avenue	No overnight service.
Notes:	NB: Northbound; SB: Southbound; EB: Eastbound; WB: Westbound

Routes M21 to M79

All routes in this section are local service.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Service notes
M21 [15]	West Village Washington Street and Spring Street	↔	Lower East Side Grand Street and FDR Drive	Houston St	Weekday service only
M22 [16]	Battery Park City North End St and Vesey St	↔	Lower East Side Grand St and FDR Drive	WB: Madison Street, East Broadway, Worth Street, Lafayette Street, Chambers Street EB: Chambers Street, Frankfort Street, Madison Street	No overnight service.
M23 [17]	Chelsea Piers 12 Avenue near West 23 Street	↔	Peter Cooper Village— Stuyvesant Town Avenue C and East 20 Street	23 Street
M31 [18]	Clinton West 54th St and 11th Av	↔	Yorkville East 92nd St and York Av	57th St and York Av.	No overnight service.
M34 [19]
	Select Bus Service
	Chelsea 12 Avenue and West 34 Street	↔	East Side FDR Drive and East 34 Street	34 Street	No overnight service. Select Bus Service started November 13, 2011.
M34A [19]
	Select Bus Service
	Port Authority Bus Terminal West 42 Street and 9 Avenue	↔	Waterside Plaza	WB: 34 Street, 8 Avenue EB: 9 Avenue, 34 Street, 2 Avenue	No overnight service. Select Bus Service started November 13, 2011. Known as M16 before then.
M35 [20]	Harlem East 125 Street and Lexington Avenue at 125th Street ( 4   5   6   <6>  trains)	↔	Randall's Island and Wards Island	Robert F. Kennedy Bridge	No overnight service.
M42 [21]	United Nations 1 Avenue and East 42 Street	↔	Circle Line 12 Avenue and Pier 83	42 Street
M50 [22]	East Midtown East 49 Street and 1 Avenue	↔	Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises 12 Avenue and Pier 83	WB: 49 Street EB: 50 Street	No overnight service.
M57 [23]	Upper West Side West 72 Street and Broadway at 72nd Street ( 1   2   3  trains)	↔	East Midtown York Av and East 60 Street	West End Avenue and 57 Street	No overnight service.
M60 [24]	Morningside Heights West 106 Street and Broadway	↔	LaGuardia Airport, Queens All terminals	Broadway, 125 Street, Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Astoria Boulevard
M66 [25]	Upper West Side West 66 Street and West End Avenue	↔	Upper East Side York Avenue and East 67 Street	WB: East 67 Street, 66 Street Transverse, West 66 Street EB: West 65 Street, 66 Street Transverse, East 68 Street	No overnight service
M72 [26]	Upper West Side Freedom Place and West 68 Street	↔	Upper East Side York Av and East 72 Street	72 Street, 66 Street Transverse	No overnight service.
M79 [27]	Upper West Side Riverside Drive and West 79 Street	↔	Upper East Side East End Avenue and East 79 Street	79 Street
Notes:	NB: Northbound; SB: Southbound; EB: Eastbound; WB: Westbound

Routes M86 to M116

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Service notes
M86 [28] Local	Upper West Side West End Avenue and West 86 Street	↔	Yorkville East 92 Street and York Avenue	86 Street, York Avenue
M96 [29] Local	Upper West Side West End Avenue and West 96 Street	↔	Yorkville 1 Avenue and East 97 Street	96 Street
M98 [30]
	Limited-stop service
	Upper East Side East 68 Street and Lexington Avenue at Hunter College	↔	Washington Heights West 193 Street and Fort Washington Avenue at 190th Street ( A  train)	Fort Washington Avenue, Harlem River Drive, ... NB: Lexington Avenue (from Harlem River Drive) SB: 3 Avenue (towards Harlem River Drive)	Weekday rush hour service only.
M100 [31] Local	Inwood West 220 Street and Broadway	↔	East Harlem East 125 Street and 2 Avenue	Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue, 125 Street	No overnight service.
M101 [32]
	Local service
	Washington Heights West 193 Street and St. Nicholas Avenue	↔	East Village East 8 Street and 3 Avenue at Astor Place ( 4   6   <6>  trains)	Amsterdam Avenue, 125 Street... NB: 3 Avenue (from 24 to 125 Street) SB: Lexington Avenue (from 125 to 24 Street) 3 Avenue	Local buses do not operate while limited-stop service runs.
	Limited-stop service
	Washington Heights West 193 Street and St. Nicholas Avenue	↔	East Village East 8 Street and 3 Avenue at Astor Place ( 6   <6>  trains)	(See M101 Local routing above)	Limited stops runs daily except overnights.
M102 [33] Local	Harlem West 147th St and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd	↔	East Village East 8 Street and 3 Avenue at Astor Place ( 4   6   <6>  trains)	Lenox Avenue, 116 Street NB: 3 Avenue (from 24 to 116 Street) SB: Lexington Avenue (from 116 to 24 Street) 3 Avenue
M103 [34] Local	East Harlem East 125th St and Lexington Av	↔	City Hall Park Row and Broadway	Bowery, 3 Avenue... NB: 3 Avenue (from East 24 Street) SB: Lexington Avenue (towards East 24 Street)
M104 [35] Local	Harlem West 129th St and Amsterdam Av	↔	Times Square Times Square - 42nd Street ( 1   2   3   7   <7>   N   Q   R   S  trains)	NB: 8 Avenue, Broadway SB: Broadway, 7 Avenue
M106 [36] Local	East Harlem East 106 Street and FDR Drive	↔	Upper West Side West 96 Street and West End Avenue	West 96 Street, Madison Avenue (NB), 5 Avenue (SB), East 106 Street	No overnight service.
M116 [37] Local	East Harlem East 120 Street and Pleasant Avenue	↔	Upper West Side West 106 Street and Broadway	Duke Ellington Boulevard, Manhattan Avenue, 116 Street	No overnight service.
Notes:	NB: Northbound; SB: Southbound; EB: Eastbound; WB: Westbound

New York Waterway

Hudson River

New York Waterway operates shuttle bus routes to/from its West Midtown Ferry Terminal. Service is free.

Peak service

Terminal	Streets traveled
Midtown 3 Avenue and 57 Street	57th Street
Midtown Lexington Avenue and 50 Street	Eastbound: 50 Street Westbound: 49 Street
Midtown 3 Avenue and 42 Street	42nd Street
Murray Hill 3 Avenue and 34 Street	34th Street
Downtown Loop	AM: 23 Street, Broadway, Houston Street, West Street (clockwise) PM: West Street, Clarkson Street, Sixth Avenue, 23 Street (counterclockwise)

Off-peak service

All routes operate as clockwise loops.

Streets traveled	Notes
50 Street, 10 Avenue, 65th Street, Broadway, 42nd Street	No Sunday service
44 Street, 8 Avenue, 57 Street, 5 Avenue, 49 Street
50 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 St, 8 Avenue, 49 Street	Weekday midday service only
42 Street, 5 Av, 34 Street
23 Street, Varick Street, W Broadway, Murray Street, West Street

East River

A counterclockwise shuttle bus via 34 St, 6 Av, 48 St, and Lexington Av operates during peak hours only to connect with the East River Ferry.

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

Roosevelt Island Red bus at the tramway station

This route is operated by Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) and is the lone unsubsidized route operating in Manhattan. The Red Bus route operates an on-island shuttle bus service from apartment buildings to the subway and tramway lines.

Route and fare structure

The one-way cash fare is 25¢, and 10¢ for seniors and disabilities.^[38]

MetroCard is not accepted.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
Red Bus	Octagon Apartments	↔	Roosevelt Island Tramway station	Main Street, East and West Service Drive

Downtown Connection

In Lower Manhattan area, a free shuttle service operates daily from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM, sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District (BID), using minibuses.^[39]

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
Downtown Connection	City Hall Broadway and Murray Street	↔	South Street Seaport Water Street and Fulton Street	Warren/Murray Streets, South End Avenue, Battery Place, Water Street

History of the current Manhattan bus routes

Routes M1 to M20

Route	History
M1	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating Fifth Avenue Line bus in 1886 Madison Avenue Coach Company bus replaced New York and Harlem Railroad's Fourth and Madison Avenues Line streetcar on February 1, 1935. Routes combined as a one-way pair on January 14, 1966. Due to budget crisis, overnight service, weekend service south of 106th Street, and part time South Ferry service were discontinued and service rerouted to match M2 June 27, 2010.[40]
M2	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on February 23, 1901. Northbound buses moved to Madison Avenue on January 14, 1966.
M3	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on February 23, 1901. Northbound buses moved to Madison Avenue on January 14, 1966. Northbound service rerouted away from University Place and 9th Street on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40]
M4	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on August 5, 1900. Northbound buses moved to Madison Avenue on January 14, 1966.
M5	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on August 5, 1900. Extended to South Ferry to replace M6 June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40]
M7	New York City Omnibus Corporation buses route (M22 - 7) replaced New York Railways' Columbus Avenue Line streetcar on March 25, 1936. Northbound buses moved to Amsterdam Avenue on December 6, 1951 and to Sixth Avenue on March 10, 1957. Had limited-stop service until 1993. Southern terminus shifted to Sixth Avenue in 2009. Southbound buses rerouted from Broadway and ran on 7 Avenue in 2009.
M8	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M16 - 13) replaced New York Railways' Eighth Street Crosstown Line streetcar on March 3, 1936. Designated M13 until ca. 1989. Weekend and overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M9	Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company bus (M9) replaced Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad's Avenue B Line streetcar on July 30, 1932. Service rerouted to City Hall via Av C to replace M15 and M21 on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M10	Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation bus route (M41 - soon became NYCO's 10) replaced Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway's Eighth Avenue Line streetcar on November 12, 1935. New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M24 - 8/9) replaced New York Railways' Seventh Avenue Line streetcar on March 6, 1936. Routes combined as a one-way pair on June 6, 1954 and kept the number 10 continued south to Abingdon Square, Spring Street and Battery Park City until 1999. South of Penn Station split off into route M20 in 1999. Service south of Columbus Circle ended June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Extended 2 blocks down in April 2011.[40]
M11	Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation bus route (M42 - soon became NYCO's 11) replaced Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway's Ninth Avenue Line streetcar on November 12, 1935. Northbound buses moved to Tenth Avenue on November 6, 1948. Southbound buses moved to Columbus Avenue on December 6, 1951.
M14A M14D	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M17 - 14) replaced New York Railways' 14th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 20, 1936. Avenue D service added on January 28, 1951; initially from Broadway along 14th Street, Avenue D and Columbia Street to Stanton Street, and returning on Cannon Street and Houston Street.[41]
M15	East Side Omnibus Corporation bus route (M15) replaced Second Avenue Railroad's Second Avenue Line streetcar and began running route (M13) on First Avenue on June 26, 1933. Routes combined as a one-way pair on June 4, 1951 and kept the number M15. Began limited stop service on February 11, 1974. Park Row branch eliminated June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M20	Split from M10 in 1999; Original M20 is now M116. Extended to South Ferry to replace M9 on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]

Routes M21 to M79

Route	History
M21	New York City Department of Plant and Structures bus route (M10 - soon became NYCO's 21) replaced New York Railways' Avenue C Line streetcar on September 21, 1919. Extended to FDR Drive and weekend service discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M22	New York City Department of Plant and Structures bus route (M1) replaced New York Railways' Chambers and Madison Streets Line streetcar on September 21, 1919. Became M22 in July 1974. Overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M23	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M18 - 15) replaced New York Railways' 23rd Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 8, 1936. Became M26 in July 1974 and M23 ca. 1989.
M31	East Side Omnibus Corporation began operating bus route (M11) on June 26, 1933. Became M31 in July 1974.
M34 M34A	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M19 - 16) replaced New York Railways' 34th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 1, 1936. Main route renumbered M34 in April 1986; M16 renumbered M34A in November 2011. Route converted to a Select Bus Service route in 2011.
M35	Originally the TB; became M34 (Randall's and Wards Islands), M35 (Astoria, Queens), and Bx21 in July 1974; combined as the M35 in the 1980s, when M34 was applied to the 34th Street Crosstown. Some M35 trips went to Astoria, Queens until September 10, 1995.[42]
M42	Surface Transportation Corporation bus route (M106) replaced Third Avenue Railway's 42nd Street Crosstown Line (Manhattan surface) streetcar on November 17, 1946. Became M42 in April 1986. Service to Javits Center discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M50	Originally M3 bus route; Became M27 in July 1974. Weekend and overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40] Route shortened from 42 Street to 49 Street and weekend service restored in July 2011.
M57	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus (20) on March 15, 1937.;[43] Renumbered M28 in July 1974.
M60	New route in 1992[44]
M66	Comprehensive Omnibus Company began operating bus route (M7) on February 15, 1935.[45] Route M7 became M29 in July 1974 and M66 ca. 1989. Overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M79	New York City Department of Plant and Structures began operating bus (M4 - soon became NYCO's 17) on November 30, 1921. Route M17 became M79 ca. 1989.

Routes M86 to M116

Route	History
M86	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus (M5 - 18) replaced New York Railways' 86th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on June 8, 1936. Route M18 became M86 ca. 1989.
M96	New York City Department of Plant and Structures began operating bus (M6 - soon became NYCO's 19) on July 1, 1921. Route M19 became M96 ca. 1989.
M98	Service south of 68th Street discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M100	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (Route M100) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Broadway-Kingsbridge Line streetcar on June 22, 1947. Portion in Bronx split off into Bx20 in 1989.
M101	New York City Omnibus Corporation]bus (M21 - 3/4) replaced New York Railways' Lexington Avenue Line streetcar on March 25, 1936. Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M101) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line streetcar on May 28, 1947. Routes combined as a one-way pair on July 17, 1960 and kept the route number M101. Portion south of Cooper Union split off into route M103 in 1996.
M102	Route M101A was started in the 1960s or 1970s; became M102 in July 1974. Portion south of Cooper Union split off into M103 in 1996.
M103	Former southern portion of routes M101 and M102 split off into new route in 1996.
M104	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M104) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Broadway Line streetcar on December 15, 1946. Service along 42nd Street discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[40]
M106	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority began operating bus in 1962 as the M107. First became a branch of the M19 (which is now the M96), then the M106 in 1996.
M116	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus (M20 - 20) replaced New York Railways' 116th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 1, 1936. Route M20 became M116 ca. 1989.

Former routes

Except for early Fifth Avenue Coach Company routes, which were approved by the New York Legislature, all routes were assigned a franchise by the city, numbered in order from M1 to at least M47 and M100 to M106. Most companies used these numbers, but the New York Omnibus Corporation gave its routes numbers from 1 to 22, and the Fifth Avenue Coach Company used numbers from 1 to 20. The public designations were not changed to avoid conflicts until July 1974.

Fifth Avenue Coach Company

Designation			Route
Public	1974	Current
1[46]	M1[47]		Fifth Avenue
2[46]	M2[47]		Fifth and Seventh Avenues
3[46]	M3[47]		Fifth, St. Nicholas, and Convent Avenues
4[46]	M4[47]		Fifth Avenue and Fort Washington Avenues
5[46]	M5[47]		Fifth Avenue, Riverside Drive, and Broadway
6[46]	M30[47]	M72	72nd Street Crosstown
15[46]	M32[47]	Q32	Fifth Avenue-Queensboro Bridge-Jackson Heights
16[46]	Q89	N/A	Elmhurst Crosstown
19[46]	M5[47]		Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive
20[46]	M28[47]	M57	57th Street Crosstown

New York City Omnibus Corporation

Designation				Route
Franchise	Public	1974	Current
M25[48]	1/2[49]	M1[47]		Fourth and Madison Avenues
M21[48]	3/4[49]	(M101)[47]		Lexington and Lenox Avenues
M23[48]	5[49]	(M6/M7)[47]		Sixth Avenue
M22[48]	6/7[49]	M6/M7[47]		Broadway and Columbus and Lenox Avenues
M24	8/9[49]	(M10)[47]		Seventh Avenue
M41[48]	10[49]	M10[47]	M10/M20	Eighth Avenue and Central Park West
M42[48]	11[49]	M11[47]		Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues
M2[48]	12[49]	M12[47]	N/A	Spring and Delancey Streets Crosstown
M16[48]	13[49]	M13[47]	M8	Eighth Street Crosstown
M17[48]	14[49]	M14[47]		14th Street Crosstown
M18[48]	15[49]	M26[47]	M23	23rd Street Crosstown
M19[48]	16[49]	M16[47]	M16/M34	34th Street Crosstown
M4[48]	17[49]	M17[47]	M79	79th Street Crosstown
M5[48]	18[49]	M18[47]	M86	86th Street Crosstown
M6[48]	19[49]	M19[47]	M96	96th Street Crosstown
M20[48]	20[49]	M20[47]	M116	116th Street Crosstown
M40[48]	21[49]	M21[47]		Houston Street and Avenue C Crosstown
M45[48]	22[49]	N/A		Pitt and Ridge Streets
M62[48]	TB[49]	M34[47]	M35	Manhattan-Wards Island via Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
MQ25[48]	TB[49]	M35[47]	N/A	Manhattan-Queens via Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
BxQ19[48]	TB[49]	Bx21	N/A	Bronx-Queens via Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

Other companies

Designation				Company	Route
Franchise	Public	1974	Current
M1[50]		M22[47]	M22	Comprehensive	Madison and Chambers Streets Crosstown
M3[50]		M27[47]	M50	Comprehensive	49th and 50th Streets Crosstown
M7[50]		M29[47]	M66	Comprehensive	65th Street Crosstown
M8[50]			N/A	East Broadway	Grand Street Crosstown
M9[50]				East Broadway	Avenue B
M10	see M40[citation needed]			Hamilton Bus Corporation	Houston Street and Avenue C
M11[50]		M31[47]		East Side	York Avenue
M12		N/A		East Side	86th Street and York Avenue
M13[49]		N/A		East Side	First Avenue
M14		N/A		East Side	First and Second Avenues
M15[47][50]				East Side	First and Second Avenues
M100[46][47]				Surface	Broadway-Kingsbridge
M101[46][47]				Surface	Third Avenue-Amsterdam Avenue
M102		N/A		Surface	125th Street Crosstown
M103[46][47]			N/A	Surface	59th Street Crosstown
M104[46][47]				Surface	Broadway
M105[46]		N/A		Surface	Tenth Avenue
M106[46][47]			M42	Surface	42nd Street Crosstown

M102 only operated from June 29 to July 1, 1947.

Listed below are routes that were renumbered or eliminated in or after 1962.

Route	Major streets	History
M6	Broadway and 6 Avenue	Merged into M5 on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40]
M8	Grand Street and Broome Street
M12	Spring Street, Prince Street, Delancey Street, and Williamsburg Bridge to Williamsburg, Brooklyn
M13	see M8
M14C	14 Street and Avenue C	Eliminated in 2002.
M16	34th Street	Renumbered M34A when Select Bus Service on the M34 began in November 2011
M17	see M79
M18 (first use)	see M86
M18 (second use)	Convent Avenue	Former Convent Avenue branch of M3. Truncated to Harlem in 1995. Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40]
M19	see M96 and M106
M20	see M116
M26	see M23
M27	49/50 Streets	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40]
M28	see M57
M29	see M66
M30	East 72 Street, 57 Street	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating buses in 1900 as Route 6. Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[40]
M32	see Q32
M34	see M35
M41	"Culture Bus Loop I" [51]
M58	57th Street	Replaced the M103 on September 1, 1989; merged with the M31 in 1994.
M101A	see M102
M103	West End Avenue and 59th Street	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M103) replaced Third Avenue Railway's 59th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on November 11, 1946. Discontinued on September 1, 1989
M105	Tenth Avenue and Broadway	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M105) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Tenth Avenue Line (Manhattan surface) streetcar on November 17, 1946. Buses moved to Eleventh Avenue on November 6, 1948, when Tenth Avenue became one-way. Discontinued in 1962.
M106	see M42
M107	see M96 and M106
Grand Street Shuttle bus	Service between Canal Street and Grand Street	Operated when the Sixth Avenue tracks of the Manhattan Bridge were closed from 2001 to 2004 Used to provide customers at Grand Street access to Brooklyn
3  train shuttle bus	Service between 135th Street and Harlem – 148th Street	Operated late nights only as a replacement for IRT Lenox Avenue Line subway service from 1995 to July 2008.[52]

References

• MTA NYC Transit - Bus Service
• Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit
• www.nycsubway.org: Local Bus Companies of Manhattan

1. ^ M1 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
2. ^ M2 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
3. ^ M3 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
4. ^ M4 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
5. ^ M5 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
6. ^ M7 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
7. ^ M8 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
8. ^ M9 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
9. ^ M10 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
10. ^ M11 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
11. ^ ^{a b} M14A/D bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
12. ^ M15 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
13. ^ M15 SBS bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
14. ^ M20 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
15. ^ M21 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
16. ^ M22 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
17. ^ M23 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
18. ^ M31 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
19. ^ ^{a b} M34/M34A SBS bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
20. ^ M35 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
21. ^ M42 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
22. ^ M50 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
23. ^ M57 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
24. ^ M60 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
25. ^ M66 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
26. ^ M72 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
27. ^ M79 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
28. ^ M86 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
29. ^ M96 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
30. ^ M98 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
31. ^ M100 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
32. ^ M101 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
33. ^ M102 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
34. ^ M103 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
35. ^ M104 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
36. ^ M106 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
37. ^ M116 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
38. ^ Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Red Bus
39. ^ http://www.downtownny.com/?sid=19 Downtown Connection bus service
40. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s} 2010 budget crisis information, archived 2011-02-25
41. ^ New York Times, New Bus Service Sunday, January 26, 1951, page 23
42. ^ New York Times, Coming Transit Reductions: What They Mean for You, August 20, 1995, section 13, page 10
43. ^ New York Times, Buses to Link 2 Rivers Via 57th St. Monday, March 12, 1937, page 18
44. ^ New York City Transit - History and Chronology, accessed March 12, 2007
45. ^ New York Times, Crosstown Buses Start on 65th St., February 16, 1935, page 15
46. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} New York Times, Listing of Routes Hit by Strike, March 5, 1962, page 47; New York Times, Buses Running, March 23, 1962, page 21
47. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al} MTA Manhattan Bus Map, 1974
48. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t} New York Times, Bus Franchises Vague on Service, March 1, 1962, page 20; New York Times, 5th Ave. Bus Line Sues Quill Union for $37,305,000, March 10, 1962, page 1
49. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v} New York City Omnibus Corporation Motor Coach Routes, ca. 1940
50. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} New York Times, Lines Operating in Manhattan, March 3, 1962, page 24; New York Times, Lines Operating in Manhattan, March 5, 1962, page 47
51. ^ http://images.nycsubway.org/maps/bus-1974cult1.jpg Former route M41 map and information
52. ^ http://www.1010wins.com/pages/2665771.php?