List of express bus routes in New York City

An X37 express bus finishes a pickup in Midtown Manhattan on 23rd Street.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates 76 express bus routes in New York City. Express bus routes operated by MTA New York City Transit, or under contract to the city Economic Development Corporation by Academy Bus, are assigned an express (X) prefix, while those operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough (BM, BxM, QM) prefixes.

Below is a list of all express bus lines operating within the City of New York. The unidirectional fare, payable in coins or MetroCard, is $6.50. Discount fare media is available.

Manhattan to Staten Island

Unless otherwise indicated, most routes travel to and from Staten Island via the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the Gowanus Expressway and then the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel into Lower Manhattan, or via a somewhat faster route via the Goethals Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike and then the Lincoln Tunnel directly into Midtown Manhattan.

Routes X1 to X22A, X30 to X31, and X42 are operated by New York City Transit. Routes X23 and X24 are operated by Academy Bus.^[1]

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled		Notes and history
	Manhattan	↔	Staten Island	Manhattan	Staten Island
X1 [2]	Midtown Central Park South and 7th Avenue	↔	Eltingville Transit Center	6th Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Originally numbered R13X in 1972, then X13 in 1976. Daily service. Operates all times. Peak-hour service starts/ends at 23rd Street in Manhattan.
X2 [2]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Madison Avenue (northbound), Lexington Avenue (southbound)	Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Bypasses Lower Manhattan via FDR Drive
X3 [2]	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center	← AM → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)		Peak service only
X4 [2]	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center		Father Capodanno Boulevard, Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Peak service only
X5 [2]	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Madison Avenue (northbound), Lexington Avenue (southbound)		Peak service only Bypasses Lower Manhattan via FDR Drive
X7 [2]	Midtown Central Park South and 7th Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	6th Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Father Capodanno Boulevard, Nelson Avenue	Peak service only Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan
X8 [2]	Lower Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Church Street, Water Street		Peak service only
X9 [2]	Midtown Central Park South and 7th Avenue	← AM → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	6th Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Hylan Boulevard	Originally R9X in 1969, then became X9 in 1976 Peak service only Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan
X10 [3]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	↔	Port Richmond Castleton Bus Depot	6th Avenue, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Gannon Avenue, Richmond Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Originally R10X in 1970, then became X10 in 1976 Daily service. Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan during peak hours instead of Broadway and 6th Avenue. Service on Narrows Road provided by the X14 during peak hours, when the X10 does not stop there
X11 [3]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM → PM	Travis end of Victory Boulevard	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)	Gannon Avenue, Victory Boulevard	Peak service only
X12 X42 [4]	West Midtown West 57th Street and 11th Avenue	← AM → PM	Mariners Harbor South Avenue and Richmond Terrace	57th Street, 6th Avenue, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Victory Boulevard, Watchogue Road, Forest Avenue	Peak service only. During the height of the rush hour, X12 trips end at 23rd Street, while X42 trips act as midtown super-express service.
	Madison Square 23rd Street and 5th Avenue some peak service
X14 [5]	West Midtown West 57th Street and 11th Avenue	← AM → PM	Port Richmond Castleton Bus Depot	Madison Avenue (northbound), Fifth Avenue (southbound), Water Street	Clove Road, Forest Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Originally the R8X to Downtown Brooklyn. Originally R14X in 1973, then became X14 in 1976 Peak service only
X15 [6]	Lower Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Church Street (northbound), Water Street (southbound)	Richmond Road, Arthur Kill Road	Peak service only
X17A [7]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM → PM	Annadale Annadale Road and Drumgoole Road East	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)	Richmond Avenue	Peak service only. Replaces the X17C in the peak direction for downtown service to and from Annadale. All X17 trips (A, C, and J) serve the Eltingville Transit Center.
X17C [7]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	↔	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	6th Avenue, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Richmond Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	Originally R17X in 1973, then became X17 in 1976 No service during peak hours in the peak direction Peak direction service replaced by X17A, X17J, X19, X22, X22A, and X24 during these hours. Weekends, all X17 trips serve Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (to and from Manhattan only). All X17 trips (A, C, and J) serve the Eltingville Transit Center. Extended to Tottenville during off-peak weekdays via Outerbridge Park & Ride in January 2013.
		↔	Tottenville Page Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
X17J [7]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, 42nd Street (southbound)		Peak service only. Replaces the X17C in the peak direction for midtown Manhattan service. Operates via the Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Created in 2000 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Richmond route, with some modifications All X17 trips (A, C, and J) serve the Eltingville Transit Center.
X19 [7]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM → PM	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)	Arden Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only. Replaces the X17C in the peak direction for downtown service to and from Huguenot and Arden Heights.
X21 [8]	Midtown Manhattan East 41 Street and 1st Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Richmond Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	42nd Street	Arthur Kill Road, Richmond Avenue	Peak service only. New super express route began service on September 2, 2014.
X22 X22A [9]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Tottenville Page Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, 42nd Street (southbound)	Amboy Road, Bloomingdale Road	Peak service only X22 bypasses Outerbridge Park & Ride except for a few PM trips X22A originates at Tottenville and operates express between Outerbridge Park & Ride and Manhattan, stopping only at Arthur Kill Road and Victory Boulevard Operates via the Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Created in 2000 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Amboy route Outerbridge Park & Ride service added in July 2011 to replace the AE7 X22A service added in January 2012.
		← AM → PM	Pleasant Plains Outerbridge Park & Ride
X23 [10]	Midtown East 59th Street and 5th Avenue	← AM → PM	Huguenot Huguenot Avenue and Amboy Road	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue (southbound)	Woodrow Road, Foster Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only Created in 2002 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies. Formerly operated by Atlantic Express.[11] Operated by Academy Bus.[1] Via Lincoln Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike Express.
X24 [12]	Midtown East 59th Street and 5th Avenue	← AM → PM	New Dorp Tysens Lane and Hylan Boulevard		Huguenot Avenue, Arden Avenue, Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Created in 2002 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies. Formerly operated by Atlantic Express.[11] Operated by Academy Bus.[1] Renamed from Arden line in 2002. Via Lincoln Tunnel, and the New Jersey Turnpike Express.
X30 [13]	Midtown West 57th Street and 11th Avenue	← AM → PM	Sunnyside Clove Rd and Victory Blvd	Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue (southbound), 42nd Street, 57th Street	Forest Avenue	Peak service only Operates via the Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Forest route
X31 [14]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue (southbound), 42nd Street	Bradley Avenue, Forest Hill Road	Peak service only AM trips run via the Gowanus Expressway, PM trips run via Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge.

Manhattan to Brooklyn

New York City Transit

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
	Brooklyn	↔	Manhattan	Manhattan	Brooklyn
X27 X37 [15]	Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4th Avenue	↔	Midtown East 57th Street and Madison Avenue (full route) Chelsea West 23rd Street and Broadway (Weekdays) Lower Manhattan Thomas Street and Church Street (Weekdays)	Northbound: Trinity Place, Church Street, 6th Avenue, 23rd Street, Madison Avenue Southbound: 5th Avenue, 23rd Street, Park Avenue South, Broadway	3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge Avenue, Shore Road
X28 X38 [15]	Bensonhurst Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue (full-time service)	↔			86th Street, 14th Avenue, Cropsey Avenue, Surf Avenue
	Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue (part-time service)	↔
X17C [7]	Weekends only service: One stop in Bay Ridge at 86th Street and Gatling Place (from Manhattan) and 86th Street and Dahlgren Place (to Manhattan). See Manhattan to Staten Island in X17C section for more details.

Route history and notes

Route	History and notes
X27, X37	Weekday service only on the X37 X27 operates daily, no late-night service. X37 operates rush hours only; express to 23rd Street, Manhattan via FDR Drive. X27 terminates at 23rd Street or Thomas Street and Church Street during weekday rush hours. X37 discontinued in June 2010 due to budget crisis,[16] restored in July 2011.[17] Originally B27X in 1971, then converted into today's X27 in 1976.
X28, X38	Weekday service only on the X38. X38 operates rush hours only; express to 23rd Street, Manhattan via FDR Drive. X28 terminates at 23rd Street or Thomas Street and Church Street during weekday rush hours. Some peak trips on both routes continue toward Sea Gate, most trips end at Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue. X28 original southern terminus at Cropsey Avenue and Bay 49th Street in Brooklyn. X38 discontinued in June 2010 due as part of budget-related service reductions;[16] restored in July 2011.[17] X28 weekend service discontinued in June 2010 as part of budget-related service reductions;[16] restored on September 4, 2016.[18] Originally B28X in 1971, then renumbered as the X28 in 1976.

MTA Bus Company

These routes do not operate on Sundays.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
	Manhattan	↔	Brooklyn	Manhattan	Brooklyn
BM1 [19]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Mill Basin 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue	Northbound: Trinity Place, Church Street, Park Place, Broadway, Park Row, Frankfort Street, FDR Drive, 23rd Street, Madison Avenue Southbound: 5th Avenue, 23rd Street, FDR Drive, Water Street, State Street, Battery Place Downtown Loop only: Park Place, Broadway, Park Row, Frankfort Street, Pearl Street, Water Street, State Street, Battery Place	Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Avenue K, East 66th Street
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM
BM2 [20]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Canarsie Flatlands Avenue and Williams Avenue		Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue H, E 80th St, Avenue M, Pennsylvania Avenue (downtown trips only)
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM	Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue
BM3 [21]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Sheepshead Bay Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard		Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Batchelder Street,Shore Parkway, Emmons Avenue
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM
BM4 [22]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue		Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, Gerritsen Avenue
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM
BM5 [23]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue	34th Street, 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound)	Linden Boulevard, Ashford Street, Cozine Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue, Vandalia Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard

Route history and notes

Route	History and notes
BM1, BM2, BM3	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from October 22, 1979 until MTA takeover on December 5, 2005.
BM4	Operated by Erin Tours until 1989. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1990 until MTA takeover on December 5, 2005. Originally went on Nostrand Avenue between Avenue K and Flatbush Avenue, Flatbush Avenue between Nostrand Avenue and Cortelyou Road, instead of Avenue K and Ocean Avenue.
BM5	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from October 22, 1979 until MTA takeover on December 5, 2005. Operates to/from Brooklyn via the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Formerly made only one stop in Queens, at 79th Street in Lindenwood.[24] Expanded Queens service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards began April 2010 Last pickup to Manhattan and first dropoff from Manhattan is in Rego Park/Middle Village. No Downtown service; Downtown service provided by peak BM2 service. Renumbered from BQM1 on July 16, 2007.[24]

Manhattan to Queens

New York City Transit

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
	Queens	↔	Manhattan	Manhattan	Queens
X63 [25]	Rosedale 149th Avenue and 253rd Street	→ AM ← PM	East Midtown East 23rd Street and 1st Avenue	Northbound: Madison Avenue Southbound: 3rd and 5th Avenues	Long Island Expressway (Northbound), Queens Boulevard, Van Wyck Expressway service road, Linden Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard, Hook Creek Boulevard, Francis Lewis Boulevard
X64 [26]	Cambria Heights Linden Boulevard and 235th Street	→ AM ← PM			Long Island Expressway (Northbound), Queens Boulevard, Liberty Avenue, Farmers Boulevard, Linden Boulevard
X68 [27]	Floral Park Hillside Avenue and 268th Street	→ AM ← PM			Long Island Expressway (Northbound), Queens Boulevard, Hillside Avenue

Route history and notes

Route	History and notes
X63	Peak weekday rush hour service only. Formerly Q20X in 1971, and then X20 in 1976;[28] renumbered April 12, 1990
X64	Peak weekday rush hour service only. Formerly Q24X in 1971, and then X24 in 1976,[28] renumbered April 12, 1990
X68	Peak weekday rush hour service only. Two AM peak trips travel across to 5th Avenue via 34th Street and resume normal southbound service Three AM peak trips terminate at East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue, operating via Madison Avenue Began service on August 2, 1971 as the Q18X, became X18 in 1976, the first NYCT express service between Queens and Manhattan,[29] renumbered April 12, 1990.

MTA Bus Company

Routes QM1 to QM20

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Queens
QM1 [30]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Fresh Meadows 188th Street and 64th Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 188th Street	Operates during rush hours only, off peak service available via QM5 Off-peak service discontinued on December 31, 2015 Began service on February 26, 1968;[31] operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988.[31] Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57th Street. Downtown trips redesignated QM7 in June 2010. Former 3rd Ave branch split off to new QM31 in early September 2016
QM2 [32]		↔	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road (weekdays only), Parsons Boulevard (weekends only), Cross Island Parkway service road	Operated by Queens Transit from 1969 until June 30, 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from July 1, 1988 until MTA takeover in February 27, 2005. Last Manhattan bound dropoff is at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Last Queens bound pickup is on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Rerouted away from Whitestone Expressway Service Road to serve Parsons Boulevard on weekends on April 6, 2014. Rerouted away from 57th Street onto 59th Street in the Queens bound direction on August 24, 2015. 3rd Ave route spilt off to new route QM32 in early September 2016
QM3 [33]		← AM → PM	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Northern Boulevard, Little Neck Parkway.	Originally Operated by Queens Transit from 1970 until 1988. Temporarily operated by Caravan Transit from 1988 until 1990. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1990 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last drop off is on 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Last pick up to Queens is on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Queens bound buses taken off 57th Street and put onto 59th Street on August 24, 2015.
QM4* [34]		↔	Electchester 164th Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Jewel Avenue	Operated by Queens Transit from 1971 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Former 3rd Avenue service relabeled to QM44 on July 5, 2016.
QM5 [30]		↔	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	QM5 buses bypass Fresh Meadows during rush hours in the peak direction Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57th Street. Formerly part of the QM1A, redesignated June 2010.[35] Downtown trips redesignated QM8 in June 2010.[35] Former 3rd Avenue service relabeled QM35 in September 2016
QM6 [30]		↔	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road	Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57th Street. Formerly part of the QM1A, renumbered in June 2010.[35] Former 3rd Avenue service relabeled QM36 in early September 2016
QM7 QM8 [36]	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	Peak service only. QM7 operates from Fresh Meadows, QM8 operates from Glen Oaks bypassing Fresh Meadows. QM8 AM super express service serves Fresh Meadows. Operated by Steinway Transit 1978 until 1988. Temporarily operated by Caravan Transit from 1988 until 1990. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1990 until MTA takeover in 2005. Formerly the Downtown QM1/QM1A service; redesignated in June 2010.[35]
QM10 [37]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Rego Park/Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57th Street. Former 3rd Avenue service relabeled QM40 in early September 2016 Downtown branch spilt off into QM11 ca.. 2000/2010s
QM11 [37]	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM		Manhattan: Water Street, Church Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Trips operate via Forest Hills. Last dropoff is Beekman St and Park Row. Former downtown branch of the QM10
QM12 [38]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57th Street. Stops east of 71 Avenue in Forest Hills discontinued in January 2011 Stops in Elmhurst were added on July 5, 2016, and on the same date, the route was rerouted onto Woodhaven Boulevard and Queens Boulevard (EB). Midday service eliminated (in parts) from Summer 2010 to Winter 2012 3rd Ave service split off into new QM42 3rd Avenue service split off from QM12 designation in September 2016.
QM15 [39]		↔	Howard Beach 157th Avenue and 102nd Street	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard	No Sunday service. Off-peak service ends at 157th Avenue and 92nd Street near Cross Bay Boulevard instead of 102nd Street. Formerly operated by Green Lines. Last dropoff is at 57th Street. Service is supplemented by the BM5.
QM16 [40]		← AM → PM	Jacob Riis Park Parking lot	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Pick-ups and drop-offs in Queens north of 157th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood and along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards[41][42] eliminated on July 3, 2006.[43] Extended from Rockaway Park to Neponsit on September 4, 2007,[44][45] then Roxbury at Fort Tilden on April 18, 2011,[44][46] before being truncated to Jacob Riis Park in December 2011 to accommodate customer parking.[47] Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM17 [40]		← AM → PM	Far Rockaway Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station ( A  train)	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Pick-ups and drop-offs in Queens north of 157th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood and along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards[41][42] eliminated on July 3, 2006.[43] Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM18 [48]		← AM → PM	South Ozone Park 130th Street and 150th Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Lefferts Boulevard, 135th Avenue	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Extended along 135th Avenue in spring 2008. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM20 [49]		↔	Bay Terrace Corporal Kennedy Street and 23rd Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Willets Point Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, 26th Avenue	Weekday service only. Operated by Queens Transit from 1971 until June 30, 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from July 1, 1988 until MTA takeover in February 27, 2005. Last Manhattan bound dropoff is at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Last Queens bound pickup is at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Rerouted off of 57th Street and onto 59th Street in the Queens bound direction on August 24, 2015. Renumbered from QM2A in September 2011.

Routes QM21 to QM44 and BM5

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Queens
QM21 [50]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Park Avenue	← AM → PM	Rochdale Village Loop	Manhattan: 23rd Street, Madison Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Linden Boulevard, Guy R. Brewer Boulevard	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM24 [51]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73rd Street	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Rerouted from 8th Avenue to 6th Avenue in spring 2011. Last dropoff is at 57th Street. Former downtown service relabeled to QM25 in June 2010. Former 3rd Avenue service relabeled to QM34 on July 5, 2016.
QM25 [52]	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM		Manhattan: Church, Water Streets Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road, Myrtle Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach as the QM24W Downtown service split off from QM24 designation in June 2010.
QM31 [53]	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Fresh Meadows 188th Street & 64th Avenue	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike	Operates during rush hours only Began service on February 26, 1968;[31] operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988.[31] Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 55th Street. Formerly part of the QM1, service relabeled in September 2016.
QM32 [54]		↔ AM → PM	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road, Cross Island Parkway service road	3rd Avenue service operates AM rush hours in both directions and PM rush hours eastbound only. Operated by Queens Transit from 1969 until June 30, 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from July 1, 1988 until MTA takeover in February 27, 2005. Last Manhattan bound dropoff is at 55th Street. Last Queens bound pickup is on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Formerly part of the QM2, service relabeled in September 2016.
QM34 [51]		← AM → PM	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73rd Street	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road, Myrtle Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach as the QM24 Originally the 3rd Avenue branch of the QM24 3rd Avenue service split off from QM24 designation in July 2016.
QM35 [55]		← AM → PM	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	The last inbound bus serves Fresh Meadows Operates rush hours only. Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 55th Street. Formerly part of the QM5, service relabeled in September 2016.
QM36 [56]		← AM → PM	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road	Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 55th Street. Formerly part of the QM6, service relabeled in September 2016.
QM40 [57]		← AM → PM	Rego Park Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 55th Street. Formerly part of the QM10, service relabeled in September 2016.
QM42 [58]		← AM → PM	Glendale Crescent Apartments	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Yellowston Boulevard.	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 55th Street. Formerly part of the QM12, service relabeled in September 2016.
QM44 [34]		← AM → PM	Electchester 164th Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Jewel Avenue	Originally Operated by Queens Transit from 1970 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1990 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last drop off is on 3rd Avenue at 55th Street Originally the 3rd Avenue branch of the QM4 3rd Avenue service split off from QM4 designation in July 2016.
BM5	Multiple stops along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards. See the BM5 section and the QM15 route for more details.

Manhattan to the Bronx

All routes are operated by MTA Bus.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Bronx
BxM1 [59]	East Midtown East 33rd Street and 3rd Avenue	↔	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263rd Street	Manhattan: Lexington Avenue (southbound), 3rd Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Broadway (select trips), 230th Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Select trips operate via Major Deegan Expressway, skipping Inwood, weekdays only.
BxM2 [60]	Midtown Manhattan Herald Square (northbound)	↔	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263rd Street	Manhattan: 79th Street Traverse, 2nd, 5th and 7th Avenues (southbound), 3rd, Madison and 6th Avenues (northbound) Bronx: 230th Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express.
BxM3 [61]	Midtown Manhattan East 29th Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Yonkers Getty Square	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue, Broadway Yonkers: South Broadway	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Pick-up in Harlem discontinued in 2007.
BxM4 [62]	Midtown Manhattan East 29th Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Woodlawn Katonah Avenue and East 242nd Street	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Grand Concourse, Bainbridge Avenue, Katonah Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Previously BxM4B. Relabeled to BxM4 when Bedford Park service (BxM4A) was discontinued in 2010.
BxM6 [63]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Parkchester Metropolitan Oval near Parkchester subway station ( 6   <6>  trains)	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: East 177th Street, Metropolitan Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Route was named: "BxM-6 Parkchester Express"; started operations on August 24, 1970.[64]
BxM7 [65]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Co-op City, Bronx Dreiser Loop	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Hutchinson River Parkway East, Co-Op City Boulevard	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. To Manhattan via 1-2-3-4-5 in Co-op City; from Manhattan via 5-4-3-2-1 in Co-op City. Route was named: "BxM-7 Co-op City Express"; started operations on January 18, 1971. Wall St Express ended in the 1980s.
BxM8[66]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park subway station ( 6   <6>  trains)	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Westchester Avenue, Bruckner Boulevard	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Two peak-direction trips (to Manhattan AM, from Manhattan PM) are extended to City Island. Renumbered from BxM7A in September 2011. Route was named: "BxM-7A Pelham Bay Park Express"; started operations on January 10, 1972. Route was named: "BxM-7B — City Island Express"; started operations on January 7, 1980.
BxM9 [67]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Throgs Neck Layton Avenue and Ellsworth Avenue	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Randall Avenue, Harding Avenue, Throgs Neck Boulevard (outbound), Clarence Avenue (inbound)	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Route was named: "BxM-9 Throggs Neck Express"; started operations on August 2, 1976.
BxM10 [68]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Baychester Eastchester Road and Boston Road	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Morris Park Avenue, Eastchester Road	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Route was named: "BxM-10 Morris Park Express"; started operations on January 7, 1980.
BxM11 [69]	Midtown Manhattan East 26th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues	↔	Wakefield 241st Street subway station ( 2  train)	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: White Plains Road	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Buses operate via the Bronx Zoo when the zoo is open.
BxM18 [70]	Lower Manhattan Battery Place	← AM → PM	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263rd Street	Manhattan: Church Street, 6th Avenues, West 23rd Street and Madison Av (northbound), 5th Avenues, East 23rd Street, Park Av South, Union Square East, and Broadway (southbound) Bronx: 230th Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. First drop-off/last pickup in Manhattan is at Madison Square. Stops at 5th Avenue and West 35th Street for transfers from Queens express buses. Stops at Madison Avenue and East 56th Street for transfers to Queens express buses.

Manhattan intra-borough

Route	Terminals			Notes
X80 [71]	Randall's Island Icahn Stadium	← (before events) ---------- → (after events)	Harlem 125th Street and Lexington Avenue at 125th Street ( 4   5   6   <6>  trains) and Harlem–125 Street Metro-North station	Operated by MTA New York City Transit. Special event service only, fares collected only for travel to Randall's Island. Local bus service available from Lexington Avenue to Icahn Stadium on the M35 full-time.

Former routes

New York City Transit

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled	History and Notes
X6 [72]	Midtown Manhattan Central Park South and 7th Avenue	Eltingville Transit Center, Staten Island Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Avenue	Madison Avenue (NB), Fifth Avenue/Broadway (SB), Father Capodanno Boulevard, Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X13 [73]	Lower Manhattan Water Street and Broad Street	Port Richmond, Staten Island Castleton Avenue and Jewett Avenue	Church Street (NB), Water Street (SB), Clove Road, Forest Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X16 [74]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	Port Richmond, Staten Island Castleton Avenue and Jewett Avenue	Church Street (NB), Broadway (SB), Victory Boulevard, Forest Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X18 [75]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	Grasmere, Staten Island Narrows Road and Targee Street	Church Street (NB), Water Street (SB), Targee Street, Tompkins Avenue, Bay Street	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X20 [76]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	South Beach, Staten Island Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Boulevard	Church Street (NB), Water Street (SB), Sand Lane, Steuben Street	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X21 (First use)	Midtown Manhattan 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	Tottenville, Staten Island Page Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	34th Street, Madison Av (NB), Lexington Avenue, 23rd Street (SB), Rossville Avenue, Woodrow Road, Bloomingdale Road	Established in 2001. Discontinued in 2002, replaced by X22 bus.
X25 [77]	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center Vesey Street and North End Avenue	Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue	Worth Street (SB), Chambers Street (NB), 42nd Street, FDR Drive	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X26 [78]	Battery Park City, Manhattan Vesey Street and North End Avenue	Midtown Manhattan Penn Station 32nd Street and 7th Avenue	West Street	Created in 2002 with 9/11 funds, discontinued April 12, 2004[79]
X27B X28B	See X27 (X27B) and X28 (X28B) for the current destinations and streets traveled.		X27B and X28B travel path is the same as X27 and X28 except running via West Street and World Financial Center. Service operated briefly from January 3, 2011[80] until July 1, 2011,[17] due to lawsuit which stated that 2010 service cuts violated the ADA law.[81] These routes were replaced by reinstated X37 and X38 bus service.
X29 [82]	Midtown Manhattan 57th Street and Madison Avenue	Coney Island, Brooklyn Stillwell Avenue and Surf Avenue	NB: Church Street, 6th Avenue, Madison Avenue; SB: 5th Avenue, Broadway; Coney Island Avenue, Surf Avenue	Originally B29X in 1972, then became X29 in 1976. Began service on February 14, 1972 as B29X.[83][84] Served Midtown and Downtown Manhattan.[84] Original terminal was West 5th Street and Sea Breeze Avenue (near Surf Avenue);[84] later extended to Surf Avenue & West 37th Street (at Sea Gate),[85] then truncated to Stillwell Avenue. Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[16]
X32 [86]	Bedford Park, Bronx The Bronx High School of Science 205th Street and Paul Avenue	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal	Parsons Boulevard, Union Street, Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street	School days only, discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Service replicated by Q44 and Bx22 local buses.[16][35][87] Traveled between Queens and the Bronx via the Whitestone Bridge, and non-stop in the Bronx via the Hutchinson River Parkway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx River Parkway, Kasmiroff Boulevard, and Bedford Park Boulevard.[86]
		Oakland Gardens, Queens Union Turnpike and Springfield Blvd	Parsons Boulevard, Union Street, Kissena Boulevard, 46th Avenue, 48th Avenue, Springfield Boulevard
		Bay Terrace, Queens Bell Boulevard and 23rd Avenue	Parsons Boulevard, Union Street, 150th Street, 29th Avenue, 32nd Avenue
X51 [88]	Midtown Manhattan 34th Street and 3rd Avenue	Auburndale, Queens Sanford Avenue and 165th Street	34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street, Sanford Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 during budget crisis, due to low ridership and proximity to 7 subway service, and the Long Island Rail Road Port Washington Branch stations nearby.[16][35]
X61	Lower Manhattan Peck Slip and Water Street	Riverdale, Bronx West 262nd Street and Broadway	Broadway, Major Deegan Expressway, FDR Drive, Wall Street	Discontinued in early 1990.
X66	Midtown Manhattan 57th Street and 5th Avenue	Coney Island, Brooklyn Avenue Z and Ocean Parkway	Broadway, 5th Avenue, Bay Ridge Parkway, Stillwell Avenue, 86th Street, Shell Road, Avenue Z.	Discontinued in early 1980, became BM15 operated by Fiesta Bus in 1981, then operated by Metro Apple Express in the late 1980s, Discontinued when Metro Apple Express went bankrupt.
X81	Woodside, Queens 61st Street ( 7   <7>  trains) and Woodside (LIRR) stations	Randall's Island Icahn Stadium	Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, Hell Gate Circle	Events-only special. Last ran in 2009, discontinued sometime after.[89]
X90 [90]	Lower Manhattan Vesey Street and North End Avenue	Yorkville, Manhattan 91st Street and York Avenue	West Street, FDR Drive, Water Street, York Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16] Renamed from the X23 in 1988. The route had an alternate northern terminus in Harlem at 110th Street and 5th Avenue.[91] The two former southern termini in Lower Manhattan were at Pearl Street and Frankfort Street, and at Water Street and Broad Street.[91]
X92 [92]	Lower Manhattan South Ferry	Yorkville, Manhattan 92nd Street and York Avenue	FDR Drive, 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, York Avenue	Combined into the then X90 route.
R8X [29]	Port Richmond, Staten Island Richmond Avenue and Richmond Terrace	Downtown Brooklyn Adams Street and Fulton Street	Clove Road, Broadway, Verrazano–Narrows Bridge, Gowanus Expressway	Service started on November 3, 1965, fare at the time was 30 cents.[29] NYC Transit creates the first express bus route to link Staten Island with Downtown Brooklyn.[29] Service discontinued in early 1990 due to low ridership.[29]

MTA Bus Company

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled	History and Notes
BxM4A [93]	Midtown Manhattan 26th Street and Madison Avenue	Bedford Park, Bronx 205th Street and Paul Avenue	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Grand Concourse, West Gun Hill Road	Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[94] It was replaced by the BxM4, and no service was restored to the Bedford Park branch.
BxM7B [95]	Midtown Manhattan 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	City Island, Bronx Rochelle Street and City Island Avenue	Manhattan: 2nd Avenue, 116th Street, 5th Avenue (southbound); Madison Avenue, 72nd Street, 3rd Avenue (northbound), Bronx: Bruckner Expressway, City Island Avenue	Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[94] It was replaced with two BxM8 trips extended to City Island.
QM1A	See QM1, QM6, QM7 and QM8 for details.
QM2A	Relabeled to QM20.
QM22 [96]	Midtown Manhattan Eastbound: 57th Street and 3rd Avenue (both branches) Westbound: 34th Street and 3rd Avenue (via 3rd Avenue) 38th Street and 3rd Avenue (via 6th Avenue)	Jackson Heights, Queens 31st Avenue and 77th Street	Manhattan: 3rd Avenue branch: 3rd Avenue, 59th Street 6th Avenue branch: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: 21st Street, 21st Avenue, Ditmars Boulevard	Formerly operated by Triboro Coach beginning in 1988.[97] Two different route branch in Manhattan: Third Avenue and Sixth Avenue Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[94][97]
QM23 [98]	Midtown Manhattan 33rd Street and 7th Avenue at Penn Station	Woodhaven, Queens 102nd Street and Jamaica Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Jamaica Avenue	Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines beginning in the early 1950s.[99] Replacement for former Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch service from the Brooklyn Manor station.[99][100] One trip in each direction during peak hours. Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[94]
BQM1	Relabeled to BM5

Command Bus Company (special service)

Eight special routes, which was operated by Pioneer Bus then Command Bus Company.^[100] All service discontinued in 2001.^[101]

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled
BQ5	Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 86th Street and 4th Avenue	Aqueduct Race Track, Queens Belmont Park, Nassau County	86th Street, 19th Avenue, 65th Street, 23rd Avenue, Avenue M, Flatlands Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Linden Boulevard
BQ10	Midwood, Brooklyn Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue		Flatbush Avenue, Church Avenue, Linden Boulevard
BQ11	Midwood, Brooklyn Kings Highway and East 16th Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue		Kings Highway route: Kings Highway, Avenue M Coney Island route: Stillwell Avenue, Neptune Avenue, Ocean Parkway, Avenue Z, Nostrand Avenue, Avenue U, Mill Avenue, Ralph Avenue Both routes: Flatlands Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Linden Boulevard
BQ12	Midwood, Brooklyn Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue	Shea Stadium, Queens	Flatbush Avenue, Church Avenue, Linden Boulevard
BW4	Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 86th Street and 4th Avenue	Yonkers Raceway, Westchester County	86th Street, 19th Avenue, 65th Street, 23rd Avenue, Avenue M, Flatlands Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Linden Boulevard
BMJ1	Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn East 15th Street and Sheephead Bay Road	Meadowlands Racetrack, New Jersey	Avenue Z, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue M, 23rd Avenue, 65th Street, 19th Avenue, 86th Street, 4th Avenue, Flatbush Avenue
BMJ2	Spring Creek, Brooklyn Pennsylvania Avenue and Flatlands Avenue	Meadowlands Racetrack, New Jersey	Flatlands Avenue, Avenue M, Kings Highway, Nostrand Avenue, Flatbush Avenue

Note: An additional route, the BM2S bus route, ran from Starrett City to Downtown Manhattan ran via Flatlands Avenue between East 80th Street and East 105th Street.^[100] In addition, Command operated ferry shuttle buses around the Bay Ridge area from the Brooklyn Army Terminal after September 11, 2001, for the free ferry ride to/from the Wall Street pier. Both Pioneer Bus then Command Bus operated bus service to/from Roosevelt Raceway.

Caravan Transit (temporary operation)

From late 1988 to early 1990, Queens Surface Corporation temporarily outsourced these lines to Caravan Transit (a school bus operator) due to equipment shortages with the approval of the NYCDOT. Caravan Transit returned the lines to Queens Surface Corp. when 50 new MCI Classics suburban type buses (900-949) were delivered new to that company during 1989.

Route	Terminals	Streets Traveled
QM19	Queens and Manhattan	Same as current QM3 route
QM25		Same as current QM7 route
QM26		Same as current QM8 route

Metro Apple Express (MAX)

Metro Apple Express (MAX) operated buses in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and to Jones Beach during its existence. They didn't have fare boxes on the bus so the drivers were able to make changes. Their bus schedules were color-coded for each route, BM10 was black, BM11 was blue, BM12 was green and BM15 was red. The president was Patrick Condren.^[102]

Route	Terminus in Brooklyn	Streets traveled in Brooklyn	↔	Streets traveled in Manhattan	Terminus in Manhattan
BM10	Bay Ridge 97th Street and 3rd Avenue	NB: 3rd Avenue, (originally some non-rush hours trips made stops on 3rd Avenue between 65th Street & 39th Street), Gowanus Expwy SB: Gowanus Expressway, Belt Parkway, 4th Avenue		NB: Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Trinity Place, Church Street, 6th Avenue SB: 5th Avenue, Broadway, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel	Midtown 59th Street and 5th Avenue
BM11	Bensonhurst Bay Ridge Parkway and Bay Parkway, (originally, Bay Parkway & 65th Street)	NB: Bay Parkway, 65th Street, Gowanus Expressway SB: Gowanus Expressway, (Belt Parkway, 4th Avenue, 67th Street, 6th Avenue), 65th Street, Bay Parkway
BM12	Bay Ridge 4th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway	Bay Ridge Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway, McDonald Avenue, Terrace Place, Prospect Expressway, Gowanus Expressway
BM15	Coney Island Ocean Parkway and Avenue Z at Coney Island Hospital, Saturday Service Bensonhurst, Bay Parkway and Bay Ridge Parkway	NB: Avenue Z, Shell Road, 86th Street, Stillwell Avenue, Bay Ridge Pkwy, 3rd Av, Gowanus Expwy, (originally, Avenue Z, Shell Road, 86th Street, Stillwell Avenue, Bay Ridge Parkway, 12th Avenue, 65th Street, Gowanus Expressway) SB: Gowanus Expressway, Belt Parkway, 4th Avenue, Bay Ridge Parkway, Stillwell Avenue, 86th Street, Shell Road, Avenue Z, (originally, 65th Street, 12th Avenue, Bay Ridge Parkway, Stillwell Avenue, 86th Street, Shell Road, Avenue Z)
Notes:	All routes started in 1981 and were discontinued in May 1994 when company shut down. They tried to start again as Metro Apple in August 1995, but it did not last. Bay Ridge Parkway was listed as 75th Street on their schedules and bus signs, which is the same street name. Route BM15: Originally, Fiesta Bus operated the route, BM15 originally ran southbound via Lexington Avenue. Route BM10, BM11 super express ran during the PM Rush Hours, via 23rd Street, FDR Drive and Downtown Manhattan service began at Thomas Street & Broadway. Route BM15 one trip during the PM Rush Hours started at Fulton Street & Water Street. The check point originally was at Broadway and Exchange Pl, then 66th Street & 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, it was changed when they started the super express so passengers may transfer between buses, that is why the BM11, and BM15 routes were changed, the check point for Manhattan bound was the last pick up stop in Brooklyn. QBM1, (Breezy Point, Beach 217th Street) and QBM2 (Hammels, Beach 73rd Street) via Madison Ave. Originally, operated by Erin Tours. They had 2 Jones Beach routes, the BN1 Bay Ridge, the MN1 Midtown, 55th Street & 2nd Avenue and they ran a Amtrak, and a Department Of Labor.

Red & Tan in Hudson County

Route	Terminus (in Staten Island)	Streets traveled (in Staten Island)	↔	Streets traveled (in New Jersey)	Terminus (in New Jersey)
122 [103]	Eltingville Richmond Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	Hylan Boulevard, Steuben Street, Clove Road, Forest Avenue, Willowbrook Expressway		Interstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge	Hoboken Hoboken Terminal
144 [104]	Arden Heights Arthur Kill Road and West Shore Expressway	Arden Road, Richmond Avenue, Staten Island Mall, Forest Avenue, Willowbrook Expressway
Notes:	Route 122: Discontinued in May 2005.[105] Route 144: Discontinued January 2007,[106]

Atlantic Express

All routes going into Manhattan terminate at Midtown on East 59th Street and Madison Avenue.

All routes traveled via into West Shore Expressway, Goethals Bridge into New Jersey's New Jersey Turnpike, Lincoln Tunnel; in Manhattan: 34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound) and 5th Avenue (Southbound).

All of these routes have been rebranded or eliminated.^[107]

Route	Terminus (in Staten Island)	Streets traveled (in Staten Island)	Notes
AE1 [108]	Huguenot Luten Avenue and Amboy Road	Luten Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, Seguine Avenue, Foster Road, Woodrow Road	Service began in July 2001. Rebranded X23 on August 27, 2001.[109][110]
AE2 [111]	New Dorp Luten Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	Hylan Boulevard, Arden Avenue, Woodrow Road, Huguenot Avenue	Service began in July 2001. Rebranded X24 on August 27, 2001.[109][112] Formerly Academy Bus Arden route.
AE4 [113]	Rossville Bloomingdale Road and Veterans Parkway	Bloomingdale Road, Amboy Road, Rossville Avenue, Arthur Kill Road	Service began June 25, 2001. Replaced by X21 on August 27, 2001, operated by NYC Transit.[109] Discontinued permanently in 2002.
AE5 [114]	Richmond Valley Page Avenue and Amboy Road	Amboy Road, Main Street, Hylan Boulevard, Segume Avenue, Huguenot Avenue	Service began June 25, 2001. Replaced by X22 on August 27, 2001, operated by NYC Transit on August 27, 2001.[109] Formerly Academy Bus Amboy route.
AE6 [115]	Travis 141 East Service Road at Showplace Bowling (Park-and-Ride)	West Shore Expressway	Service began in 2001. Service discontinued on August 4, 2003, because Atlantic Express lost the lease at the bus terminal.[107] It was combined with route AE7 operations and MTA's X22 express route.
AE7 [116]	Pleasant Plains West Shore Expressway and Veterans Parkway at Outerbridge Park-and-Ride	West Shore Expressway, Page Avenue, Hylan Boulevard	Originally operated at Travis in June 2001.[110] Move to new terminal at Pleasant Plains on January 13, 2003.[117] Discontinued in December 2010.[118][119] X22 service rerouted to Outerbridge Park & Ride in July 2011.

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108. http://www.atlanticexpress.com/SouthShore.htm AE1 route information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
109. http://web.archive.org/web/20020512143203/aetg.net/X23X24bulletin.htm "SOUTH SHORE COMMUTER BUS SERVICE — New X23 and X24 Express Bus Service Starts Monday, August 27th", Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
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112. http://www.aetg.net/ X24 service information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
113. http://www.atlanticexpress.com/ae4-sked.htm AE4 route and schedule information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
114. http://www.atlanticexpress.com/ae5-sked.htm AE5 route and schedule information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
115. http://atlanticexpress.com/AE6schedule.htm AE6 route and schedule information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
116. http://www.atlanticexpress.com/AE7-outerbridge-park-ride.html AE7 route and schedule information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
117. http://www.atlanticexpress.com/AE7/AE7.PDF AE7 old schedule information, Atlantic Express, access date: 1-11-2011
118. http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2010/12/its_the_end_of_the_road_for_ae.html "It's the end of the road for AE7 South Shore-Manhattan bus line" - SI Live, access date: 1-11-2011
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