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The traffic in Manhattan ensures that even fi you leave plenty of time when taking the bus, you will arrive at your destination late. This does not mean that you should never take the bus - it can be a great way to see landmarks and street life while sitting down. An especially good route is the M1 along Fifth and Madison Avenues from 59th Street to the Battery and back. CIty buses are blue and white and they stop every two or three blocks at stops marked by white and lbue signs. When the bus arrives, check the lighted sign in front to make sure it's your route. MetroCards are the easiest way to pay for a bus ride. Otherwise, you must have EXACT change - $2.00. Only quarters, dimes and nickels are accepted; no bills. (However, you may be lucky and someone on the bus might be able to break your bills for you). Free transfers are available if you need to change buses to reach your desintation, but you must ask for one when you pay your fare. No paper transfer is necessary when using a MetroCard. Most buses "kneel," which means that the front right side of the bus comes down to street level to make ti easy to board. All buses are wheelchair accessible; use the entrance toward the back of the bus, where there is a lift. To request a stop, press the yellow strip between the windows, which will illuminate a "stop requested" sign at the front of the bus. Exit from either the front of rear doors (you have to push the rear doors open). There are about 30 express bus routes operated by the NYC transit. Many of them run between Manhattan and Staten Island during weekday rush hours only. Express bus riders may purchase the $20 MetroCard to obtain 11 rides for the price of 10. Call 718 330 1234 for express-bus schedule information. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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All five boroughs are covered by bus service. MTA New York City Transit has the authority to run buses across the city boundary, and a few routes leave city limits, albeit briefly. The Q5 and Q85 cross the Nassau County border to go the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. The Q2 leaves Queens as they run along Hempstead Turnpike and onto the Cross Island Parkway where they re-enter city-limits. The Q46 runs along Lakeville Road in Lake Success, Nassau County upon entering Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The Bx16 bus runs in to Westchester County, but only for a block for each branch. The Bx 7 & the Bx 10 Make a u-turn in Yonkers above the Bronx city line. Buses are labeled with a number and a prefix identifying the primary borough (B for Brooklyn, Bx for the Bronx, M for Manhattan, Q for Queens, and S for Staten Island). Express buses use the letter "x" rather than a borough label. Lettered suffixes can be used to designate branches or variants. MTA Bus Company routes also follow this scheme, and MTA Long Island Bus uses "N" for Nassau County. "W" or "BL" and "S" are commonly used by the non-MTA Bee-Line Bus System (Westchester County) and Suffolk Transit (Suffolk County). Between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM "Request-a-Stop" service is available. The Bus Operator may discharge passengers at a location along the route that is not a bus stop, as long as it is considered safe. If the location is not "safe", the bus operator will discharge passengers at the nearest safe location. The MTA bus system is meant to complement the MTA's rail lines - the New York City Subway, Staten Island Rapid Transit, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad. The MTA also owns the MTA Bus Company, which operates routes in the Bronx, southwestern Westchester, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and western Nassau County and the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (Long Island Bus), which operates in eastern Queens, Nassau County, and western Suffolk County. Theme: BusPhone: (718)-330-1234Website: http://www.mta.info
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