From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A NICE bus in Jamaica on the n4.

The following bus routes are operated in Nassau County, New York. Most of these routes are operated under Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), formerly MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, where that city operates its own bus service through Long Beach Bus.

These tables give 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:

Routes

Some of routes listed below are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see List of streetcar lines on Long Island and in Queens), and most were privately operated prior to 1973.

Nassau Inter-County Express

NICE routes are designated on the buses, bus stop signs, and timetables with a lowercase "n". Previously, the routes were designated with an uppercase "N", akin to routes in larger bus systems surrounding the area.

Routes shown are for the full route except for branching. The n4, n6 and n40/41 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: NICE routes to Jamaica and Flushing do not carry customers wholly within Queens except where noted.

Connections to New York City Subway stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.

n1 to n27

Route Terminals Major streets traveled Notes
n1
[1]
Hewlett
Broadway and Rockaway Avenue
Elmont
Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road
  • Jamaica served weekday rush hours only, to Jamaica in the morning and from Jamaica in the evening.
  • Some morning and evening trips terminate at the Valley Stream station on weekdays and Green Acres Mall on weekends instead of Hewlett.
  • LIRR connections: Hewlett, Gibson, Valley Stream

AM
----

PM
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bay 13
n4
[2]
Local service
Freeport
LIRR station
Jamaica, Queens
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (  E ​ ​  J   Z  trains)
Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard
  • Operates at all times.
  • LIRR connections: Freeport
n4X
[2]
Express service
Freeport
LIRR station
Jamaica, Queens
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (  E ​ ​  J   Z  trains)
Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard
  • Weekday rush hour service only.
  • LIRR connections: Freeport
n6
[3]
Local service
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 8, 9, 10, 11
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bays 8 and 9
Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue
n6X
[3]
Express service
Hempstead
Transit Center
Jackson Street
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bays 8 and 9
Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue
  • Weekday rush hour service only
  • NCC and Hofstra service replaced by n16X (see below)
  • Some trips utilize 60 foot articulated buses.
  • LIRR connections: Hempstead
n15
[5]
Long Beach
LIRR station
East Garden City
Roosevelt Field Mall
Bay 5
  • All trips: Long Beach Road, Woodfield Road
  • Roosevelt Field trips: Clinton Street
  • Mineola trips: Washington Avenue
  • Alternate weekday buses serve Roosevelt Field except early a.m. and late nights.
  • Weekdays, buses terminate in Hempstead early a.m., late nights and alternately during middays.
  • Alternate weekday rush hour buses serve Mineola.
  • Most weekend service terminates at Roosevelt Field.
  • LIRR connections: Long Beach, Island Park, Rockville Centre, Lakeview, West Hempstead, Hempstead, Mineola
Hempstead
Transit Center
Mineola
Intermodal Center
n16
[6]
Nassau Community College Rockville Centre
LIRR station
Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), Westbury Boulevard
n16X
[6]
Express service
Hempstead
Transit Center

AM
----

PM
Nassau Community College Hempstead Turnpike, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard
  • Operates only when school is in session.
  • Weekday rush hour service only, to NCC in the morning, to Hempstead in the evening.
  • Stops only at Nassau Community College, Hofstra University, and Hempstead Transit Center.
  • LIRR connections: Hempstead
n19
[7]
Freeport
LIRR station
East Massapequa
Westfield Sunrise
Merrick Road
  • Weekday rush hour service only.
  • LIRR connections: Freeport
n20G
[8]
Great Neck
LIRR station
Flushing, Queens
Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street
at Flushing –Main Street (  7    <7> ​ trains)
Northern Boulevard
n20H
[8]
Hicksville
LIRR station
n20X
[8]
Express service
Roslyn Clock Tower Flushing, Queens
Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street
at Flushing – Main Street (  7    <7> ​ trains)
Northern Boulevard
n21
[9]
Great Neck
LIRR station
Glen Cove
Police Station
Glen Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Northern Boulevard
  • Weekday rush hour/evening and Saturday service only.
  • Route shared with n20H from Great Neck to Roslyn.
  • LIRR connections: Glen Street, Great Neck
n22
[10]
Hicksville
LIRR station
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bays 10 and 11
Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue
n22X
[10]
Express service
East Garden City
Roosevelt Field Mall
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bays 10 and 11
Old Country Road, Hillside Avenue
  • Weekday rush hour service only, bypasses Mineola.
n23
[11]
Mineola
Intermodal Center
Bay 3
Manorhaven
Manorhaven Park
Willis Avenue, Main Street (Roslyn), Port Washington Boulevard, New Shore Road
n24
[12]
Hicksville
LIRR station
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bay 12
Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike, Hillside Avenue
  • Open-door in Queens as far west as 239th Street.
  • All service is split at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips.
  • LIRR connections: Hicksville, Mineola, Queens Village
n25
[13]
Lynbrook
LIRR station
Great Neck
LIRR station
Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, Community Drive
n26
[14]
Great Neck
LIRR station

AM
----

PM
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bay 13
Community Drive, Hillside Avenue
  • Weekday rush hour service only, to Great Neck in the a.m., from Great Neck in the p.m.
  • LIRR connections: Great Neck
n27
[15]
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 14
Glen Cove
Police Station
Westbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, Glen Cove Avenue

n31 to n88X

Route Terminals Major streets traveled Notes
n31
[16]
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 1, 2
Far Rockaway, Queens
Beach 19th Street and Mott Avenue
near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue (  A  train)
  • Shared: Hempstead Avenue (Lynbrook)
  • n31: West Broadway (Woodmere)
  • n32: Broadway (Woodmere)
  • Shared: Central Avenue (Lawrence)
n32
[16]
n33
[17]
Long Beach
LIRR station
Far Rockaway, Queens
Cornaga Avenue and Beach 20th Street
at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue (  A  train)
Beech Street
  • No Sunday service.
  • 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.
  • LIRR connections: Long Beach
n35
[18]
Baldwin Harbor
Atlantic Avenue
Westbury
Rockland Street
Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue
  • Most Westbury-bound service alternately terminates with short-turns at Roosevelt Field, except for weekday peak hours to Westbury in the a.m. and from Westbury in the p.m.
  • LIRR connections: Baldwin, Hempstead, Westbury
n40/41
[19]
Freeport
LIRR station
Mineola
Intermodal Center
Bay 4 and 5

North Main Street, Nassau Road, Franklin Street

n43
[20]
East Garden City
Roosevelt Field Mall
Bay 4
Babylon Turnpike, Nassau Road, Uniondale Avenue
n48
[21]
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 22, 23
Hicksville
Broadway Mall
  • Shared: Front Street
  • n48: Carman Avenue, Duffy Avenue
  • n49: Newbridge Road
  • Shared: North Broadway
n49
[21]
n54
[22]
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 18
Amityville, Suffolk County
Amityville LIRR Station
n55
[22]
n57
[23]
Great Neck
LIRR station

AM

PM
Great Neck
North Great Neck Loop
Clockwise Loop:
Bayview Avenue, Station Road
  • Weekday rush hour service only, clockwise in a.m. hours and counter-clockwise in p.m. hours
  • LIRR connections: Great Neck
n58
[24]
Kings Point
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Steamboat Road and Stepping Stone Lane
  • All trips: Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road
  • Kings Point Pond trips: Kings Point Road
  • Kings Point Pond (loop) is served by alternate buses on weekdays as follows: toward USMMA before 2 p.m. and toward Great Neck after 2 p.m.
  • LIRR connections: Great Neck
Kings Point
Kings Point Pond
n70
[25]
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 19, 20, 21
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County
Farmingdale State College
Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, Broad Hollow Road
n71
[25]
Hempstead
Transit Center
Bay 19, 20, 21
East Massapequa
Westfield Sunrise
Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, Carmans Road
  • Weekday service only.
  • LIRR connections: Hempstead
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County
Farmingdale State College
Amityville, Suffolk County
Amityville LIRR Station
Broad Hollow Road, Conklin Street, Carmans Road, Loudon Avenue
  • Weekend service only; serves Sunrise Mall.
  • LIRR connections: Amityville
n72
Temporarily replaced by expanded n70 service on January 7, 2024. [26]
n78
[27]
Hicksville
LIRR station
Plainview
Newtown Road
  • Shared: Old Country Road
  • n79: Manetto Hill Road, Woodbury Road, Jericho Turnpike
  • Weekday and Saturday rush hours only. No midday or Sunday service.
  • Same route from Hicksville to Plainview-Manetto Hill Road.
  • LIRR connections: Hicksville
n79
[27]
Huntington Station, Suffolk County
Walt Whitman Shops
n80
[28]
East Massapequa
Westfield Sunrise
South Broadway, Hicksville Road, Sunrise Highway
n88X
[29]
Freeport
LIRR station
Jones Beach Hempstead trips: Nassau Road, Main Street (Freeport)
All trips: Meadowbrook State Parkway, Ocean Parkway
  • Summer 2023 daily service from May 26 until October 1; [30] on weekends, alternate trips are extended to/from Hempstead Transit Center.
  • Additional Norwell Health at Jones Beach Theater concert service to/from the East Bathhouse stop.
  • Some trips may use articulated 60 foot buses
  • LIRR connections: Hempstead, Freeport
  • Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season
Hempstead
Transit Center

Shuttles

A shuttle van in service on the now-discontinued Rockville Centre Community Shuttle

The Elmont and Mercy Medical shuttles are resurrected former regular routes, with the Port Washington shuttle being a former MSBA shuttle. These shuttles are now serviced with passenger vans, and operate only during rush hours.

Route Terminals Major streets traveled Notes
Elmont
Flexi
[31]
Elmont
Hempstead Turnpike and Covert Avenue
Valley Stream
Green Acres Shopping Mall
Meacham Avenue, Corona Avenue, Sunrise Highway
  • Formerly route n2
  • Flexi Stops: Fletcher Avenue/Dutch Broadway, LIJ Valley Stream, Wheeler Avenue/Rockaway Parkway, Hendrickson Park, Valley Stream Boulevard
  • Flexi Stop service reservations must be phoned in at least two hours in advance.
  • LIRR connections: Valley Stream
Mercy
Medical
Community
Shuttle
[32]
Rockville Centre
LIRR station
Hempstead
Transit Center
North Village Avenue, Peninsula Boulevard, West Graham Street, South Franklin Street
Port
Washington
Shuttle
[33]
Port Washington
LIRR station

AM
----

PM
Port Washington North
Clockwise Loop
(see Notes)
Main Street (Port Wash), Shore Road, Soundview Drive
  • Early a.m., later p.m. rush hours only.
  • Loop via Soundview Drive: a.m. service starts at Driftwood Drive, p.m. service ends at Waterview Drive.
  • LIRR connections: Port Washington
Roslyn
Gerry Park
West Shore Road, Harbor Park Drive, Main Street (Roslyn)

Current route history

Route History
n1
  • Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) takeover.
  • Effective January 7, 2024, some weekday short-turn trips will terminate at Valley Stream instead of Green Acres at their eastern end, and service will be increased to run every 18 to 20 minutes. [26]
n4
n4X
  • Express service, introduced in September 2013
n6
  • Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Hempstead-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926. Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover. [34]
  • Effective January 7, 2024, some Hempstead-bound trips will short-turn at the UBS Arena. [26]
n6X
  • Express service. Introduced in April 2012, replacing the n6 Limited-stop service.
  • Service between Hempstead Transit Center and Nassau Community College was added in September of 2013, and was later discontinued in 2017 and became the current n16X.
  • Effective May 28, 2023, the Hempstead-bound stop at Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hillside Avenue was discontinued, and Jamaica-bound buses began skipping the stop at 179th Street. [35] [36]
n15
  • Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc.
  • On September 3, 2023, service via Old Country Road was removed from Roosevelt Field to Mineola, which is now a terminal. [37]
n16
  • Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc.
  • Service between Rockville Centre and Silver Lake, Baldwin and trips that only ran between Hempstead and Roosevelt Field were discontinued on April 8, 2012 [38]
  • Saturday service eliminated effective April 9, 2017 [39]
  • Service extended from Roosevelt Field to Nassau Community College in May 2021.
n16X
  • Introduced March 2013 but was later discontinued in favor of n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
  • Restored in 2017 to replace the same n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
n19
  • Operated by Utility Lines, subsidiary of Bee Line, Inc. until 1973 transfer to MSBA.
  • Former eastern terminus: Patchogue LIRR station
  • When taken over by MSBA, route was truncated to Babylon. Portion from Babylon to Patchogue became the S40 (Suffolk Transit) route.
  • Route further truncated to Westfield Sunrise on January 17, 2016, and until October 28, 2023 was replaced by the former S20 (Suffolk Transit) route which added loop return service on Montauk Highway between Westfield Sunrise and Babylon. [40]
n20
(n20G/H)
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Original terminus was the Roslyn railroad station; rerouted in 1982 to Hicksville.
  • Flushing - Roslyn portion was "North Shore Line" trolley. [34]
  • Split into n20G and n20H on January 17, 2016. [40]
n20X
  • New route introduced by NICE on September 3, 2023 on a pilot basis. [37]
  • Route bypasses Great Neck LIRR.
  • On October 8, 2023 a stop was added at Schenk Avenue and Port Washington Boulevard/Searingtown Road, and, due to low ridership, the stop at the Americana Mall was discontinued. [41]
  • Effective January 7, 2024, an eastbound stop on Northern Boulevard at Francis Lewis Boulevard replaced the previous stop at 192nd Street, with an additional stop in Flushing added at Sanford Avenue and Kissena Boulevard. [26]
n21
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Route truncated to Great Neck from Flushing on January 17, 2016, [40] and weekend service was restored. [42]
  • Sunday service discontinued on April 9, 2017 [39]
  • Glen Avenue portion replaced "Sea Cliff Village" trolley line. [34]
  • Effective September 3, 2023, weekday midday service was added to the route. [37]
n22
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Replaced "Hicksville Line" trolley. [34]
  • On September 3, 2023, service was increased to run every 15 minutes during most of the day between Mineola and Jamaica. [37]
n22X
  • Route was suspended from September 2020 to May 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route also was rerouted and multiple stops removed when reactivated.
  • On May 28, 2023, in each direction, three express trips were discontinued, and three express trips were cut back to Roosevelt Field. [43] [44] [45]
  • Service east of Roosevelt Field was discontinued on September 3, 2023. [37]
  • Effective January 7, 2024, stops will be added at Glen Cove Road/Clinton Road, Little Neck Parkway, and Winchester Boulevard. [26]
n23
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Replaced New York and North Shore Traction Company's "Port Washington Line" trolley. [34]
  • Formerly continued to Hempstead with select rush hour trips to Mineola. Mineola became full-time terminus in 2014.
n24
  • Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926: was Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. [34]
  • Extended to Hicksville from Mineola in April 2012 to replace n78/79.
  • Effective January 7, 2024, all service splits at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips which terminate at Roosevelt Field. [26]
n25
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023. [37]
n26
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover, was branch of n22
n27
  • Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Glen Street portion replaced portion of "Glen Cove Railroad" trolley line. [34]
  • Weekend service eliminated on April 9, 2017 [39]
  • Service to Hempstead was increased by three trips effective September 3, 2023 to increase service during parts of the day to every 30 minutes. [37] [46] [47]
n31
  • Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n32
  • Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n33
  • Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
  • Sunday service eliminated on April 9, 2017 [39]
n35
  • Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover two separate routes.
  • Merged with the former N37 (Hempstead-Baldwin) route in 2009.
  • Effective January 7, 2024, some trips will start or end at Roosevelt Field instead of Westbury. [26]
n40/41
  • Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Brooklyn" line on April 5, 1926; [34] was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • n40/41 became a combined route in late 2018, as a result of n43 service being rerouted to Babylon Turnpike, making the n41 redundant.
n43
  • Introduced as a new route in 2003
  • Ran to Hempstead from April 8, 2012, to June 22, 2012, and from September 2012 to June 21, 2013
  • Rerouted from North Main Street to Babylon Turnpike after n41 was combined with the n40 to form the n40/41.
n48
  • Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017. [39]
n49
  • Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017
n54
  • Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973
  • Portion between Sunrise Mall and Amityville discontinued on April 9, 2017.
  • Portion from Sunrise Mall to Amityville reinstated on May 22, 2022.
n55
  • Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973
  • Extended to Amityville on April 9, 2012. [38]
  • Portion between Sunrise Mall and Amityville discontinued on April 9, 2017.
  • Portion from Sunrise Mall to Amityville reinstated on May 22, 2022.
n57
  • Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck
n58
  • Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck
  • Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023. [37]
n70
  • Introduced 1982
  • Originally operated to Newsday in Melville, truncated to SUNY Farmingdale on April 9, 2017. [39]
  • Weekend service replacing n72 trips started on September 3, 2023. [37] [48] [49]
n71
  • Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover
  • Truncated to Sunrise Mall on April 9, 2017. [39]
  • On September 3, 2023, weekend service was revised to operate as a shuttle between Farmingdale State College and Amityville LIRR Station. [37] [48] [49]
n72
  • Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover
  • Originally operated to Babylon station, truncated to Farmingdale on April 9, 2017. [39]
  • Weekend trips replaced by n70 on September 3, 2023. [37] [48] [49]
  • Effective January 7, 2024, service has been temporarily discontinued and replaced by the n70. [26]
n78
  • Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24. [50] [38]
n79
  • Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24. [50] [38]
n88X
  • Originally JB62, then JB88
  • Extension to Hempstead Transit Center started on June 26, 2021.
  • Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season. [45] Service in the 2023 season extended through October 1, 2023. [37]
Elmont
Flexi
  • Equivalent of former n2 service
  • Started operation September 6, 2016. [51]
Mercy Medical
Comm.
Shuttle
  • Equivalent of former n17 service
  • Started operation on June 26, 2016. [51]
Port Wash.
Shuttle
  • Started operation on January 21, 2019 as the Shore Road Shuttle. Later renamed to the Port Washington Shuttle.
  • Port Washington North Service added May 28, 2019 [52]

Discontinued services

Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".

Route Terminals Notes/History
n2
[53]
Floral Park Green Acres Mall
  • Peak direction service to/from Jamaica before June 27, 2010
  • Route discontinued January 17, 2016 [40]
  • Restored as Elmont FLEXI Shuttle September 6, 2016 [51]
N3
[53]
Franklin Square
Hempstead Turnpike/Franklin Avenue
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
  • Discontinued June 27, 2010; Jamaica served rush hours only in peak direction
N5
Jamaica Center, Queens Grant Park
  • Discontinued in 1989 when NYC Transit Q5 and Q85 service was extended to Green Acres Mall, rendering route superfluous
N7
Green Acres Mall Freeport
  • Saturdays only; replaced by Saturday service on the n4.
n8
Floral Park Green Acres Mall
  • Original north terminal was Franklin Square
  • Route discontinued January 17, 2016 [40]
n14
(RCCS)
Rockville Centre shuttle loop
  • Route discontinued January 17, 2016. [40]
  • Route restored as Community Shuttle June 26, 2016. [51]
  • Shuttle discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
N16A
Hempstead Transit Center Rockville Centre
  • Renumbered to N17.
n16J
Jamaica LIRR station Nassau Community College
  • Started as a pilot route in 2019, but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Service solely during the AM and NCC-bound only.
n16NCC
Hempstead Transit Center
  • Route created in 2018, but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Replaced by extra n16 and n16X trips
n17
Rockville Centre
  • Route discontinued January 17, 2016. [40]
  • Route restored as Mercy Medical Community Shuttle June 26, 2016. [51]
n20
[53]
Flushing, Queens
Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street
Hicksville LIRR Station
  • Still fully active, split into n20G and n20H on January 17, 2016. [40]
n20L
[53]
  • Route discontinued January 17, 2016, when n20 was split into n20G and n20H
  • Bypassed Great Neck LIRR Station and Roslyn.
n22A
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
Roosevelt Field
  • Route discontinued on April 9, 2017
N22B
Hicksville LIRR Station
  • See also n22L, n22X
n22L
[53]
Hicksville
Hillside Avenue/John Street
  • Route discontinued on January 12, 2014, bypassed Roosevelt Field
N28
[53]
Roslyn North Industrial Park Roslyn LIRR station
  • Roslyn Industrial Park shuttle
  • Route discontinued June 27, 2010
N29
Destinations unknown
  • Route discontinued in the 1970s
N32C
Lynbrook
Atlantic Avenue/Merrick Road
Far Rockaway, Queens
Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard
  • Replaced by n31 Lynbrook short trips
N32W
  • Replaced by n32 Lynbrook short trips
n36
Lynbrook LIRR station Freeport LIRR station
  • Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Brooklyn-Freeport" line on April 5, 1926
  • Was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. [34]
  • Originally operated as a loop from the Hempstead Transit Center serving South Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Lynbrook, and West Hempstead
  • Originally bidirectional, but later it only ran in the counterclockwise direction
  • Discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N37
(first use)
Hicksville LIRR Station East Meadow
Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike
  • Route renumbered to N41 (first use)
N37
(second use)
Hempstead Transit Center Hempstead Transit Center
  • Route merged with the N38 to form the N38A and N38B
N37
Baldwin Harbor
Atlantic Avenue/Grand Avenue
  • Route merged with the n35 on April 25, 2009
N38
East Meadow
Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike
  • Route merged with the N37 to form the N38A and N38B
N38A
Hempstead Transit Center
  • Operated counterclockwise; replaced by the n46 and n47 in 1982
N38B
  • Operated clockwise; replaced by the n46 and the n47 in 1982
N39
Hicksville LIRR Station
  • Renumbered to N39C
N39A
  • Renumbered to N39D
N39C
  • Renumbered to n49
N39D
  • Merged with the N39DD to form the n48
N39DD
  • Merged with the N39D to form the n48
N40B
Mineola Intermodal Terminal Freeport LIRR Station
  • Route renumbered to n41 by September 1977
N41
(first use)
Hicksville LIRR Station East Meadow
Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike
  • Route merged with n49
n45
Roosevelt Field Mall Bellmore
  • Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
  • Service made peak only, and Saturday service discontinued on April 8, 2012 [38]
  • Discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N46
(first use)
Westbury
Post Avenue/Northern State Parkway
Baldwin LIRR Station
  • Route replaced by the n16, the n35, and the former N37
n46
(second use)
Hempstead Transit Center Bellmore
  • Route introduced in 1982
  • Discontinued January 17, 2016 [40]
N47
(first use)
Rockville Centre LIRR Station
  • Route replaced by the N16A, later the n17
n47
(second use)
North Bellmore
North Jerusalem Road/Newbridge Road
  • Route introduced in 1982
  • Discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
n50
Hicksville LIRR Station Bellmore
  • Route discontinued January 17, 2016. [40]
n51
Roosevelt Field Merrick
  • Saturday service discontinued April 8, 2012. [38]
  • Discontinued January 17, 2016 [40]
  • Restored September 6, 2016 [51]
  • Discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N51A
Merrick LIRR Station
  • Loop service north of the LIRR station.
  • Replaced by the N52 and N53.
N51B
Merrick LIRR Station
  • Loop service south of the LIRR station
  • Replaced by the N52 and N53.
N52
(first use)
Hempstead Transit Center Seaford
Washington Avenue/Merrick Road
  • Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
N52A
  • Replaced by rerouted N52.
N52B
Amityville LIRR Station
  • Replaced part of the N52
  • Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
N52
(second use)
Merrick LIRR shuttle loop
  • Route introduced on November 12, 2002
  • Minibus service, route combined with N53 on June 25, 2007. [54]
N53
(first use)
Massapequa Park LIRR shuttle loop
  • Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
N53
(second use)
[53]
Merrick LIRR shuttle loop
  • Route introduced on November 12, 2002
  • Minibus service, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N56
Great Neck
Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue
Great Neck LIRR Station
  • Merged into the n57
N57A
Kings Point
East Shore Road/Middle Neck Road
  • Renumbered to N57 by September 1977
N57B
Great Neck
Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue
  • Renumbered to N56 by September 1977
N57C
Kings Point
Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive
  • Most of the route is now operated by the n57 and the n58
N59A
Mineola Intermodal Center
  • Most of the route is now operated by the n57 and the n58
N60
Kings Point
Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive
Manhasset
Hospital Complex
  • Most of the route is now operated by the n25 and the n58
N62
(Industrial Park Loop)
Freeport LIRR Station
  • Very short loop just east of the Freeport LIRR Station and south of Merrick Road
  • No modern-day equivalent, though the n4 runs nearby the former loop
n62
(FCS)
Freeport shuttle loops
  • Service made peak only on April 8, 2012 [38]
  • Routes discontinued January 17, 2016. [40]
  • Routes restored as Freeport Community Shuttle September 6, 2016. [51]
  • Shuttle discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
N63
Long Beach
East Broadway/?
Long Beach
West Beech Street/?
  • The route was manipulated a few times and has evolved into Long Beach Bus' East and West Loops
N64
Farmingdale
Republic Airport
Amityville LIRR Station
  • Discontinued.
N64A
South Huntington
Walt Whitman Shops
  • Discontinued.
N65
[53]
East Rockaway
Main Street/Denton Avenue
Uniondale
Kellenberg Memorial High School
and Sacred Heart High School
  • School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N66
[53]
Mineola
Chaminade High School
  • School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N67
(first use)
Glen Cove
Glen Street LIRR Station
Oyster Bay
West Main Street/South Street
  • Former Hendrickson Bus Corporation route, discontinued January 1975
N67
(second use)
[53]
Roosevelt Hicksville
Holy Trinity Diocesan High School
  • School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N69
Long Beach Point Lookout
  • See Point Lookout route above.
n72
Hempstead Transit Center Farmingdale
Republic Airport
  • Temporarily replaced by n70 service on January 7, 2024. [26] (See above for history.)
N72B
  • Replaced by new route n71 and extension of route n82 on September 4, 1977. [55]
N72C
Levittown
  • Probably via Center Lane between Hempstead Turnpike and Jerusalem Avenue.
  • Replaced by new route n74.
N72F
Farmingdale
Republic Airport
  • Discontinued.
N72G
Farmingdale
  • Probably via Gardiners Avenue between Hempstead Turnpike and Jerusalem Avenue.
  • Replaced by new route n74.
n73
(HWCS)
n74
Hicksville LIRR Station Wantagh
  • Routes discontinued January 17, 2016. [40]
  • n73 restored as Hicksville Wantagh Community Shuttle September 6, 2016. [51]
  • Shuttle discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
n75
Hempstead Transit Center Uniondale
  • Introduced January 3, 2023, new by NICE. Pilot route serving Hempstead High School and Kellenberg Memorial High School during weekday rush hours.
  • Service in a.m. toward Hempstead only, service in p.m. in both directions.
  • Discontinued May 28, 2023.
N77
Glen Street LIRR Station Hempstead Transit Center
  • Merged with the N78 to form the n27.
N78
(first use)
Glen Cove
Landing Road
(Morgan Memorial Park)
Sea Cliff LIRR Station
  • Merged with the N77 to form the n27.
N79A
Hicksville LIRR Station Plainview or Hicksville
  • Replaced by new routes N78, N79, and N94.
N79B
Hicksville LIRR Station
  • Replaced by new routes N79 and N94.
N80
(first use)
Jericho
Brush Hollow Road/Jericho Turnpike
Bellmore LIRR Station
  • Renumbered to n45.
N80A
Hicksville LIRR Station East Massapequa
Sunrise Mall
  • Renumbered to n80/n81.
N81
(first use)
Syosset LIRR Station Bellmore LIRR Station
  • Merged into the N82.
n81
(second use)
Westfield Sunrise Hicksville LIRR station
  • Discontinued (with n80) January 17, 2016 [40]
  • Restored (with n80) June 26, 2016 [51]
  • n81 discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N82
Bellmore LIRR Station Hicksville
  • Originally a loop through Bellmore, East Meadow, and Merrick
  • Gradually reworked into a Bellmore to Hicksville route
  • Merged into the N50.
N83
Hicksville LIRR Station Massapequa Park
Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway?
  • Partially merged into the n80.
N84
Plainview
Old Country Road/Newtown Road
  • Discontinued.
N85
South Huntington
Walt Whitman Shops
  • Discontinued.
N86
  • Loop through Plainedge and Massapequa. First/last stop might be North Broadway and Boundary Avenue?
  • Discontinued.
N87
(first use)
Oyster Bay
West Main Street
Massapequa Park
Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway?
  • Discontinued.
n87
(second use)
Hicksville LIRR Station Jones Beach State Park
  • Summer service only
  • Discontinued by MTA after 2009 season.
  • Revived by NICE in 2013
  • Operated via Freeport in 2014 and was discontinued again at the end of the season.
  • See also JB50 below.
N88
(first use)
Hempstead
Transit Center
South Huntington
Walt Whitman Shops
  • Discontinued.
n88
(second use)
Freeport Jones Beach
  • Still active, relabeled to n88X after the 2022 season.
  • See also JB62 below.
N90
[56]
Westbury
The Source Mall
Hempstead Transit Center
  • Hempstead-Nassau Hub Shuttle
  • Late night bus run, discontinued January 5, 2003
N91
[57]
JFK Airport
  • Nicknamed "JFK Flyer", discontinued January 5, 2003, due to low ridership.
N92?
Port Washington LIRR station Port Washington Loop
  • Discontinuation date unknown; may not have had a formal route number
N93
[53]
Nassau Hub shuttle loop
  • Route discontinued June 27, 2010. (Only minimal service ran after January 2003)
N94
[53]
Hicksville LIRR station Syosset
Crossways and Gateways Office Parks
  • Route discontinued June 27, 2010
N95
[53]
Farmingdale LIRR station Melville
Newsday building
  • Route discontinued June 27, 2010
N98
Destinations unknown
  • discontinued around the late 1980s
N100
Massapequa LIRR Station Babylon
  • Discontinued.
N101
Farmingdale LIRR Station Copiague
  • Discontinued.
N111
Jamaica, Queens
Parsons Boulevard/Hillside Avenue
Far Rockaway, Queens
Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard
  • Renumbered to N113.
N111A
Cedarhurst
Peninsula Boulevard/Rockaway Turnpike
  • Replaced by the Q111.
N113
Far Rockaway, Queens
Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard
  • Replaced by the Q113 and the Q114.
JB21
Flushing, Queens Jones Beach State Park
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB22
Jamaica, Queens
165th Street Bus Terminal
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
  • via Jamaica Estates
JB24
  • Route discontinued in late 1990s.
  • via Hollis
JB37
Hicksville LIRR station
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB49
Hicksville LIRR station
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
  • Via Newbridge Road
JB50 / JB87
  • Originally JB50. Relabeled to JB87, then N87 and n87.
  • Route discontinued in 2014.
JB51
Uniondale
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB53
Farmingdale, Suffolk County
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB57
Great Neck
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB62 / JB88
Freeport LIRR station
  • Originally JB62. Relabeled to JB88, later n88, and currently running as n88X operated by NICE bus.
JB73
Wantagh
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB80
Hicksville LIRR station
  • Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
  • via Hicksville Road

Note about the former Jones Beach routes: the original JB routes (except JB87 and JB88) were numbered from the local “N”-labeled route (see above) which each Jones Beach-bound route followed starting its run.


City of Long Beach

An East Loop bus leaving Long Beach station

The City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach LIRR station. The fare is $2.25 unless otherwise noted and payable in cash (coins and $1 bills) only. MetroCard is not accepted.

The East Loop & West Loop were once operated by the Long Beach Railway company as trolley lines. [34]

Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.

Route Terminal Major streets Notes/History
East Loop
Maple Boulevard and East Broadway Edwards Boulevard,
Broadway,
Maple Boulevard,
East Park Avenue
  • Counter-clockwise loop.
West End
West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue West Park Avenue,
West Beech Street
Shoppers'
Special
Maple Boulevard and East Broadway East Park Avenue,
Maple Boulevard,
Broadway,
Edwards Boulevard
  • Weekday middays only
  • Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
Point
Lookout
Point Lookout Lido Boulevard
  • Fare is $2.50.
  • Weekday rush hour service only.
  • Branch Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover, transferred to Long Beach, NY in 1984.
  • Formerly N69
Late Night
Express
Bus 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.

City of Glen Cove

In addition to being served by the n21 and n27 bus routes, the City of Glen Cove also operates two weekday services. [58]

  • Commuter bus to Glen Cove industrial park (one a.m. trip).
  • Loop bus via Landing Road, Forest Avenue, Sea Cliff Avenue, and Glen Cove Avenue (four trips).

Village of North Hills

The Village of North Hills operates a shuttle bus service between Village Hall and the Manhasset LIRR station for village residents. [59]

References

  1. ^ n1 schedule
  2. ^ a b n4 schedule
  3. ^ a b n6 schedule
  4. ^ Castillo, Alfonso (February 17, 2017). "NICE to roll out first articulated double buses in April". Newsday. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ n15 schedule
  6. ^ a b n16 schedule
  7. ^ n19 schedule
  8. ^ a b c n20G/H/X schedule
  9. ^ n21 schedule
  10. ^ a b n22 schedule
  11. ^ n23 schedule
  12. ^ n24 schedule
  13. ^ n25 schedule
  14. ^ n26 schedule
  15. ^ n27 schedule
  16. ^ a b n31/n32 schedule.pdf
  17. ^ n33 schedule
  18. ^ n35 schedule
  19. ^ n40/n41 schedule.pdf
  20. ^ n43 schedule
  21. ^ a b n48/n49 schedule
  22. ^ a b n54/n55 schedule
  23. ^ n57 schedule
  24. ^ n58 schedule
  25. ^ a b n70/n71/n72 schedule
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Winter Schedules Begin January 7th". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  27. ^ a b n78/n79 schedule
  28. ^ n80 schedule
  29. ^ n88 schedule
  30. ^ n88 flyer
  31. ^ Elmont Flexi schedule
  32. ^ MMCS schedule
  33. ^ PWS schedule
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Historic trolleys" (PDF). www.longislandindexmaps.org.
  35. ^ "n6 Timetable Effective January 1, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  36. ^ "n6 Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  37. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Fall Schedules Start September 3rd, 2023". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g "Proposed April Service Adjustments and Additions". nicebus.com. NICEbus. 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  39. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2017 Bus Service Reductions Due to Decrease in County Funding for Transit". nicebus.com. NiceBus. 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "January 17th, 2016 Schedule Change". nicebus.com. NICEbus. 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  41. ^ "Fall Schedules Start September 3rd, 2023". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  42. ^ "11 NICE Bus Routes Eliminated Due To Budget Constraints, Low Ridership". www.cbsnews.com. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  43. ^ "Summer Schedules Start May 28th, 2023". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  44. ^ "n22/22x Timetable Effective January 1, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  45. ^ a b "n22/22x Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  46. ^ "n16/n27 Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  47. ^ "n16/n27 Timetable Effective September 3, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  48. ^ a b c "n70/n71/n72 Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  49. ^ a b c "n70/n71/n72 Timetable Effective September 3, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  50. ^ a b "NICE BUS CUTS PLANNED IN APRIL". ABC7 Eyewitness News. ABC. February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  51. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Service Restoration". nicebus.com. NICE bus. 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  52. ^ "Port Washington LIRR shuttle service kicks off". Newsday. May 31, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 2010 budget crisis service changes, archived on February 25, 2010
  54. ^ "Long Island Bus - Service Advisory". June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  55. ^ "Nassau Bus Route Changes". Newsday (Nassau Edition). August 21, 1977. p. 17.
  56. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021216190919/http://www.mta.info/libus/routes/n90.htm Route N90 information
  57. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021216175536/http://www.mta.info/libus/jfk/jfkindex.htm Route N91 "JFK Flyer" information
  58. ^ "Transportation". City of Glen Cove. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  59. ^ "Village of North Hills Shuttle Schedule" (PDF). Incorporated Village of North Hills. May 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

External links