List of bus routes in Queens

• Toward Bellerose: Braddock Avenue
• Toward Queens Village: Springfield Boulevard

• Overnight service operates to Bellerose, then to Queens Village via Jamaica Avenue.

• Extended into Belmont Park, Elmont, Nassau County on race days during the Spring/Summer and the Fall Championship meetings.

• Limited service operates weekday mornings in both directions and weekday afternoons towards Cambria Heights only (during summer weekdays: mornings toward Jamaica and afternoons toward Cambria Heights).

• When limited-stop service is running, peak direction local buses begin/terminate at either 233rd Street in Laurelton or Green Acres.
• No overnight service to Green Acres.
• No weekend service to the Rosedale station except during late nights.
• Service from Rosedale station returns to Merrick Boulevard via Brookville Boulevard.

• Weekday morning towards Jamaica and weekday afternoons towards Rosedale only.

• Does not serve JFK passenger terminals.
• Limited service operates weekday mornings toward Jamaica and weekday afternoons toward JFK Airport only.

• Does not serve JFK passenger terminals.

• Alternate rush hour buses terminate/start at Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue ( A  ​ C  trains)

• Some daytime trips operate only between Kew Gardens and South Ozone Park, and do not enter the airport.

• Operates via Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain station
• No overnight limited-stop service.

• Toward Howard Beach: 160th Avenue, 99th Street
• Toward Hamilton Beach: 104th Street.

• Weekday rush hours, some southbound service terminates at Pitkin Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park.
• Overnights, the southern terminal is at Pitkin Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard.

• No overnight service.

• Q15: 154th Street
• Q15A: Clintonville Street
• All trips: Powells Cove Boulevard

• No overnight service.

• Francis Lewis Boulevard
  - or -
• Utopia Parkway

• Trips alternate between each branch.

• Weekdays, some southbound service terminates at 188th Street and Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows.
• Limited-stop service operates during weekday rush hours in both directions.[17]

• No overnight service.

• No evening and overnight service.

• All trips: Archer Avenue, Main Street, Union Street
• Q20A: 20th Avenue
• Q20B: 14th Avenue

• Q20B operates weekdays only.

• Operates via Lindenwood between Howard Beach and Ozone Park via 157th Avenue.[21]

• Some Saturday daytime service terminates at Broadway Junction ( A  ​ C ​  J ​  L ​  Z  trains)

• Weekdays, Q34 also provides service between Flushing and Jamaica.
• Limited-stop service operates rush hours only, making limited stops from Jamaica to Flushing-Main Street. Limited-stop service proposed for conversion into Select Bus Service route.[26]

• Weekday rush hour service only.

• Some non-overnight trips short-turn in Queens Village.
• Limited-stop service operates during weekday rush hours.
  • AM rush limited-stop service operates along the entire route.
  • PM rush limited-stop service begins in Flushing, running limited to Horace Harding Expressway, and local thereafter.
  • All limited-stop trips serve Queensborough Community College.

Bayside trips: Springfield Boulevard

• No overnight service.
• No early morning, night, or weekend service to Queensborough Community College.[32][33]

• No overnight service.

• Weekday service only.

• The route currently makes limited-stops in Brooklyn.
• Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge.

• Alternate daytime local and limited-stop buses serve each terminal.
• Limited-stop service operates along Hillside Avenue.[39]
• No evening or overnight service to Little Neck.
• Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running.

• No overnight service
• Buses that skip Aqueduct Racetrack are labeled Q37B.

• All service operates via Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue ( M  train).
• The termini are less than a half mile apart, the closest together for any route in Queens.

• Peak direction limited-stop service operates between 179th Street and Springfield Boulevard.
• Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running.

• Travels between Queens and the Bronx via the Whitestone Expressway and Bronx–Whitestone Bridge.

• No stops within Long Island Jewish Hospital.[49]
• Limited-stop service operates during weekday rush hours: in both directions during the AM rush, and in the eastbound direction (toward 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Medical Center) during the PM rush.
• During the AM rush:
  • Westbound local service begins at Springfield Boulevard.
  • Westbound limited-stop service begins at either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital.
  • Eastbound local service ends at 260th Street.
  • Eastbound limited-stop service ends at Long Island Jewish Hospital.
• During the PM rush:
  • Westbound local service begins at either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital.
  • Eastbound limited-stop service alternatively ends at either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital.
  • Eastbound local service ends at Springfield Boulevard.
• At other times, local buses alternately terminate either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital.
• No service to Glen Oaks via 260th Street overnights or weekends.

• Operates in Co-op City via Co-op City Boulevard.
  • Customers from Queens traveling to Sections 1 (Dreiser Loop) or 4 (Asch Loop) must transfer to a Bx23 bus at Pelham Bay Park.
• Travels between Queens and the Bronx via the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge.

• Bidirectional limited-stop service during weekday rush hours and weekends. No weekday midday limited-stop service.[59]

• Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge
• Alternate daytime and early evening buses terminate/start at Sutphin Boulevard ( E ​ ​ J  ​ Z  trains, LIRR, AirTrain)

• Limited-stop service operates rush hours only, making limited stops from Jamaica to Flushing-Main Street.

• Alternate rush hour buses to/from Flushing begin/end at 51st Street in Woodside.

• One intermediate stop at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street ( 7 ​  E  ​ F   <F>  ​ M  ​ R  trains)[68][69]

• No overnight service.

• No overnight service.

• Overnights extended to Queens Village LIRR Station via Springfield Boulevard.
• Alternate non-overnight buses serve each terminal.

• Peak-direction limited-stop service makes limited stops between Jamaica and Springfield Boulevard.

North/South Conduit Avenue, then:

• Toward Rosedale: 243rd Street
• Toward Green Acres: Green Acres Road

• Extended to Green Acres Mall after AM rush.
• Peak-direction limited-stop service.

• Weekday limited-stop service from Rosedale to Jamaica (AM) and Jamaica to Rosedale (PM).

• Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge.

• Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Roosevelt Island Bridge.

• Jamaica-179th Street served during peak-hours only.
• During racing days, the Q110 serves the racetrack.

Cedarhurst trips: Rosedale Road, Peninsula Boulevard

• Alternate daytime trips terminate at Farmers Boulevard; some rush hour trips terminate at 137th Avenue.[84]
• Cedarhurst service:
  • Weekday mornings, 1 southbound trip.
  • Weekday evenings, 1 southbound and 2 northbound trips.

• Service operates via Lawrence in Nassau County
• Buses run express between Springfield Gardens and Far Rockaway, with a stop in Meadowmere, Queens and one on the Queens side of Five Towns on Rockaway Boulevard.

• Service operates local south of Brookville and Rosedale via Lawrence, Cedarhurst, and Inwood neighborhoods in Nassau County.[87][88]

• Originally operated by Hillside Transportation Company, and first operated in 1914.[94]
• Later operated by Nevin-Queens Bus Corporation until February 17, 1935,[95][96]^:589 North Shore Bus Company until November 1936,[97] Z&M Coach Company until June 1939,[98] and North Shore Bus Company again until city takeover in 1947.

• Originally operated by St. Albans Imp. in 1919 as DP&S Route 76.[94]
• The route was later operated by Bee Line Bus Company[99] and North Shore Bus Company.
• Starting on May 2, 2007, during racing days, the Q2 began to stop inside the racetrack.[100]

• Originally operated by St. Albans Imp. in 1919 as DP&S Route 76.[94]
• Later operated by Bee Line Bus Company[99] and North Shore Bus Company.
• Extended from Rockaway Boulevard to JFK International Airport in December 1987.[101][102]
• 24-hour service was added on April 11, 2004. At the same time, service to all JFK terminals except Terminal 4 replaced by AirTrain JFK.[103][104]
• JFK Terminus moved to Terminal 5 on May 30, 2012, due to construction at Terminal 4.[104][105]

• Originally operated by St. Albans Imp. in 1919 as DP&S Route 72.[94] Later operated by Bee Line Bus Company[99] and North Shore Bus Company.
• Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station. Service rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue.[106] Q4 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions.[107] Outbound trips were rerouted to run east on Archer Avenue from Parsons Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard instead of via Jamaica Avenue.[106]
• On January 12, 2004, morning reverse peak limited-stop service was added, and Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour.[108][109]

• Originally operated by Orange Line in 1921, then by Bee Line Bus Company in 1922 as DP&S Route 77,[94][99] and by North Shore Bus Company in 1939.
• The original terminals were 163rd Street and Jamaica Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue (Rosedale LIRR Station).
• Northern terminal was changed to 168th Street and Hillside Avenue on October 27, 1939.
• Extended to Green Acres Mall on November 15, 1987.[101]
• Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue.[106] Q5 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions.[107] Outbound Q5 trips were rerouted to run east on Archer Avenue from Parsons Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard instead of via Jamaica Avenue.[106]
• On January 12, 2004, Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour.[109]

• Originally operated by Queens Bus Corporation, it first operated on July 19, 1922.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• Northern terminal moved to Jamaica Union Bus Terminal (Jamaica Avenue and Brewer Boulevard) on August 16, 1936.[110][111]
• By 1975, Jamaica terminals were Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, and 165th Street and Archer Avenue.[112]
• Extended to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989.[113][114][115]
• Limited-stop service added on April 19, 2010.[116][117]

• Originally operated by the Ruoff Brothers, it started service on October 5, 1921 as DP&S Route 66.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

• Service started on April 15, 1933.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• Northern terminal moved to Jamaica Union Bus Terminal (Jamaica Avenue and Brewer Boulevard) on August 16, 1936.[110][111]
• By 1975, Jamaica terminus was 165th Street and Archer Avenue.[112]
• Extended to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989.[114][113][115]
• Extended from City Line at Euclid Avenue to Spring Creek at Gateway Drive and Erskine Street on June 29, 2008.[118][119]
• On December 7, 2008, eastbound buses were rerouted to travel via Longan Street instead of via Montauk Avenue between Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue to provide faster service.[120]
• Extended to new bus terminal at Gateway Center North on August 31, 2014.[121]

• Originally operated by Billow Bus Line,[122] it started service on May 1, 1920, as DP&S Route 55.[94]
• By 1975, Jamaica terminus was 165th Street and Archer Avenue.[112]
• Extended to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989.[113][114][115]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

• Originally operated by Richmond Hill Bus, service began on April 29, 1929, as DP&S Route 53.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• JFK Terminus moved to Terminal 5 on May 30, 2012, due to construction at Terminal 4.[104][105]
• Between 1989 and 2011, trips to/from JFK Airport alternated between 130th Street/150th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard via either Rockaway Boulevard or Conduit Avenue. The Conduit Avenue branch was replaced by Q10 limited-stop service.
• Weekday and Saturday limited-stop service introduced on September 3, 2006.[123]
• Sunday limited-stop service added on April 6, 2008.[124]
• Lefferts Boulevard Branch became all-limited on April 28, 2013.[125]

• Originally operated by Liberty Bus, service was started in 1918, as DP&S Route 64.[94]
• Liberty Bus received the route's franchise on January 30, 1933.[96]^:558
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• Overnight service to Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach was eliminated on September 12, 2010.[126]
• Service to Hamilton Beach after 10:00 p.m. was eliminated on July 1, 2012.[21][127][128]

• Originally owned by Rauchwerger, service started in 1921.[94]

• Originally owned by Rauchwerger, service started on March 14, 1920, as DP&S Route 18.[94]

• Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q14 service began on August 2, 1920 as DP&S Route 54.[94]
• Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q15 service began on April 3, 1924.[94]
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a series of changes to citywide bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the institution of late night service on the Q15, providing joint service along the two branches to Whitestone and Beechhurst.[129]
• Overnight service was eliminated on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.[130][131]
• On June 27, 2002, Beechhurst-bound Q15 buses were rerouted to the Cross Island Parkway Service Road from 15th Drive to speed up service.[103]
• Q15A replaced Q14 service on June 27, 2010 due to another budget crisis.

• Originally owned by North Shore Bus Company, service began on August 15, 1930.[94]
• Utopia Parkway service began on October 30, 1952 to serve the Clearview Gardens development.[132][133]
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a series of changes to citywide bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the consolidation of the main route via Willets Point Boulevard and Clintonville Avenue and the spur route along Utopia Parkway branches, onto 166th Street.[129]
• Service along the Utopia Parkway spur had run along Utopia Parkway. from 16th Avenue to 26th Avenue. The main route had run along 26th Avenue, Clintonville Street and Willets Point Boulevard to 160th Street. Instead, service ran along 166th Street between 26th Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard. This change took effect on February 3, 1957. 166 trips were dropped from the Q16 schedule.[134] In response to the proposed change in the route, mothers from Clearview Gardens threatened to form a human barricade across 166th Street. They opposed the change due to safety concerns; service was to be rerouted from the wider Clintonville Street and Utopia Parkway to the narrow 166th Street, along which two schools were located.[135] The original routes were restored on November 17, 1957.[136]
• Overnight service eliminated on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.[94][130][131]

• Originally owned by Flushing Heights Bus Company, service began in 1928.[94]
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a slate of changes in city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the elimination of Q17-20 service between Flushing and College Point due to competition from routes of the Queens-Nassau Transit lines. Service was replaced by three routes: the new Q44FS between Flushing and College Point, the new Q17 Flushing-188th Street line, and the existing Q17A Little Neck-169th Street line. Free transfers were instituted between the routes.[129] Service west of 122nd Street and 14th Avenue in College Point was discontinued. The 598 daily trips on the Q17-20 were decreased by 44 among the Q17, Q44FS, and Q17A. Service during late nights, which had run as a shuttle between Flushing and College Point, was discontinued between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.. Q17 service began running from Flushing-Main Street to Fresh Meadow Lane and the Horace Harding Expressway. These changes took effect on February 3, 1957.[137]
• Extended to Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored. The first stop on the Q17 was moved from 165th Street between Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue to Merrick Boulevard between those two avenues.[107]
• Northern terminal shifted from Main Street and 39th Avenue to 39th Avenue and 138th Street on August 31, 2014.[87]^:139–142
• Began limited-stop service on September 8, 2003.[17][138]

• Originally owned by Woodside–Astoria Transportation, service began in 1925.[94]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.

• Full Line service began in 1933, with the combination of the two sections of the former Astoria Boulevard bus services.[94]
• Eastern part of route between Corona and Flushing was begun by Salvatore Fornatora during April 1919, and the existing Q19 bus route was essentially created and extended in phases over the following years.
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Re-extended from 102nd Street in East Elmhurst to Flushing in January 2007, closely following, and resembling Salvatore Fornatora's original bus route.
• The route was extended from Astoria Boulevard and 21st Street to 27th Avenue and 2nd Street on June 29, 2014.[139]

• North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q20 on February 15, 1932.
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a slate of changes in city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the elimination of Q17-20 service between Flushing and College Point due to competition from routes of the Queens-Nassau Transit lines. Service was replaced by three routes: the new Q44FS between Flushing and College Point, the new Q17 Flushing-188th Street line, and the existing Q17A Little Neck-169th Street line. Free transfers were instituted between the routes.[129] Service west of 122nd Street and 14th Avenue in College Point was discontinued. The 598 daily trips on the Q17-20 were decreased by 44 among the Q17, Q44FS, and Q17A. Service on the Q44FS ran every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. toward Flushing, and every 15 minutes from 3:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. toward College Point, with service every 30 minutes during the rest of the day. Service during late nights, which had run as a shuttle between Flushing and College Point, was discontinued between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.. These changes took effect on February 3, 1957.[137]
• Renumbered back to Q20 on April 15, 1990.[140] 20th Avenue service began at that time.
• Weekend service eliminated on September 10, 1995 due to budget crisis.[130]
• Extended to Jamaica from Flushing on June 27, 1999 when Q44 became limited-stop; route in College Point was split into Q20A and Q20B at same time. Weekend service restored on Q20A.[141]
• Q20A overnight service began November 29, 2015, replacing Q44 local service.[142][143]

• Originally owned by Queens Auto Traction, service began in 1923.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.[144]
• Formerly ran from Liberty Avenue to Rockaway Park.[144]
• Extended north along Woodhaven Boulevard on August 31, 2008.[145][146]
• Rerouted from Rockaway Park to Arverne on January 8, 2012.[147][148][149]
• Truncated from Arverne to Howard Beach on July 1, 2012, with Rockaway service replaced by the Q52.[21][147]

• Originally owned by Long Island Coach Company, service began in 1912.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

• Service began in 1925, being operated by North Shore Bus Company.[94]
• On April 19, 1977, the New York City City Planning Commission approved plans to extend the route west on Metropolitan Avenue, south on Woodhaven Boulevard, north on Union Turnpike and back onto Metropolitan. The extension was intended to serve the 740 residents of the Forest Park Cooperative on Union Turnpike.[150]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.

• Service began on January 15, 1950 to replace a BMT streetcar.[94]
• Formerly B22;[112] renumbered and extended from 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard to 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q24 service began running on Jamaica Avenue in both directions.[107] Eastbound buses were rerouted from Archer Avenue onto Jamaica Avenue.[106]
• On January 25, 1998, the eastern terminal was moved from 168th Street between Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue to Archer Avenue between 168th Street and Merrick Boulevard due to heavy traffic on 168th Street.[151]
• Service west of Broadway Junction was discontinued on June 27, 2010 and restored on January 6, 2013.[32][152]

• Originally owned by Flushing Heights Bus Company, service began in 1928.[94]
• Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation.
• The original Q25 terminus was in Flushing; it was combined with the then-Q34 route into College Point.
• Southern terminus moved from 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue to Parsons Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in 2005.[153]
• Extended to Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard in April 2006.[123]
• Limited-stop service introduced on July 9, 2007.[116][154]

• Originally owned by Z & M Coach, service began on October 1, 1931;[94] later operated by North Shore Bus Company from 1934[155] until March 1947.[94]
• Originally operated from 47th Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard, along Hollis Court Boulevard, which used to run through Cunningham Park, 212th Street (now part of the Clearview Expressway), and Jamaica Avenue (along the current Q36 route) to 257th Street.[156] Later extended to Flushing.
• Service south of Horace Harding Expressway to Jamaica Avenue at the Queens Village LIRR station became rush hours only during World War II.[157][158] Service past Queens Village was discontinued on November 26, 1941.
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved plans to cut the route back from Queens Village to the Horace Harding Expressway, and to redesignate the route from the Q26 Flushing-Queens Village route to the Q26 Flushing-46th Avenue route. Though the change was initially scheduled to take effect on January 22, 1957,[129] it took effect on February 3, 1957.[159][160]
• Weekend and overnight service was discontinued on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.[130]
• Off-peak service was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to another budget crisis.

• Originally operated by Z & M Coach, service began in 1926.[94]
• Originally operated between Flushing and the Horace Harding Expressway.[161]
• Alternate buses were extended south along Springfield Boulevard to Queens Village LIRR station on April 30, 1950. This change had been approved by the New York City Board of Estimate on April 4.[162]
• On January 22, 1957, service was extended on a 90-day trial basis by 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Queens Village LIRR station to the intersection of Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard, as part of a series of bus changes citywide. The change was approved by the NYCTA on November 29, 1956.[129]
• On June 30, 1957,[163] service was extended on a 60-day trial basis by 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard and 233rd Street. The extension was made to encourage more people to use the bus route. Ridership on the temporary extension to Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard was low, with revenues averaging 23 cents per mile, lower than the 80 cents per mileneeded to break even.[164] On August 26, 1957, the NYCTA announced that service would resume terminating at Springfield Boulevard an Merrick Boulevard on September 8, since it was losing $120 a day on the extension to 233rd Street.[165]
• For a few months in 1957, service was extended to 136th Avenue.
• On September 26, 1982, wheelchair-accessible buses began operating on the Q27 and 17 other city bus routes.[166]
• Between 1980 and 1985, buses were rerouted off of Parsons Boulevard between 46th Avenue and Kissena Boulevard, the path it shared with the Q26, onto Holly Avenue and Kissena Boulevard.[167][168]
• Peak-direction limited-stop service was introduced in September 2001.[169]
• Service to Queensborough Community College began on September 9, 2002.[170]
• Extended to 120th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard in Cambria Heights from Queens Village on January 4, 2004 to replace Q83 service on Springfield Boulevard between Murdock Avenue and Queens Village LIRR station.[108][171][109]
• Overnight trips were extended from Queens Village to Cambria Heights on January 6, 2013.[32][152]
• The northern terminal was shifted from Main Street and 39th Avenue to 39th Avenue and 138th Street in August 2014.[87]

• Originally operated by North Shore Bus Company in April 1928.[94][172]
• On February 18, 1962, it was extended from Corporal Kennedy Street and 32nd Avenue to Corporal Kennedy Street and 18th Avenue during a six-month test period to provide bus service to new co-ops.[173] This extension was made permanent after the test period.[174][175]

• Service began in 1921.[94]
• Formerly operated by Kings Coach Company then Triboro Coach Corporation.

• Q30 service began as a New York City Transit route on September 7, 1947, running between Jamaica Avenue and 168th Street to Horace Harding Boulevard and Springfield Boulevard.[176] Service began at 6 a.m.[177]
• The route was then extended to Horace Harding Boulevard and Little Neck Parkway at the Nassau County Line on August 21, 1949.[176][178]
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a large number of changes to city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the changes was to consolidate Q17 and Q30 service to eliminate duplication with a bus route of the Queens-Nassau Transit company.[129] The change took effect on February 3, 1957, and the route was renumbered the Q17A.[137][179]^:37
• The Q17A was renumbered back to Q30 and extended from Jamaica Avenue-169th Street to Jamaica LIRR station via Archer Avenue on December 11, 1988.[101]
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q30 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street.[107][106]
• Short run trips terminating at Horace Harding Expressway converted into branch to Queensborough Community College on January 7, 2013.[32][152][26][33][180][181]

• Originally owned by S & C Buses, which was incorporated on November 17, 1932, service began in 1932. Service was discontinued on September 7, 1935.[96]^:600
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a large number of changes to city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957.[129] As part of the changes, the former Q31 and Q31A routes were consolidated into the new Q31. The Q31A had run from 32nd Avenue and 201st Street to the Queens Village LIRR station.[182] The changes took effect February 3, 1957.[159][160][161][179]^:37
• On June 30, 1963, service was extended from Fresh Meadow Lane and 65th Avenue to Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street. Service was later extended north from 32nd Avenue and 201st Street.[183]
• Extended from Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street to the Jamaica LIRR station via Archer Avenue on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q31 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street.[107][106]
• Weekend service was eliminated on June 27, 2010, but was restored on April 6, 2014.[184][185]

• FACCo began operating the 15 on July 9, 1925.[186][187]
• Original southern terminus was Fifth Avenue and 25th Street.[187]
• Taken over by Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority on March 22, 1962.[188][189][190]
• Became the M32[112] on July 1, 1974.[189][191]
• Renumbered in the 1980s to the Q32
• Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge.

• Originally operated by Municipal Motorbus Company, service began on January 1, 1933.[94]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Formerly ran to LaGuardia Airport until September 8, 2013, replaced by the Q70.

• Service began in April 1933.[94]
• Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation.
• The original Q34 route was the College Point segment of the Q25; it was later rerouted to its current alignment in Whitestone and then extended along the Q25 route.
• On April 17, 2000, the span of weekday evening service on the route was changed, with bus service ending at 9 p.m. instead of midnight, and Saturday service was eliminated due to low ridership at these times. In addition, service now began at 5:30 a.m. on weekdays and was cut to running from 149th Street and Willets Point Boulevard to Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue.[192]
• Southern terminus was moved from 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue to Parsons Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in 2004.[153]
• Service extended to Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard in 2007.[123]

• Green Bus Lines began service on July 3, 1937;[193] originally ran non-stop between the Rockaways and Brooklyn College.[193]
• Stops at Marine Parkway Bridge, Floyd Bennett Field, and Avenue U (Kings Plaza) added in 1940.[194]
• Open-door service in Brooklyn added circa 1976;[195][196] until then, buses only made drop offs northbound and pickups southbound in Brooklyn north of Kings Plaza.[197]
• On February 15, 2009, the last westbound stop was relocated from Flatbush Avenue between Nostrand Avenue and East 31st Street to Avenue H between Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue to accommodate a changed turnaround path.[198]

• Originally operated by Schenck Transportation, which was incorporated on September 11, 1925, service began in April 1926.[96]^:601
• Later on, it was operated by North Shore Bus Company, before being taken over by the New York City Transit Authority in 1947.[188]
• Between 1980 and 1985, the route's terminal loop was changed so that instead of using 87th Avenue it would use 87th Road.[167][168]
• Limited-stop service introduced on April 7, 2008.[39][49]
• Weekday service added to Little Neck in January 2013 via the old Q79 route, restoring service along Little Neck Parkway.[32][152][33][199]

• Originally operated by General Omnibus Company, service began in January 1939.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• Extended from Jamaica Avenue to Kew Gardens on November 23, 1941.[200]
• Between 1980 and 1985, the route's terminal was moved from 130th Street and 150th Avenue to Lincoln Street and 135th Avenue.[167][168]
• Daily service via Aqueduct Racetrack was added in 2012.
• Southern terminal moved from 150th and 149th Avenues to 135th Road and 131st Street in 2018.

• Originally operated by Affiliated Transit, service began in June 1934.[94]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Originally Q38 (Penelope Avenue) and Q45X/Q50 (Eliot Avenue) routes; combined into a single Q38 route on July 3, 1960.[201][202]

• Originally operated by National City Bus Lines, service began on June 16, 1934. On January 31, 1935, the company received the franchise for the route.[96]^:575
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Overnight service was added in August 2007.
• On November 17, 2008, westbound service was rerouted to travel via Jackson Avenue, 45th Avenue and 23rd Street due to the permanent closure of 45th Road between 23rd Street and Jackson Avenue for the construction of a free subway transfer passageway at Court Square.[120]

• Originally operated by Midland Coach, service began on February 5, 1934.[96]^:567
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• Between 1985 and December 1989, the route's terminal loop was changed so that buses ran via Rockaway Boulevard, 145th Street, 135th Avenue, 140th Street and Rockaway Boulevard again, instead of its previous route via Rockaway Boulevard, 143rd Street, 135th Avenue and 142nd Street.[168][114]
• Terminal loop changed multiple times during the 1980s.

• Originally operated by Courier Bus Company, service began on July 10, 1934.[94]
• Route in Lindenwood, via 155th and 157th Avenues, added on September 14, 1964.[203]
• Between 1980 and 1985, the route's path in Ozone Park was changed with the conversion of 109th Avenue and 130th Streets to one-way streets. Northbound buses were rerouted to turn south for one block on 127th Street, east on 111th Avenue for one block and then north on 130th Street before resuming the previous route at Atlantic Avenue. Southbound buses were rerouted to continue on 127th Street from 109th Avenue to 111th Avenue before heading west on that street until 111th Street, where the route would turn north one block and then resume on its previous route on 109th Street.[167][168]
• The route's path through Ozone Park was modified again between 1985 and December 1989. Southbound buses were rerouted off of Atlantic Avenue at 133rd Street before turning onto 95th Avenue and resuming via 127th Street. Northbound buses were rerouted off of 109th Avenue, instead following the path of southbound buses, turning south onto 111th Street and then east on 111th Avenue, north on 131st Street and west on 109th Avenue to 128th Street, before turning west on Liberty Avenue and then north on 127th Street, before turning east on 95th Avenue, north on 134th Street and back onto Atlantic Avenue.[168][114]
• Extended from Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Archer Avenue to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989.[113][114][115]
• On July 1, 2012, service was rerouted off of 111th Avenue to 109th Avenue to cut costs and reduce travel times. Local residents were opposed to the change, arguing that were not given advanced notice, and because the change eliminated parking spaces.[204]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

• Originally operated by North Branch Transit, service began on March 27, 1934.[94]
• Later operated by Bee Line, Inc.,[205] then Green Bus Lines,[110][111][206] then North Shore Bus Company until 1947.[207]
• Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station. Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988.
• Overnight service eliminated on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.[130][131]
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q42 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions.[107] Buses were rerouted to run along Archer Avenue, 165th Street and Liberty Avenue.[106]
• Midday service eliminated on June 27, 2010 due to another budget crisis; restored on January 7, 2013.[32][152] Before the restoration, service ran during weekday rush hours only.

• Originally operated by Schenck Transportation, service began on May 24, 1935.[96]^:601
• In 1983, the NYCTA agreed to study the implementation of rush hour expresses on the Q43, making express stops west of Springfield Boulevard.[208]
• Limited-stop service began in January 1993.[209]
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990.[106] Q43 service began running along 146th Street towards the subway and via Sutphin Boulevard leaving the subway. The first stop was moved to Archer Avenue in front of the LIRR station.[107]
• On November 17, 1997, westbound limiteds started stopping at 187th Street and Hillside Avenue instead of 188th Street and Hillside Avenue to improve connections with the Q17 and the Q75.[151]

• North Shore Bus Company began Main Street service between Main Street subway station and Horace Harding Bouelvard on May 2, 1933.[210]
• Q44 Flushing-Jamaica service began on March 22, 1938.[94][211][212]
• Extended to West Farms, Bronx along former World's Fair route on October 28, 1940.[213][214]
• Original southern terminus was Jamaica LIRR station;[211] later extended to the 165th Street Bus Terminal.[215][216]
• Bronx service was extended to Bronx Park South-Crotona Parkway in 1984, running all times except late evenings and nights. Service was later cut back to its current terminus in September 1990.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q44 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions.[107] Eastbound buses were rerouted from running along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street to Archer Avenue.[106]
• On January 11, 1998, buses began running on Archer Avenue between Merrick Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard in both directions.[151]
• Limited-stop service between Jamaica and Whitestone introduced on June 27, 1999. Former route between Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike (via 150th Street and Grand Central Parkway service roads) replaced at that time.[141]
• Converted into Q44 Select Bus Service on November 29, 2015; late-night local service was replaced by the Q20A.[142][143]

• North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44A[217] on December 4, 1939.[94][218]
• Service was extended to Springfield Boulevard on September 7, 1947, with headways ranging from 10 minutes during rush hours to 40 minutes during other times.[177]
• Began limited-stop service on February 11, 1974; one of the first two routes to have limited-stop service.[101]
• Renumbered to the Q46 on April 15, 1990.[219][140]
• Extended from Lakeville Road to Long Island Jewish Hospital on September 7, 1997.[220]
• On November 17, 1997, a limited stop was added at 150th Street and Union Turnpike.[151]
• Overnight and weekend service to Glen Oaks was eliminated in September 2002.[221]

• Service began on October 1, 1939.[94]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.[144]
• Merged with Q45, also a former Triboro Coach route, on September 4, 2011.[222]
• Rerouted in East Elmhurst off of 77th Street southbound to accommodate the street's change to a one-way street in September 2016.[223]

• North Shore Bus Company began this route on April 5, 1940.[94][224]
• Transferred to New York City Transit in 1947.[94]

• Service started in January 1938.[94]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Renumbered from Q19B[225] on April 20, 2008.[124]

• Service began in the mid-1960s
• Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation as the QBx1;[226] operated local in the Bronx, with only select trips traveling to Flushing.[26][227][228]
• Split into Q50 (Flushing−Co-op City Limited) and Bx23 (Co-op City Local) on September 12, 2010.[26][228][229][230]

• Created as Q21 rush-hour only limited on January 8, 2012; rerouted from Rockaway Park to serve Arverne by the Sea.[147]
• Renumbered to Q52 and expanded to 7 days a week on July 1, 2012.[21][147]
• On April 9, 2017, it was extended from Beach 69th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Beach 54th Street and Beach Channel Drive to better serve housing in Arverne.[231][232]
• Route converted into Select Bus Service on November 12, 2017.[233]

• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Created as a replacement service for LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch between Woodside and Rockaway Park on June 24, 1950.[234][235]
• Originally went non-stop between Rego Park and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.[144][236]
• Converted to limited-stop service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards in 2006.[237]
• Service to Rego Park station via 63rd Drive[144] discontinued in January 2007.[238][239]
• Service to the Elmhurst business district was added in 2009.
• On January 3, 2010, the northbound route's non-stop travel path was modified to run via 39th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue instead of via Broadway to provide faster service.[240]
• Overnight service was added on September 8, 2013.[241]
• The route was converted into Select Bus Service on November 12, 2017.[233]

• Service started on June 12, 1949 to replace BMT streetcar service;[94][242] the eastern terminus was extended from Jamaica and Metropolitan Avenues to 170th Street at this time.[242]
• On November 6, 1954, the NYCTA proposed to truncate service along Jamaica Avenue from 171st Street to Metropolitan Avenue, a distance of 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to cut costs. Free transfers would have been provided to the B22 and B56.[243][244]
• Formerly B53;[112][242] renumbered on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q54 service began running on Jamaica Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Archer Avenue.[107][106]
• Rerouted in Middle Village and Glendale to serve The Shops at Atlas Park on July 1, 2007.[245][246][247][100]

• Descended from Richmond Hill Line trolley service along Myrtle Avenue; replaced by bus service on April 26, 1950.[94][248][249][250]
• Formerly B55;[112] renumbered on December 11, 1988.

• Service started on November 30, 1947 to replace BMT streetcar service.[94][251]
• Formerly B56;[112] renumbered on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q56 service began running on Jamaica Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Archer Avenue.[107][106]

• Descended from Flushing–Ridgewood Line streetcar service;[252][253] replaced by bus service on July 17, 1949.[94][253][254]
• Formerly B58;[112][255] renumbered on December 11, 1988.
• Limited-stop service introduced on September 13, 2010.[59][256]

• Originally Grand Street Line streetcar service. Replaced by bus service on December 1, 1949.[253]
• On November 6, 1954, the NYCTA proposed to eliminate weekday service between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. and all weekend service to cut costs. Free transfers would have been provided between the B53 and B57.[243][244]
• Formerly B59; renumbered on December 11, 1988
• Original eastern terminus was 72nd Street and Grand Avenue in Maspeth.
• 24 hour service added in January 2008.[257]
• Extended from Kent Avenue/Broadway to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza in 2010.

• Service started on April 17, 1937 to replace Queens Boulevard Line streetcar.[94]
• Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
• Overnight service was added in August 2007.
• On June 27, 2010, the route was rerouted to stay on Jamaica Avenue instead of diverting to 139th Street and Archer Avenue on the way to Sutphin Boulevard to speed up service by traveling on a direct path on a commercial street.[230]

• Service started on November 14, 1951.[94]
• Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation.
• Formerly Q65A. Renumbered on September 2, 2007.[258]
• Overnight service introduced on September 8, 2013,[241] which closed a gap in service from 2:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m..

• Service started on August 10, 1937 to replace Flushing–Jamaica Line and College Point Line streetcar service.
• Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation.
• The route's southern terminus was moved from 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue to Parsons Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in 2004.[153]
• It was then extended to Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard in 2007.[123]
• Limited-stop service introduced in September 2007.[154][259]

• Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation.
• Original terminus was at 51st Street in Woodside, where the bus connected with the Northern Boulevard subway station.[260]
• The route was extended to Queens Plaza on October 29, 1989 to serve the new 21st Street–Queensbridge subway station.

• Service started on October 30, 1937 to replace streetcar service.[94]
• Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation
• On April 12, 2009, westbound buses were rerouted to run via the Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road from 69th Street to Hamilton Place instead of running via Grand Avenue and crossing the expressway's service roads to speed up service.[261]

• Service started in 1933.[94]
• Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
• Formerly Q19A. Renumbered on April 20, 2008.[124]

• Introduced as a Limited-Stop Service Line on September 8, 2013.[68]
• Replaced Q33 service at LaGuardia Airport.[68][69]
• Converted from Limited-Stop Service to Select Bus Service on September 25, 2016, and branded as the "LaGuardia Link".[262][263]

• Originally northern portion of Grand Street Line streetcar (now the Q59), Flushing–Ridgewood Line (now the Q58) and later North Beach Line between Corona Avenue and Bowery Bay/North Beach Airport.[253][264]
• Junction Boulevard service replaced by buses on August 25, 1949.[94][253]
• Formerly operated by New York City Transit as route B72 until January 21, 1961, and then by Triboro Coach Corporation as Q72 until takeover in 2006.[188][265][266][267]
• Former terminus was Ditmars Boulevard and 94th Street.[144][227][268][84]
• Extended to LaGuardia Airport in September 2006.[123]
• Service to American Airlines hangar was eliminated on September 8, 2013.[68]

• Francis Lewis Boulevard bus route proposed and rejected in 1959.[269]
• New route created by the New York City Transit Authority
• Service started on October 29, 1961 as a six-month trial,[94][270][271] running between Parsons Boulevard and 14th Avenue in Whitestone and the 179th Street station on Hillside Avenue.[112][270] Service initially ran on 20-minute headways between 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m.[272]
• On December 27, 1961, the NYCTA announced that it planned to apply to the Board of Estimate for permission to switch the travel path of the route for the second half of the trial the following month. Service was rerouted from running via the Long Island Expressway service road and 188th Street to get to Jamaica to staying on Francis Lewis Boulevard to Hillside Avenue. The shift was done so that data for revenue for the new route could be compared with revenue for the existing route.[273]
• Extended from 179th Street-Hillside Avenue to 165th Street Terminal in 1989.[113]
• Overnight service was eliminated on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis.[130][131]
• Extended to College Point from Whitestone on September 11, 2000.[274]
• Saturday service eliminated on June 27, 2010 due to another budget crisis, but restored on September 8, 2012 along with new Sunday service.[26][275]

• Francis Lewis Boulevard bus route originally proposed and rejected in 1959.[269]
• New route created by the New York City Transit Authority
• Service started on September 13, 1965[94][276] as a four-month trial[277][278] in order to serve Andrew Jackson High School.[276][279]
• Originally operated between the 179th Street station, and the intersection of Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard.[279]
• Extended from 179th Street-Hillside Avenue to 165th Street Terminal in 1989.[113]
• Sunday service was added on April 6, 2014.[184][280][185]
• On January 5, 2020, the route's southern terminal was moved from Springfield Boulevard and 145th Road to Springfield Boulevard and 145th Avenue. Southbound buses run via South Conduit Avenue, 225th Street and 145th Avenue to Springfield Boulevard.[281][282] On January 3, 2021, the route's southern terminal was moved from Springfield Boulevard and 145th Avenue to South Conduit Avenue and 221st Street. The stop at Springfield Boulevard at 225th Street was eliminated. The route's terminal loop was modified to be South Conduit Avenue, 225th Street, and North Conduit Avenue.[283]

• Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923.[94]
• The route was extended from Springfield Boulevard and 114th Avenue to 227th Street and 113th Drive between 1946 and 1949.[176]
• On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a slate of changes in bus service citywide to take effect on January 22, 1957. Among the changes was the extension of Q3A service to the 179th Street subway station to eliminate congestion at 169th Street.[129]
• Formerly Q3A; renumbered and rerouted on December 11, 1988 to Jamaica Center.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue.[107] Buses were rerouted to run along Archer Avenue, 165th Street and Liberty Avenue.[106]
• Full-time service on the branch via Springfield Boulevard to the Queens Village LIRR station was eliminated on January 4, 2004, with service replaced by an extension of the Q27 from the Queens Village LIRR station to 120th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard.[171][109]
• On January 12, 2004, Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour.[109]
• Limited-stop service started stopping at Liberty Avenue and 177th Street in both directions on November 3, 2008 to allow for transfers with the Q42.[49]

• Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923.[94]
• On February 18, 1962, it was extended from 122nd Avenue and 199th Street to its present terminus at 238th Street and 130th Avenue during a six-month test period.[173]
• Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station
• Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988, and was renumbered from the Q4A to the Q84.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q84 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Outbound trips had run on Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard.[107][106]

• Originally owned by Bee Line Bus.[94]
• Formerly Q5A and Q5AB; combined into the Q85 on December 11, 1988.
• On September 26, 1982, wheelchair-accessible buses began operating on the Q5A and 17 other city bus routes.[166]
• Extended to Green Acres in the 1990s.
• Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station.
• Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988.
• On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q85 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions.[107] Outbound trips had run on Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard.[106]
• On January 12, 2004, Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour.[109]

• New route created by the New York City Transit Authority
• Service started on September 16, 1974.[284][285]
• Original eastern end was Springfield Boulevard and Union Turnpike.[286]
• On January 31, 1979, it was announced that Q88 service would be extended to Hillside Avenue, with buses heading along Springfield Boulevard to Jamaica Avenue on the way to Queens Village Bus Depot, making stops along Springfield Boulevard instead of deadheading. Free transfers would also be provided to the Q1 and Q27 for riders continuing south along Springfield Boulevard. These changes were to take effect in early March.[287][288]
• In September 1983, bus service was increased due to increased ridership and the proliferation of gypsy cabs along the route.[289][290] One additional buses was added to the route to make short-run trips between Queens Boulevard and Queens College.[291]
• The route was later extended to Hillside Avenue, before being extended to Jamaica Avenue between 1985 and 1989.[114][168]

• Started service in the 1980s.[94]
• Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.[292]
• Formerly Q101R; renumbered the Q100 on April 6, 2008.[124]
• Originally non-stop between Long Island City and Rikers Island parking lot.[268]
• Limited-stop service along 21st Street began on February 1, 2009.[293]

• Service started on November 1, 1939 to replace Steinway Street Line streetcar service.[248]
• Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.[265][292]
• Original northern terminus was Rikers' Island; when the Q101R (now Q100) was created, service was truncated to 19 Avenue. Prior to the creation of the Q101R, this route was the only local bus route to traverse three boroughs, since Rikers' Island is located in The Bronx.
• On October 10, 2010, the route's Manhattan terminal was moved from Second Avenue and East 58th Street to avoid obstructing the bus lane for the planned M15 Select Bus Service. The new last stop was moved to East 61st Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, while a new first stop was established at the southwest corner of East 61st Street and Second Avenue.[230]

• Service started on September 29, 1939 to replace a Steinway Streetcar.[94][248]
• Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.[265][292]
• Starting on April 18, 2010, all service began traveling through Roosevelt Island in the same direction and some closely spaced bus stops on the island were discontinued.[294]
• Newtown Avenue, Crescent Street, and Astoria Boulevard segment discontinued in favor of operating via 30th Avenue on June 29, 2014.

• Service started on September 29, 1939 to replace a Steinway Streetcar.[94][248]
• Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.[265][292]
• Weekend service was added and the span of weekday service hours were extended from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 29, 2014 on a pilot basis.[295] On March 20, 2015, it was announced that the changes would be made permanent.[296]

• Service started on September 29, 1939 to replace a Steinway Streetcar line.[94][248]
• Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.[265][292]

• Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses.
• Originally Route A; replacement for Jamaica Avenue-Hempstead Turnpike trolley service on November 25, 1933.[94][297][298][299][300]
• Original terminus was 168th Street station,[301] which was the former terminus of the surface line.[302]
• On May 2, 2007, the Q110 started serving the racetrack on racing days.[100]

• Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses[299] as Route B (Jamaica-Hook Creek).
• Originally part of the current Q113; separated into Route B in the 1950s;[303] renumbered the Q111 by 1960.[304]
• Between 1985 and December 1989, the route was cut back to Peninsula Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike; the route had gone further west on Peninsula Boulevard.[168][114]

• Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses.
• Originally Route C; replacement for Liberty Avenue trolley service on December 3, 1933.[94][297][298][299][300]
• Original terminus was the 168th Street elevated station[301]
• Between 1980 and 1985, Rockaway Boulevard-bound buses were rerouted off of Union Hall Street between Archer Avenue and Liberty Avenue, and onto Archer Avenue, Guy R Brewer Boulevard, and Liberty Avenue. Bus service continued to run via Union Hall Street between Jamaica Avenue and Archer Avenue, and between Liberty Avenue and South Road This change was made because Union Hall Street was closed between these streets to traffic, and now became part of the York College campus.[167][168]
• Between 1985 and December 1989, service was streamlined in Jamaica, and southbound buses stopped running via Union Hall Street, instead running via Guy R Brewer Boulevard along with the Q111 and Q113.[168][114]
• Terminal loop in Jamaica rerouted in the late 1980s

• Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses; originally Route B[297] and Route D;[303] replacement for Jamaica Central Railways' Jamaica–Far Rockaway trolley line.[298][299][305]
• Rockaway−Nassau County portion of route began operation in September 1930.[300][88]
• The full-route to Jamaica began operating on November 12, 1933.[298]
• Original terminals were 168th Street station in Jamaica and the Far Rockaway LIRR station (site of the current subway station).[301][88]
• Service to Seagirt Boulevard began on April 20, 1952, following disruption of LIRR Rockaway service.[306]
• Between 1985 and December 1985, southbound buses were rerouted from Beach Channel Drive and Mott Avenue to Nameoke Avenue and Central Avenue.[168][114]
• Limited-stop service extended on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, and expanded to Saturdays on March 12, 2007.[307]
• Limited-stop service shifted onto Rockaway Boulevard between Springfield Gardens and Five Towns on July 3, 2011.[308]
• Local service split into the Q114 on August 31, 2014.[87][309]

• Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses as the local portion of the Q113.
• Originally Route B[297] and Route D.[303]
• Renumbered to Q114 on August 31, 2014, when limited service was introduced on 147th Avenue west of Brookville Boulevard. Local service along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and 147th Avenue was replaced by the Q111.[87][309]
• Local service was formerly late nights only; extended to evening hours on January 4, 2015.[310]