List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York
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. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see List of streetcar lines on Long Island and in Queens), and most were previously privately operated prior to 1973. These 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 bus systems surrounding the area. Note that the buses purchased secondhand from Foothill Transit still display the uppercase "N" on their signs.
This table gives details for the routes that service Nassau County primarily. For details on routes that run into Nassau County but do not service it primarily, see:
- List of bus routes in Queens: Q2, Q5, Q36, Q46, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q113, Q114
- List of bus routes in Suffolk County, New York: S20, S33
- List of express bus routes in New York City: QM6, QM36
Routes
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 | |||
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n1 [1] |
Hewlett Broadway and Rockaway Avenue |
↔ | Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road |
All trips: Central Avenue, Elmont Road Jamaica trips: Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
| |
→ 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 |
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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 |
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n6 [3] |
Local service | |||||
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 10, 11 |
↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9 |
Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
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n6X [3] |
Express service | |||||
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 8, 9 |
↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9 |
Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
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n15 [5] |
East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 5 |
↔ | Long Beach LIRR station |
Long Beach Road, Woodfield Road, Washington Avenue |
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n16 [6] |
East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 3 |
↔ | Rockville Centre LIRR station |
Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), Westbury Boulevard |
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n16X [6] |
Express service | |||||
Hempstead Transit Center |
→ AM ---- ← PM |
Nassau Community College | Hempstead Turnpike, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard |
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n19 [7] |
Freeport LIRR station |
↔ | East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise |
Merrick Road |
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n20G |
Great Neck LIRR station |
↔ | Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing –Main Street ( 7 <7> trains) |
Northern Boulevard |
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n20H [8] |
↔ | Hicksville LIRR station |
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n21 [9] |
↔ | Glen Cove Police Station |
Glen Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Northern Boulevard |
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n22 [10] |
Hicksville LIRR station |
↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 10 and 11 |
Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue |
| |
n23 [11] |
Mineola Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 3 |
↔ | Manorhaven Manorhaven Park |
Willis Avenue, Main Street (Roslyn), Port Washington Boulevard, New Shore Road |
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n24 [12] |
Hicksville LIRR station |
↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 12 |
Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
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n25 [13] |
Lynbrook LIRR station |
↔ | Great Neck LIRR station |
Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, Community Drive |
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n26 [14] |
Great Neck LIRR station |
← AM ---- → PM |
Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13 |
Community Drive, Hillside Avenue |
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n27 [15] |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 14 |
↔ | Glen Cove Police Station |
Westbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, Glen Cove Avenue |
n31 to n88
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Notes | ||
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n31 [16] |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 1, 2 |
↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 19th Street and Mott Avenue near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( A train) |
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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 |
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n35 [18] |
Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue |
↔ | Westbury Rockland Street |
Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue | |
n40/41 [19] |
Freeport LIRR station |
↔ | Mineola Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 4 and 5 |
North Main Street, Nassau Road, Franklin Street |
|
n43 [20] |
↔ | East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 4 |
North Main Street, Nassau Road, Uniondale Avenue |
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n48 [21] |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 22, 23 |
↔ | Hicksville Broadway Mall |
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n49 [21] |
↔ | ||||
n54 [22] |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 18 |
↔ | East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise |
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n55 [22] |
↔ | ||||
n57 [23] |
Great Neck LIRR station |
↻ AM ↺ PM |
Great Neck North Great Neck Loop |
Clockwise Loop: Bayview Avenue, Station Road |
|
n58 [24] |
↔ | Kings Point Kings Point Road and Eagle Point Drive |
Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road, Kings Point Road |
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n70 [25] |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 19, 20, 21 |
↔ | East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College |
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n71 [25] |
↔ | East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise | |||
n72 [25] |
↔ | Farmingdale, Suffolk County Broad Hollow Road and Conklin Street at Airport Plaza | |||
n78 [26] |
Hicksville LIRR station |
↔ | Plainview Newtown Road |
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n79 [26] |
↔ | Huntington Station, Suffolk County Walt Whitman Shops | |||
n80 [27] |
↔ | East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise |
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n88 [28] |
Freeport LIRR station |
↔ | Jones Beach | Meadowbrook State Parkway, Ocean Parkway |
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Shuttles
These shuttles are resurrected former regular routes, which are now serviced with passenger vans, and operate only during rush hours.
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Notes | ||
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Elmont [29]Flexi |
Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Covert Avenue |
↔ | Valley Stream Green Acres Shopping Mall |
Meacham Avenue, Corona Avenue, Sunrise Highway |
|
Mercy [30]Medical Community Shuttle |
Rockville Centre LIRR station |
↔ | Hempstead Transit Center |
North Village Avenue, Peninsula Boulevard, West Graham Street, South Franklin Street |
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Current route history
Route | History |
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n1 | Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) takeover. |
n4 |
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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.[31] |
n6X | Express service. Introduced in April 2012, replacing the n6 Limited-stop service. |
n15 | Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. |
n16 |
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n19 |
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n20 (n20G/H) |
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n21 |
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n22 |
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n23 |
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n24 |
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n25 | Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. |
n26 | Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover, was branch of n22 |
n27 |
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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 |
n35 |
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n40/41 | Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Brooklyn" line on April 5, 1926; was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. N40/41 became a combined route in late 2018. [31] |
n43 |
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n48 |
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n49 | Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. |
n54 |
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n55 |
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n57 | Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck |
n58 | Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck |
n70 |
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n71 | Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover |
n72 |
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n78 |
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n79 |
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n88 | Originally JB62, then JB88 |
City of Long Beach
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.[31]
Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes/History |
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East Loop |
Maple Boulevard and East Broadway | Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, East Park Avenue |
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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 |
|
Point Lookout |
Point Lookout | Lido Boulevard |
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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 |
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City of Glen Cove
In addition to being served by the n21 and n27 bus routes, the City of Glen Cove also operates 2 services.[33]
- Loop bus via Landing Road, Forest Avenue, Sea Cliff Avenue, and Glen Cove Avenue.
- Commuter bus to Glen Cove industrial park.
Discontinued services
Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".
Route | Terminals | Notes/History | |
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n2 [34] |
Floral Park | Green Acres Mall |
|
N3 [34] |
Franklin Square Hempstead Turnpike and Franklin Av Jamaica, Queens 165 St Bus Terminal |
Discontinued June 27, 2010; Jamaica served rush hours only in peak direction | |
N5 |
Jamaica Center | Grant Park | Discontinued in 1989 when NYC Transit Q5 and Q85 service was extended to Green Acres Mall, rendering route superfluous |
n8 |
Floral Park | Green Acres Mall |
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n14 (RCCS) |
Rockville Centre shuttle loop |
| |
n17 |
Hempstead Transit Center | Rockville Centre |
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n20L [34] |
Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n22A |
Jamaica, Queens 165 St Bus Terminal |
Roosevelt Field | Route discontinued on April 9, 2017 |
n22L [34] |
Jamaica, Queens 165 St Bus Terminal |
Hicksville Hillside Avenue and John Street |
Route discontinued on January 12, 2014, bypassed Roosevelt Field |
n22X [10] |
Hicksville LIRR station | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal |
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N28 [34] |
Roslyn North Industrial Park | Roslyn LIRR station |
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n36 |
Lynbrook LIRR station | Freeport LIRR station |
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N37 |
Hempstead Transit Center | Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Av and Grand Av |
Route merged with n35 on April 25, 2009 |
n45 |
Roosevelt Field Mall | Bellmore |
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n46 |
Hempstead Transit Center | Route introduced in 1982; discontinued January 17, 2016 | |
n47 |
Route discontinued April 9, 2017. | ||
n50 |
Hicksville LIRR Station | Route discontinued January 17, 2016 | |
n51 |
Roosevelt Field | Merrick |
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N52 |
Merrick LIRR shuttle loop | Minibus service, route combined with N53 on June 25, 2007. (Route began November 12, 2002) | |
N53 [34] |
Merrick LIRR shuttle loop | Minibus service, route discontinued June 27, 2010 (Route began November 12, 2002) | |
n62 (FCS) |
Freeport shuttle loops |
| |
N65 [34] |
East Rockaway Main St and Denton Av |
Uniondale Kellenberg Memorial High School and Sacred Heart High School |
School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010 |
N66 [34] |
Mineola Chaminade High School |
School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010 | |
N67 |
Oyster Bay | Glen Cove | Former Hendrickson Bus Corporation route, discontinued January 1975 |
N67 [34] |
Roosevelt Prince Av and Nassau Rd |
Hicksville Holy Trinity Diocesan High School |
School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010 |
N69 |
Long Beach | Point Lookout | See Point Lookout route above. |
n73 (HWCS) n74 |
Hicksville LIRR Station | Wantagh |
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n81 |
Westfield Sunrise |
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n87 |
Jones Beach State Park |
| |
N90 [35] |
Westbury The Source Mall |
Hempstead Transit Center |
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N91 [36] |
JFK Airport | Hempstead Transit Center | Nicknamed "JFK Flyer", discontinued January 5, 2003 due to low ridership. |
N92? |
Port Washington LIRR station | Port Washington Loop | Discontinuation date unknown |
N93 [34] |
Nassau Hub shuttle loop | Route discontinued June 27, 2010. (Only minimal service ran after January 2003) | |
N94 [34] |
Hicksville LIRR station | Syosset Crossways and Gateways Office Parks |
Route discontinued June 27, 2010 |
N95 [34] |
Farmingdale LIRR station | Melville Newsday building |
Route discontinued June 27, 2010 |
JB24 |
Jamaica, Queens 165 Street Terminal |
Jones Beach | Route discontinued in late 1990s. |
JB50 JB87 |
Hicksville LIRR station |
Originally JB50. Relabeled to JB87, then N87. Route discontinued in 2014. | |
JB62 JB88 |
Freeport LIRR station |
Originally JB62. Relabeled to JB88 and currently running as n88 operated by NICE bus. |
References
- n1 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n4_MapSchedule.pdf n4 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n6_MapSchedule.pdf n6 schedule
- Castillo, Alfonso (February 17, 2017). "NICE to roll out first articulated double buses in April". Newsday. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- n15 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n16_MapSchedule.pdf n16 schedule
- n19 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n20_MapSchedule.pdf n20G/H schedule
- n21 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n22_MapSchedule.pdf n22 schedule
- n23 schedule
- n24 schedule
- n25 schedule
- n26 schedule
- n27 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n31_MapSchedule.pdf n31/n32 schedule
- n33 schedule
- n35 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n40_MapSchedule.pdf n40/n41 schedule
- n43 schedule
- <http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n48_MapSchedule.pdf n48/n49 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n54_MapSchedule.pdf n54/n55 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n57_MapSchedule.pdf n57 schedule
- <http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n58_MapSchedule.pdf n58 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n70_MapSchedule.pdf n70/n71/n72 schedule
- http://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/NiceBusPDFSchedules/NICE-n78_MapSchedule.pdf n78/n79 schedule
- n80 schedule
- n88 schedule
- Elmont Flexi schedule
- MMCS schedule
- "Historic trolleys" (PDF). www.longislandindexmaps.org.
- "NICE BUS CUTS PLANNED IN APRIL". ABC7 Eyewitness Newsd. ABC. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- DEVN.CO. "Transportation - City of Glen Cove". www.glencove-li.us.
- 2010 budget crisis service changes, archived on 2010-02-25
- https://web.archive.org/web/20021216190919/http://www.mta.info/libus/routes/n90.htm Route N90 information
- https://web.archive.org/web/20021216175536/http://www.mta.info/libus/jfk/jfkindex.htm Route N91 "JFK Flyer" information