- List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York
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The following bus routes are operated in Nassau County, New York. Most of these routes are operated under Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, where that city operates its own bus service. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines(see List of streetcar lines on Long Island and in Queens), and most were previously privately operated prior to 1973.
This table gives details for the routes that service Nassau County primarily. For details on routes that run into Nassau County but do not service it primarily, see:
- List of bus routes in Queens: Q2, Q5, Q36, Q46, Q85, Q110, Q111, and Q113
- List of bus routes in Suffolk County, New York: S20 and S33
- List of express bus routes in New York City: QM6
Contents
Routes
Routes shown are for the full route except for branching. The N4 and N6 provide service 24 hours a day; all other routes are daily service except late nights unless otherwise noted.
- Roosevelt Field Mall note: All routes entering Roosevelt Field Mall from Old Country Road travel to/from points east via East Gate Boulevard, and to/from points west via Ring Road West.
- Queens note: Long Island Bus routes to Jamaica and Flushing do not carry customers wholly within Queens.
Long Island Bus
N1 to N36
Route Terminals Major streets History Notes N1[1]Hewlett
Broadway↔ - Elmont
Hempstead Turnpike (full-time) - Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal (rush hours only)
Central Avenue, Elmont Road, Hempstead Turnpike, and Hillside Avenue Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover. N2[2]↔ Floral Park
Sewanhaka High SchoolFletcher Avenue and Meacham Avenue Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover. - No Sunday service.
- Rush-hour extension to Jamaica discontinued in 2010.
N4[3]Freeport Railroad Station ↔ Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E J Z trains)Merrick Boulevard and Merrick Road Bee Line, Inc. began operating the route in the mid-1920s, competing with the New York and Long Island Traction Company's line; transferred to the MSBA in 1973 - Operates all times.
N6[4]Local service Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 4, 5, 6↔ Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus TerminalHillside Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company line on April 5, 1926. Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover. - Operates all times.
Limited-stop service (rush hours only) Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 4, 5, 6↔ Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus TerminalHillside Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike - N6 Limited buses make only the following stops
- Pick-up eastbound/drop-off westbound: 165 Street Terminal, 169 and 179 Street subway stations, Francis Lewis Boulevard, Springfield Boulevard.
- Pick-up and drop-off: Locustwood Boulevard (to Hempstead), Belmont Park Gate 6 (to Queens), Elmont Road, Meacham/Covert Avenues, Franklin Avenue/New Hyde Park Road, Westminster Road, Hilton Avenue (to Hempstead), Terrace Avenue (to Queens), and Hempstead Transit Center.
N8[5]Green Acres Mall ↔ Franklin Square Hempstead Turnpike Hook Creek Boulevard, Dutch Broadway, and Franklin Avenue New route 2003 - No Sunday service. *Formerly operated to Hempstead Transit Center, cut back to current terminus in August 2007
N14[6]Rockville Centre Railroad Station ↻ Rockville Centre
DeMott AvenueBrower Avenue and North Long Beach Road Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. - Rush hours only
- Buses operate in one direction, leaving due west, traveling in a clockwise direction, crossing Morris Avenue, and then traveling counterclockwise to DeMott Avenue and back to the station
N15[7]Roosevelt Field Mall ↔ Long Beach Railroad Station Long Beach Road, Woodfield Road, and Washington Avenue Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. - In Mineola, weekday service travels via County Seat Drive; weekend service travels via Washington Avenue.
N16[8]Roosevelt Field Mall ↔ Baldwin
Silver LakeFoxhurst Road, Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), and Westbury Boulevard Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. - No Sunday service. Alternate Sunday service via Westbury Boulevard available on the N27.
- In addition, no Saturday service along Foxhurst Road.
N19[9]Freeport Railroad Station ↔ Babylon Railroad Station Merrick Road and Montauk Highway - Operated by Utility Lines, subsidiary of Bee Line, Inc. until 1973 transfer to MSBA
- When taken over by MSBA, route was truncated to Babylon. Portion from Babylon to Patchogue is now the S40 (Suffolk Transit) route.
- Early AM service does not serve Westfield Sunrise.
N20[10]Hicksville Railroad Station ↔ Flushing
Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7 <7> trains)Northern Boulevard
Broadway (Hicksville)- Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Original terminus was the Roslyn railroad station; rerouted in 1982 to Hicksville.
- Route shared with N21 from Flushing to Roslyn.
- N20 Limited does not serve Great Neck Railroad Station or NYiT.
- N20 Saturday and Sunday service does not enter NYiT.
- Trips traveling east of the Roslyn clock tower make no stops in Brookville, Upper Brookville, or Jericho, except:
- NYiT
- Local trips on weekdays only; service to NYiT is not available on weekends
- St. Francis Hospital DeMatteis Center
- Westbound only; weekday eastbound service available from NYiT stop
- LIU C.W. Post
- SUNY Old Westbury
- NYiT
N21[10]Glen Cove
Post Office↔ Flushing
Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7 <7> trains)Northern Boulevard, Bryant Avenue, and Glen Avenue - Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Route shared with N20 from Flushing to Roslyn.
N22N22A[11]- N22: Hicksville Railroad Station
- N22A: Roosevelt Field Mall
↔ Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus TerminalHillside Avenue, Westbury Avenue, and Prospect Avenue/West John Street Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. - Same route from Jamaica to Williston Park.
- Service via East Williston (N22A) operates weekday rush hours and evenings only.
N23[12]Mineola Intermodal Center ↔ Manorhaven
Manorhaven ParkWillis Avenue, Middle Neck Road, and New Shore Road Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. N24[13]East Meadow
Glenn Curtis Boulevard↔ Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus TerminalHillside Avenue, Jericho Turnpike, and Old Country Road replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company line on April 5, 1926: was Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. - Open-door in Queens as far west as 239 Street.
- Weekday midday service alternate between the Mitchel Field Depot and East Meadow.
- Evening and weekend service ends at Roosevelt Field Mall.
N25[14]Lynbrook Railroad Station ↔ Great Neck Railroad Station Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, and Community Drive Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. N26[15]Great Neck Railroad Station ←
AM
----
→
PMJamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus TerminalHillside Avenue and Community Drive Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover, was branch of N22 - Weekday rush hours only.
- To Great Neck AM, from Great Neck PM.
N27[16]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 14↔ Glen Cove
Police StationWestbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, and Glen Cove Avenue Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. N31N32[17]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 1, 2↔ Far Rockaway, Queens
Seagirt BoulevardCentral Avenue, Broadway, and Hempstead Avenue (Lynbrook) Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transp at 1973 takeover - Route shared from Hempstead to Hewlett.
- N31 (via West Broadway in Lawrence) does not run on Sundays.
- Most weekday N31 service operates only between Far Rockaway and Lynbrook.
- Open-door in Far Rockaway.
N33[18]Far Rockaway
Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street
at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( A train)↔ Long Beach Railroad Station Beech Street Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transp at 1973 takeover - Open-door in Far Rockaway.
- No passengers carried solely within Long Beach. Customers traveling within Long Beach must use the City of Long Beach West End route.
- Last eastbound pickup is at Connecticut Avenue in Long Beach.
- First westbound dropoff is at Brookline Avenue in E. Atlantic Beach.
N35[19]Baldwin Harbor
Atlantic Avenue↔ Westbury
Rockland StreetGrand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue and Post Avenue - Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover (two separate routes_.
- Extended along the former N37 (Hempstead-Baldwin) route in 2009.
N36[20]Lynbrook Railroad Station ↔ Freeport Railroad Station Atlantic Avenue/Brower Avenue (East Rockaway) replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company line on April 5, 1926; was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover - No Sunday service.
N40 to N88
Route Terminals Major streets History Notes N40N41[21]Freeport Railroad Station ↔ Mineola Intermodal Center Nassau Road/North Main Street (N40), Babylon Turnpike (N41), and Franklin Street replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company line on April 5, 1926; was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover - Same route between Mineola and Roosevelt.
N43[22]Freeport Railroad Station ↔ Roosevelt Field Mall Nassau Road/North Main Street and Uniondale Avenue New route 2003 N45[23]Roosevelt Field Mall ↔ Bellmore
Merrick RoadCamp Avenue, Park Avenue, and Uniondale Avenue Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. - No Sunday service
N46[24]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 24↔ Bellmore
Merrick RoadBellmore Road, Prospect Avenue and Front Street New route 1982 - Weekday service only.
N47[24]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 24↔ North Bellmore
North Jerusalem RoadBellmore Road Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. - Rush hour service only.
N48N49[25]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 22, 23↔ Jericho
Jericho QuadrangleFront Street, Carman and Duffy Avenues or Newbridge Road, and Broadway Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. - Same route along Front Street, and from the Hicksville LIRR station to Jericho.
- No Sunday N48 service.
- Jericho Quadrangle served weekdays only.
- Evening and weekend service ends at Broadway Mall along North Broadway.
N50[26]Broadway Mall
North Broadway↔ Bellmore
Merrick RoadBellmore Avenue and Newbridge Road New route 1982 - Weekday service only.
N51[27]Roosevelt Field Mall ↔ Merrick
Merrick RoadMerrick Avenue Jerusalem Ave Bus Line at 1973 MSBA takeover - No Sunday service.
N54N55[28]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 18↔ - N54: Amityville Railroad Station
- N55: Westfield Sunrise
Jerusalem Avenue (N54/55), Washington Avenue (N54), Broadway (N55), and Sunrise Highway (N54/55) Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973 - Same route from Hempstead to Masapequa.
- No Saturday morning service via Broadway in Massapequa.
- No Sunday service via Washington Avenue in Seaford, or to Amityville.
N57[29]Great Neck Railroad Station ↻
AM
----
↺
PMGreat Neck
North Great Neck LoopBayview Ave, Station Rd Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck - Rush hour service only.
- Buses operate in one direction: clockwise AM and counter-clockwise PM.
N58[29]Great Neck Railroad Station ↔ Kings Point
Kings Point Road just north of Eagle Point DriveMiddle Neck Road, Steamboat Road, and Kings Point Road Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck - The northern endpoint is designated on timetables as "End Of Kings Point Road", but the last stop is really near Eagle Point Drive.
- Evening and weekend service ends at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and does not travel along Kings Point Road.
N62[30]
(South Freeport)Freeport Railroad Station ↻
AM
----
↺
PMSouth Freeport
Howard AvenueGuy Lombardo Ave and South Bayview Avenue Roosevelt Bus Line - Weekdays only.
- Clockwise AM and counter-clockwise PM.
N62[30]
(Industrial Loop)Freeport Railroad Station →
AM
----
←
PMSouth Freeport
Industrial ParkHenry Street and Main Street Roosevelt Bus Line - Rush hours only.
N70N71N72[31]Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 19, 20, 21↔ - N70: Melville
Newsday - N71: Westfield Sunrise
- N72: Babylon Railroad Station
Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, and Smith Street (N70), Carmans Road (N71), or Route 109 (N72) - N71 and N72: Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover
- N70: New route 1982
- Same route from Hempstead to Route 109 in Farmingdale.
- N70: Weekday service only.
- N72: Sunday terminus is Airport Plaza in East Farmingdale.
N73N74[32]Hicksville Railroad Station ↔ Wantagh
Merrick RoadWantagh Avenue, Hempstead Turnpike, and Jerusalem Avenue/Gardiners Avenue Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover - N73 operates via Cornflower Road, Schoolhouse Road, and Jerusalem Avenue/Gardiners Avenue.
- No Sunday service.
- No weekend N74 service.
N78N79[33]Mineola Intermodal Center ↔ - N78: Plainview
Nassau County Office Complex - N79: Walt Whitman Mall
Old Country Road (both), Manetto Hill Road and Jericho Turnpike (N79 only) Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover - Same route from Mineola to Plainview-Manetto Hill Road.
- N78 runs weekdays only.
N80[34]Westfield Sunrise ↔ Broadway Mall Sunrise Highway, Hicksville Road, and South Broadway - No Sunday service.
- Direct service (with N81) into Broadway Mall.
N81[34]Westfield Sunrise ↔ Broadway Mall Sunrise Highway, Broadway, and Stewart Avenue Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover - No Sunday service.
- Direct service (with N80) into Broadway Mall.
N88[35]Freeport Railroad Station ↔ Jones Beach Meadowbrook State Parkway originally JB62, then JB88 - Summer seasonal service only.
- Weekend service from Memorial Day weekend to Sunday after Labor Day.
- Weekday service from the Monday after public schools close in June to Labor Day.
City of Long Beach
Main article: Long Beach BusThe City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach Railroad Station. The fare is $1.50 unless noted, and MetroCard is not accepted.
Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.
Route Terminal Major streets Notes/History East LoopMaple Boulevard and East Broadway Edwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
East Park Avenue- Counter-clockwise loop
West EndWest Beech Street and Nevada Avenue West Park Avenue
West Beech StreetShoppers'
SpecialMaple Boulevard and East Broadway East Park Avenue
Maple Boulevard
Broadway
Edwards Boulevard- Weekday middays only
- Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
N69 Point
LookoutPoint Lookout Lido Boulevard - Fare is $2.00
- No Sunday service
- Branch Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover, transferred to Long Beach, NY in 1984.
Late Night
ExpressBus runs via West End route first,
then via the East Loop route.West Beech Street
Nevada Avenue
Edwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
Park Avenue- Overnight service.
- No late night Sunday/early Monday morning service.
Discontinued services
Route Terminals Notes N3[36]Green Acres Mall Jamaica Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N17[36]Hempstead Rockville Centre Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N28[36]Roslyn Industrial Park shuttle Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N37Baldwin Harbor Hempstead Route combined with N35 in April 25, 2009 N52Merrick shuttle loop Minibus service, route combined with N53 in June 25, 2007. (Route began November 12, 2002) N53[36]Merrick shuttle loop Minibus service, route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. (Route began November 12, 2002) N65[36]East Rockaway Uniondale School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N66[36]East Rockaway Mineola School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N67Oyster Bay Glen Cove Former Hendrickson Bus Corporation route, discontinued January 1975 N67[36]Roosevelt Hicksville School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N69Long Beach Point Lookout See Point Lookout route above. N87[36]Hicksville Jones Beach Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Originally JB50 and then JB88. N90[37]Roosevelt Field Hempstead Late night bus run, discontinued January 5, 2003 N91[38]JFK Airport Hempstead Nicknamed "JFK Flyer", discontinued January 5, 2003 due to low ridership. N93[36]Nassau Hub shuttle loop Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. (Only minimal service ran after January 2003) N94[36]Hicksville Syosset Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis N95[36]Farmingdale Melville Route discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis References
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n1/n1_new.pdf N1 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n2/n2_new.pdf N2 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n4/n4_new.pdf N4 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n6/n6LIM_new.pdf N6 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n8/n8_new.pdf N8 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n14/n14_new.pdf N14 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n15/n15_new.pdf N15 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n16/n16_new.pdf N16 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n19/n19_new.pdf N19 schedule
- ^ a b http://mta.info/libus/routes/n2021/n2021_new.pdf N20/N21 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n2222a/n22-22A%20new.pdf N22/N22A schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n23/n23_new.pdf N23 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n24/n24%20new.pdf N24 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n25/n25_new.pdf N25 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n26/n26%20new.pdf N26 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n27/n27%20new.pdf N27 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n3132/n3132_new.pdf N31/N32 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n33/n33_new.pdf N33 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n35/n35_new.pdf N35 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n36/n36_new.pdf N36 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n4041/n4041_new.pdf N40/N41 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n43/n43_new.pdf N43 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n45/n45_new.pdf N45 schedule
- ^ a b http://mta.info/libus/routes/n4647/n4647_new.pdf N46/N47 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n4849/n4849_new.pdf N48/N49 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n50/n50_new.pdf N50 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n51/n51_new.pdf N51 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n5455/n5455_new.pdf N54/N55 schedule
- ^ a b http://mta.info/libus/routes/n5758/n5758_new.pdf N57/N58 schedule
- ^ a b http://mta.info/libus/routes/n62/n62_new.pdf N62 schedule (both loops)
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n707172/n707172_new.pdf N70/N71/N72 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n7374/n7374_new.pdf N73/N74 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/routes/n7879/n7879_new.pdf N78/N79 schedule
- ^ a b http://mta.info/libus/routes/n8081/n8081_new.pdf N80/N81 schedule
- ^ http://mta.info/libus/jones_beach/JB%20Timetable%202010.pdf N88 schedule 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 2010 budget crisis service changes, archived on 2010-02-25
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20021216190919/www.mta.info/libus/routes/n90.htm Route N-90 information
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20021216175536/www.mta.info/libus/jfk/jfkindex.htm Route N-91 "JFK Flyer" information
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