Select Language▼August 26th, 2014
New
routes, extensions and stops are among the bus enhancements customers will get to use on Sunday, August 31. One example will
be the M12 route on the Far West Side of Manhattan to meet a demand for public transportation in an area of Manhattan
that has experienced significant residential and commercial growth.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) works with communities to provide affordable public transportation
options to neighborhoods with growing transit needs. The extension of theBx24 to the Hutchinson Metro Center in the Bronx is an example of
how New York City Transit (NYCT) works with residents, businesses and elected officials to address a need as well as to increase service on a route
with potential ridership growth.
Other changes, such
as moving bus stops in the densely populated neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, were made at the request of the community to
help alleviate congestion and make commutes easier for customers.
“New York City changes all the time, and we must keep up by making accommodations and adding service when
the need arises,” said NYCT President Carmen Bianco. “We are committed to improving reliability and service for our customers in all five boroughs.”
The $4.9
million in service enhancements are:
B13, B83, Q8 extensions
All three routes will be extended to a new bus terminal at Gateway Center II
(Gateway Center North) in the Spring Creek area of Brooklyn.
Bx24 extension
The route will be extended from Westchester Square to the end of Marconi Street by the 911 Call Center in the Hutchinson
Metro Center. The extension adds four eastbound stops and four westbound at the Metro Center.
M12
The new service will accommodate customers along 11th and 12th Avenues between Abington Square in the West Village
and Columbus Circle, an area that has been developing rapidly. The northern terminal will be on West 58th Street at Broadway. The southern
terminal will be on Eighth Avenue at Jane Street.
Q17, Q27 terminal relocations
The terminals for both routes in downtown Flushing will be relocated from Main Street between 39th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue
to138th Street
between 39th and 37th Avenues.
Q113 Local
becomes Q114 Limited
The Q113 local route will be restructured as the Q114 Limited to provide faster
service to customers traveling a long distance along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in South Jamaica and Rochdale Village. The new Q114 route will make limited stops
on the Boulevard, then all local stops along Brookville Boulevard and through Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence and Far Rockaway. During overnight hours, it will make all local stops along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard.
The Q113 Limited
will continue its limited-stop service from Jamaica through Far Rockaway, and the Q111 will continue to make all local stops from Jamaica through Rosedale.
S93 service
additions (begins on Sept. 2)
Midday and evening service will be added to the limited-stop route that travels between Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and
the College of Staten Island. Buses will run between 5:45 a.m. and 10 p.m.
X21 Super Express (service begins on Sept. 2)
The Super Express concept is coming to
Eltingville in Staten Island via the X21, which will travel to Midtown Manhattan along 42nd Street. It will operate
during morning and evening peak hours, making a limited number of stops and offering a faster commute for many customers of
existing Staten Island express buses. The terminal in Manhattan will be located on East 41 Street and First Avenue. The Staten
Island terminal will be located in the Hylan Boulevard bus loop on Richmond Avenue.
station at all times. 
Station and all five sections of Co-op City, seven days a week. This change is one of the recommendations of a
study of bus service and performance in Co-op City prepared by MTA Bus and NYCT.
at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd subway station.
train station and the 21St-Queensbridge 
train station.