These tables give 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:
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.
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Notes |
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n1
[1]
| Hewlett Broadway and Rockaway Avenue | ↔ | Elmont UBS Arena |
| - Jamaica served weekday rush hours only, to Jamaica in the morning and from Jamaica in the evening.
- Some morning and evening trips terminate at the Valley Stream station on weekdays instead of Hewlett.
- Weekend Elmont-bound trips run alternately with n1 Bellerose trips (see below).
- LIRR connections: Hewlett, Gibson, Valley Stream
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→ AM ---- ← PM | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13 |
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Valley Stream Old Central Avenue and Mill Road | ↔ | Bellerose, Queens 239th Street and Jericho Turnpike | Central Avenue, Elmont Road, Hempstead Turnpike | - Weekends only. Early a.m. and evening service, and daytime alternate service with regular n1 service (see above).
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n4
[2]
| Local service |
Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer | Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard | - Operates at all times.
- LIRR connections: Freeport
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n4X
| Express service |
Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer | Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard | - Weekday rush hour service only.
- LIRR connections: Freeport
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n6
[3]
| Local service |
Hempstead Transit Center Bays 8, 9, and 10 | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9 | Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
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n6X
| Express service |
Hempstead Transit Center Jackson Street | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9 | Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue | - Weekday rush hour service only
- Some trips utilize 60 foot articulated buses.
- LIRR connections: Hempstead
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n15
[5]
| Long Beach LIRR station | ↔ | East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 5 | - All trips: Long Beach Road, Woodfield Road
- Roosevelt Field trips: Clinton Street
- Mineola trips: Washington Avenue
| - Alternate weekday buses serve Roosevelt Field except early a.m. and late nights.
- Weekdays, buses terminate in Hempstead early a.m., late nights and alternately during middays.
- Alternate weekday rush hour buses serve Mineola.
- Most weekend service terminates at Roosevelt Field.
- LIRR connections: Long Beach, Island Park, Rockville Centre, Lakeview, West Hempstead, Hempstead, Mineola
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↔ | Hempstead Transit Center |
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↔ | Mineola Intermodal Center |
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n16
[6]
| Nassau Community College | ↔ | Rockville Centre LIRR station | Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), Franklin Street, Westbury Boulevard |
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n16X
| Express service |
Hempstead Transit Center | ↔ | Nassau Community College | Hempstead Turnpike, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard | - Operates only when school is in session.
- Weekday bi-directional rush hour service only.
- One intermediate stop at Hofstra University.
- LIRR connections: Hempstead
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n19
[7]
| Freeport LIRR station | ↺ | East Massapequa Hicksville Road and Sunrise Highway | "Loop" service: (see Notes)- n19: Merrick Road, Hicksville Road, then:
- n19X: Sunrise Highway
| - "Loop" runs as follows: n19 runs counter-clockwise from Freeport, n19X runs clockwise from Freeport with each service switching to the other at East Massapequa for the return to Freeport.
- Weekday rush hour service only with most a.m. service to East Massapequa being n19, and most p.m. service being n19X.
- LIRR connections: Freeport
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n19X
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n20G
[8]
| Great Neck LIRR station | ↔ | Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing –Main Street | Northern Boulevard | |
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n20H
| ↔ | Hicksville LIRR station | - No stops between Marion Street in Greenvale and Manhattan Drive in Jericho, except:
- LIRR connections: Great Neck, Hicksville
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n20X
| Express service |
Roslyn Clock Tower | ↔ | Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing – Main Street | Northern Boulevard |
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n21
[9]
| Glen Cove Police Station | ↔ | Great Neck LIRR station | Glen Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Northern Boulevard | - Sundays, all service operates between Glen Cove and the Roslyn Clock Tower.
- Non-Sunday service shared with n20H from Roslyn to Great Neck.
- LIRR connections: Glen Street, Great Neck
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n22
| Hicksville LIRR station | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 10 and 11 | Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue |
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n22X
[10]
| Express service |
East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 10 and 11 | Old Country Road, Hillside Avenue | - Weekday rush hour service only, bypasses Mineola.
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n23
[11]
| 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, Jamaica Avenue, Hillside Avenue | - Open-door in Queens as far west as 239th Street.
- All service is split at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips.
- Weekend-only daytime and evening Bellerose service short-turns every third Saturday trip and every other Sunday trip.
- LIRR connections: Hicksville, Mineola, Queens Village
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↔ | Bellerose, Queens 239th Street and Jericho Turnpike | Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike |
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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 | - Weekday rush hour service only, to Great Neck in the a.m., from Great Neck in the p.m.
- LIRR connections: Great Neck
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n27
[15]
| Hempstead Transit Center Bay 24 | ↔ | Glen Cove Police Station | Westbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, Glen Cove Avenue |
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Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Notes |
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n31
[16]
| Local service |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 4, 5 | ↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue | - Hempstead Avenue (Lynbrook), West Broadway (Woodmere), Central Avenue (Lawrence)
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n31X
| Express service |
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 4, 5 | ↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Mott Avenue and Central Avenue near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue | - Peninsula Boulevard, West Broadway (Woodmere)
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n32
| Hempstead Transit Center Bay 4, 5 | ↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue | - Hempstead Avenue (Lynbrook), Broadway (Woodmere), Central Avenue (Lawrence)
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n33
[17]
| Long Beach LIRR station | ↻ | Far Rockaway, Queens Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue | Beech Street | - No Sunday service.
- Open-door in Far Rockaway.
- No passengers carried solely within Long Beach. Customers traveling within Long Beach must use the City of Long Beach West End route.
- Last eastbound pickup is at Connecticut Avenue in Long Beach.
- First westbound dropoff is at Brookline Avenue in E. Atlantic Beach.
- LIRR connections: Long Beach
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n35
[18]
| Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue | ↔ | Westbury Rockland Street | Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue | - Most Westbury-bound service alternately terminates with short-turns at Roosevelt Field, except for weekday peak hours to Westbury in the a.m. and from Westbury in the p.m.
- LIRR connections: Baldwin, Hempstead, Westbury
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n40/41
[19]
| Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 4 and 5 | North Main Street, Nassau Road, Franklin Street |
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n43
[20]
| ↔ | East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 4 | Babylon Turnpike, Nassau Road, Uniondale Avenue |
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n48
[21]
| Hempstead Transit Center Bay 22, 23 | ↔ | Hicksville Broadway Mall | - Shared: Front Street
- n48: Carman Avenue, Duffy Avenue
- n49: Newbridge Road
- Shared: North Broadway
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n49
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n54
[22]
| Hempstead Transit Center Bay 18 | ↔ | Amityville, Suffolk County Amityville LIRR Station |
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n55
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n57
[23]
| Great Neck LIRR station | ↻ AM ↺ PM | Great Neck North Great Neck Loop | Clockwise Loop: Bayview Avenue, Station Road | - Weekday rush hour service only, clockwise in a.m. hours and counter-clockwise in p.m. hours
- LIRR connections: Great Neck
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n58
[24]
| ↔ | Kings Point United States Merchant Marine Academy Steamboat Road and Stepping Stone Lane | - All trips: Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road
- Kings Point Pond trips: Kings Point Road
| - Kings Point Pond (loop) is served by alternate buses on weekdays as follows: toward USMMA before 2 p.m. and toward Great Neck after 2 p.m.
- LIRR connections: Great Neck
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↔ | Kings Point Kings Point Pond |
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n70
[25]
| Hempstead Transit Center Bay 19, 20, 21 | ↔ | East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College | Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, Broad Hollow Road |
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n71
| East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College | ↔ | Amityville, Suffolk County Amityville LIRR Station | Broad Hollow Road, Conklin Street, Carmans Road, Loudon Avenue |
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n72
| Temporarily replaced by expanded service on January 7, 2024. |
n78
[26]
| Hicksville LIRR station | ↔ | Plainview Newtown Road | - Shared: Old Country Road
- n79: Manetto Hill Road, Woodbury Road, Jericho Turnpike
| - Weekday and Saturday rush hours only. No midday or Sunday service.
- Same route from Hicksville to Plainview-Manetto Hill Road.
- LIRR connections: Hicksville
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n79
| ↔ | Huntington Station, Suffolk County Walt Whitman Shops |
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n79X
| ↔ | Woodbury Road, Jericho Turnpike | - Weekday late a.m. and early p.m. rush hours only.
- No stops between Hicksville and Manetto Hill Road.
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n80
[27]
| ↔ | East Massapequa Unqua Road and Sunrise Highway | South Broadway, Hicksville Road, Sunrise Highway |
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n88X
[28]
| Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Jones Beach East Bathhouse (last drop-off), West Bathhouse (first pick-up) | | < | -- * Summer 2023 weekend service from May 26 until October 1. --> - Summer 2024 daily service from May 24 until September 29;[29] on weekends, alternate trips are extended to/from Hempstead Transit Center.
- Additional Norwell Health at Jones Beach Theater concert service to/from the East Bathhouse stop.
- Some trips may use articulated 60 foot buses
- LIRR connections: Hempstead, Freeport
- Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season
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Hempstead Transit Center | ↔ | |
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The Elmont and Mercy Medical shuttles are resurrected former regular routes, with the Port Washington shuttle being a former MSBA shuttle. These shuttles are now serviced with passenger vans, and operate only during weekday rush hours.
Route | History |
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n1 | - Operated by Bee Line until 1973 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) takeover.
- On January 1, 2012, service to the Valley Stream LIRR station was restored.[33]
- On March 30, 2014, six eastbound AM reverse-peak trips and 10 westbound PM reverse-peak trips were cut back from Jamaica to Elmont Road since ridership was found to be much lower on this section of the route.[34]
- Effective January 7, 2024, some weekday short-turn trips began terminating at Valley Stream instead of Green Acres at their southern end, and service was increased to run every 18 to 20 minutes.
- Effective May 26, 2024, weekday Elmont trips have been extended to UBS Arena.[35]
- Effective September 1, 2024, weekend service was expanded along with numerous new trips running between Old Central Road in Valley Stream (completely bypassing Valley Stream LIRR station and Green Acres Mall) and 239th Street in Bellerose, Queens, near Cahill Park.[36]
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n4 |
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n4X | - New express route introduced by NICE on September 1, 2013.[39] [40]
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n6 | - Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Hempstead-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926.
- Operated by Bee Line until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On April 8, 2012, midday and Saturday service was reduced to run every 12 minutes instead of every 10 minutes.
- Effective January 7, 2024, some Hempstead-bound trips short-turn at the UBS Arena.
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n6X | - New express route introduced by NICE on April 8, 2012, replacing the n6L limited-stop service.
- Service between Hempstead Transit Center and Nassau Community College (NCC) was added on September 1, 2013. The express stop at Westminster Road was discontinued, while a stop at Springfield Boulevard was added.
- Service to NCC was discontinued in 2017 and became the current n16X.
- Effective May 28, 2023, the Hempstead-bound stop at Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hillside Avenue was discontinued, and Jamaica-bound buses began skipping the stop at 179th Street.[41] [42]
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n15 | - Operated by Rockville Centre Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Bee Line, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On April 8, 2012, midday and Saturday service was reduced from operating every 15 minutes to running every 20 minutes.
- On May 2, 2021, bus service was rerouted to Merrick Road in Rockville Centre, bypassing the LIRR station.
- On September 3, 2023, service via Old Country Road was removed from Roosevelt Field to Mineola, which is now a terminal.[43]
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n16 | - Operated by Rockville Centre Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Bee Line, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Service between Rockville Centre and Silver Lake, Baldwin was discontinued and trips that only ran between Hempstead and Roosevelt Field were discontinued and replaced by an extension of the n43 on April 8, 2012.[44]
- Saturday service was eliminated effective April 9, 2017.[45]
- On May 2, 2021, multiple changes were made to n16 service. The sequence of stops at the route's northern end was revised. Southbound trips would start at Nassau Community College (NCC)'s Life Science Building on Endo Boulevard, stop at Roosevelt Field, Social Services, and go to Hempstead, while northbound trips would do the reverse. With the discontinuation of service to the Cradle of Aviation, the Gates, College Store, and Bradley Hall, service would only run to the eastern portion of NCC. In addition, service began running every 30 minutes, and service south of Sunrise Highway was discontinued, with buses terminating at the LIRR station.
- On September 5, 2021, stops along Park Avenue on the way to the Rockville Centre LIRR station were restored.[46]
- Effective September 1, 2024, the n16 serves the bookstore and Bradley Hall at Nassau Community College.
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n16X | - New express route introduced by NICE in March 2013. It was later discontinued in favor of n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
- Restored in 2017 to replace the same n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
- Effective September 1, 2024, the n16X will operate in both directions to Hempstead Transit Center and Nassau Community College, the route will no longer serve the Endo loop.
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n19 | - Operated by Utility Lines, a subsidiary of Bee Line, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Former eastern terminus: Patchogue LIRR station.
- When taken over by MSBA, route was truncated to Babylon. Portion from Babylon to Patchogue became the S40 (Suffolk Transit) route.
- Service was reduced on April 8, 2012. Midday and Saturday service began operating every 60 minutes instead of every 30 minutes, and peak service began operating every 30 to 40 minutes instead of every 20 to 30 minutes.
- Route further truncated to Westfield Sunrise on January 17, 2016, and until October 28, 2023, was replaced by the former S20 (Suffolk Transit) route, which added loop return service on Montauk Highway between Westfield Sunrise and Babylon.[47]
- Effective September 1, 2024, service to Sunrise Mall has been discontinued and has been truncated to Hicksville Road and Sunrise Highway, use the n80 for service east of Hicksville Road.
- n19 service runs in conjunction with the n19X, with both combining to form a loop.
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n19X | - New express route introduced by NICE on September 1, 2024, on a pilot basis.
- Route operates along Sunrise Highway making express stops at Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore LIRR stations and Hicksville Road.
- n19X service runs in conjunction with the n19, with both combining to form a loop.
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n20 (n20G/H) | - Replaced the New York and North Shore Traction Company's North Shore Line.
- Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Rerouted from Roslyn railroad station to Hicksville in 1982.
- Split into n20G and n20H to improve on-time performance on January 17, 2016.
- n20H trips stopped making trips in the LIU Post campus on May 2, 2021 but were rerouted back on January 23, 2023. They began stopping on the NYIT campus on October 3, 2021.[48]
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n20X | - New express route introduced by NICE on September 3, 2023, on a pilot basis.
- Route bypasses Great Neck LIRR.
- On October 8, 2023, a stop was added at Schenk Avenue and Port Washington Boulevard/Searingtown Road, and, due to low ridership, the stop at the Americana Mall was discontinued.[49]
- Effective January 7, 2024, an eastbound stop on Northern Boulevard at Francis Lewis Boulevard replaced the previous stop at 192nd Street, with an additional stop in Flushing added at Sanford Avenue and Kissena Boulevard.
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n21 | - Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Service midday, nights, and weekends was discontinued on April 8, 2012.
- Midday service was restored on September 1, 2013.
- Route truncated to Great Neck from Flushing on January 17, 2016, and weekend service was restored.[50]
- Sunday service was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
- Glen Avenue portion replaced "Sea Cliff Village" trolley line.
- Effective September 3, 2023, weekday midday service was restored to the route.
- Effective May 26, 2024, Sunday service was restored, but only east of the Roslyn Clock Tower. There is no service between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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n22 | - Replaced "Hicksville Line" trolley.
- Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On September 6, 2020, service was split at Mineola to improve on time performance.[51]
- On September 3, 2023, service was increased to run every 15 minutes during most of the day between Mineola and Jamaica.
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n22X | - New express route introduced by NICE on April 8, 2012.
- Route was suspended from September 2020 to May 22, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route also was rerouted and multiple stops were removed when reactivated.[52]
- On May 28, 2023, in each direction, three express trips were discontinued, and three express trips were cut back to Roosevelt Field.[53] [54] [55]
- Service to Hicksville was eliminated and the route was cut back to Roosevelt Field on September 3, 2023.
- Effective January 7, 2024, stops were added at Glen Cove Road/Clinton Road, Little Neck Parkway, and Winchester Boulevard.[56]
- Effective September 1, 2024, the n22X has been rerouted to serve a new express stop on East Gate Boulevard & North Avenue, this stop is right before the route enters Old Country Road.
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n23 | - Replaced New York and North Shore Traction Company's "Port Washington Line" trolley.
- Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On April 8, 2012, midday, night, and weekend service no longer operated to Mineola via Willis Avenue, 1st Street, and Mineola Boulevard. Instead, service would run along the route of N27 south of Hillside Avenue to Roosevelt Field and Hempstead. Midday trips would also operate into 60 Charles Lindbergh.
- Formerly continued to Hempstead with select rush hour trips to Mineola. Mineola became the full-time terminus on March 30, 2014.
- Effective September 1, 2024 some weekday trips during middays will end in Roslyn and start at the Americana Mall; these trips bypass Roslyn LIRR station and the Clock Tower.
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n24 | - Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926.
- Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- A new branch started running on April 8, 2012, with buses operating from Mineola to Hicksville via Old Country Road, replacing the n78 and n79. Peak trips alternated between operating to Hicksville and East Meadow. East Meadow service would only operate in the peak, with service midday running every 30 minutes to Hicksville. Service to 60 Charles Lindbergh was eliminated. Peak service was reduced to run every 15 minutes instead of every 10 minutes.
- Effective January 7, 2024, all service splits at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips which terminate at Roosevelt Field.
- Effective September 1, 2024, some trips on weekends will start and end in Bellerose near Elmont-UBS Arena LIRR station.
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n25 | - Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023.
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n26 | - Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Was a branch of the n22, referred to as the N22 Quad, until September 5, 1989. The route did not yet serve Great Neck, terminating at North Shore University Hospital.[57]
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n27 | - Operated by Schenck Transportation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Glen Street portion replaced portion of "Glen Cove Railroad" trolley line.
- Starting April 8, 2012, midday, night, and weekend service was cut back from Hempstead to the Roslyn LIRR station. Service was extended to Roosevelt Field during middays and for some weekday evening trips effective June 24, 2012.[58]
- On March 30, 2014, the southern terminal of most trips was changed from Roosevelt Field to Hempstead Terminal, with stops made at 60 Charles Lindbergh.
- Weekend service was eliminated on April 9, 2017, and weekday service was reduced to run every 60 minutes.
- Service to Hempstead was increased by three trips effective September 3, 2023 to increase service during parts of the day to every 30 minutes.[59] [60]
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n31 | - Operated by Nassau Bus Line, a subsidiary of Schenck Transportation, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On May 2, 2021, the western terminal of the route was changed to Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street. The stop at Seagirt Boulevard and Crest Road was discontinued.
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n31X | - New express route introduced by NICE on May 26, 2024, on a pilot basis.
- Effective September 1, 2024, a new express stop at the Mercy Medical Center was added.
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n32 | - Operated by Nassau Bus Line, a subsidiary of Schenck Transportation, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On May 2, 2021, the western terminal of the route was changed to Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street. The stop at Seagirt Boulevard and Crest Road was discontinued.
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n33 | - Operated by Nassau Bus Line, a subsidiary of Schenck Transportation, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Sunday service was eliminated on April 9, 2017.
- Service was increased to run every 30 to 35 minutes on May 22, 2022.
- Effective May 26, 2024, this route was converted into a loop route, with the Far Rockaway terminal becoming a regular stop.[61] [62]
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n35 | - Operated by Hempstead Bus Corporation until 1973 MSBA takeover as two separate routes.
- The route was merged with the former N37 (Hempstead-Baldwin) route on April 26, 2009, to improve north–south service. All stops on both routes except in Westbury were served by the new N35.[63]
- Effective January 7, 2024, some trips start or end at Roosevelt Field instead of Baldwin or Westbury.
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n40/41 | - Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Brooklyn" line on April 5, 1926.
- Operated by Hempstead Bus Corporation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- n40/41 became a combined route in late 2018, as a result of n43 service being rerouted to Babylon Turnpike, making the n41 redundant.
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n43 | - New route introduced by Long Island Bus in 2003.[64] [65]
- Service was extended on weekdays to Hempstead on April 8, 2012. In addition, on that date, midday and Saturday service began operating every 30 minutes instead of every 45 minutes. The Hempstead extension was eliminated for the summer on June 22, 2012, but was restored on September 4, 2012.[66] This service was discontinued on June 21, 2013.
- Rerouted from North Main Street to Babylon Turnpike while the n41 was combined with the n40 to form the n40/41.
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n48 | - Operated by Hempstead Bus Corporation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Saturday service was discontinued on April 8, 2012.
- Weekday-only service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017.[67] [68]
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n49 | - Operated by Hempstead Bus Corporation until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Saturday service was increased to operate every 40 minutes instead of every 60 minutes on April 8, 2012.
- Weekday-only service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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n54 | - Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s.
- Taken over by the MSBA in 1973.
- Service between Sunrise Mall and Amityville was discontinued on April 9, 2017.[69] [70]
- Service between Sunrise Mall and Amityville was reinstated on May 22, 2022.
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n55 | - Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s
- Taken over by the MSBA in 1973.
- Extended to Amityville on April 9, 2012.
- Monday to Saturday service between Sunrise Mall and Amityville was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
- Service between Sunrise Mall and Amityville was reinstated on May 22, 2022.
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n57 | - Operated by Universal Auto Bus, a subsidiary of Schenck Transportation, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
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n58 | - Operated by Universal Auto Bus, a subsidiary of Schenck Transportation, until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023.
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n70 | - New route introduced by MSBA in 1982.
- Originally operated to Newsday in Melville, truncated to SUNY Farmingdale on April 9, 2017.
- Weekend service replacing n72 trips started on September 3, 2023.
- Effective May 26, 2024, service was increased to every 15 to 20 minutes due to n71 service being discontinued to Hempstead.[71] [72]
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n71 | - Operated by Stage Coach Lines until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Truncated to Sunrise Mall on April 9, 2017.
- On September 3, 2023, weekend service was revised to operate as a shuttle between Farmingdale State College and Amityville LIRR Station.
- On May 26, 2024, service to Hempstead was discontinued and replaced by increased n70 service, with all trips following the shuttle service pattern.
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n72 | - Operated by Stage Coach Lines until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- On April 8, 2012, midday service to Babylon was reduced, with service operating every 60 minutes instead of every 30 minutes.
- Originally operated to Babylon station, truncated to Farmingdale on April 9, 2017.
- Weekend trips replaced by n70 on September 3, 2023.
- Effective January 7, 2024, service has been temporarily discontinued and replaced by the n70.
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n78 | - Operated by Stage Coach Lines until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Was a branch of the n79 until September 5, 1989.
- Service between Mineola and Hicksville was discontinued on April 8, 2012, and replaced by the n24. Midday n78 service was discontinued.[73]
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n79 | - Operated by Stage Coach Lines until 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Service between Mineola and Hicksville was discontinued on April 8, 2012, and replaced by the n24.
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n79X | - New express route introduced by NICE on September 1, 2024, on a pilot basis.
- Route operates non-stop along Woodbury Road between Hicksville LIRR and Jericho Tpke.
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n80 | - Route eliminated on January 17, 2016 but was restored on June 26, 2016, along with the n81.
- Service was reduced to run every 60 minutes on April 9, 2017.
- Effective September 1, 2024, service to Sunrise Mall has been discontinued and has been rerouted to serve Merrick Road, Unqua Road and Sunrise Highway, replacing the n19 between Hicksville Road and Unqua Road. Service now runs every 30 minutes during weekday rush hours.
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n88X | - Originally JB62, then the JB88.
- Extension to Hempstead Transit Center started on June 26, 2021.[74]
- Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season. Service in the 2023 season extended through October 1, 2023.
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Elmont Flexi | - Equivalent of former n2 service.
- Started operation by NICE on September 6, 2016.[75]
- Service to Hewlett was added on June 17, 2024.
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Mercy Medical Comm. Shuttle | - Equivalent of former n17 service.
- Started operation by NICE on June 26, 2016.
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Port Wash. Shuttle | - Started operation by NICE on January 21, 2019 as the Shore Road Shuttle. Later renamed to the Port Washington Shuttle.
- Port Washington North service added on May 28, 2019.[76]
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Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes/History |
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n2
| Floral Park | Green Acres Mall | | - Peak direction service to/from Jamaica was discontinued on June 27, 2010.
- On April 8, 2012, service was combined with the n8 to operate in a loop, with the terminal for both routes being at Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue. n2 buses, instead of turning around at Green Acres Mall, service would then run along the route of the n8 along Hook Creek Boulevard, Elmont Road, and Dutch Boulevard, before heading back onto the n2's route along Covert Avenue.[77] [78] [79]
- On December 30, 2012, n2 and n8 service along Covert Avenue between Tulip Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike was discontinued, with service now terminating at Hempstead Turnpike and Franklin Avenue.[80] [81] This change was reversed on June 23, 2013.[82] [83] [84]
- The route was discontinued on January 17, 2016.
- Restored as the Elmont FLEXI Shuttle on September 6, 2016.
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N3
[85]
| Franklin Square Hempstead Turnpike/Franklin Avenue Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal | | - Discontinued on June 27, 2010.
- Jamaica was served rush hours only in the peak direction.
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N5
| Jamaica Center, Queens | Grant Park | |
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N7
| Green Acres Mall | Freeport | | - Saturdays only
- Was replaced by Saturday service on the n4.
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n8
| Floral Park | Green Acres Mall | | - Original north terminal was Franklin Square
- New route introduced by Long Island Bus in 2003.[86]
- On April 8, 2012, service was combined with the n2 to operate in a loop. Buses would now operate along the northern section of the n2 along Covert Avenue and Meacham Avenue between Tulip Avenue and Dutch Broadway, before resuming their former route along Dutch Broadway, Elmont Road, and Hook Creek Boulevard to Green Acres Mall. Instead of terminating there, buses would continue along the route of the former n2 to Tulip Avenue and Covert Avenue. Service along the n8 route between Hempstead Turnpike and Franklin Avenue and Dutch Broadway and Meacham Avenue was discontinued. Buses would start at Covert Avenue, run along Dutch Broadway and Hook Crook Boulevard to Green Acres Mall, and then continue along the route of the n2 back to Covert Avenue. Service was discontinued along Franklin Avenue.
- On December 30, 2012, n2 and n8 service along Covert Avenue between Tulip Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike was discontinued, with service now terminating at Hempstead Turnpike and Franklin Avenue. This change was reversed on June 23, 2013.
- Route discontinued on January 17, 2016.
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n14 (RCCS)
| Rockville Centre shuttle loop | | - Route discontinued on January 17, 2016.
- The route was restored as the Rockville Community Shuttle on June 26, 2016.
- Shuttle discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N16A
| Hempstead Transit Center | Rockville Centre | |
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n16J
| Jamaica LIRR station | Nassau Community College | | - Started as a pilot route in 2019, but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Service solely during the AM and NCC-bound only.
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n16NCC
| Hempstead Transit Center | | - Route created in 2018, but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Replaced by extra n16 and n16X trips
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n17
| Rockville Centre | | - Service began operating on April 8, 2012, to restore service to Mercy Medical Center.
- On June 24, 2012, buses began making local stops along Randall Avenue and Centre Avenue in Rockville Centre, and between Mercy Hospital and Hempstead.
- Route discontinued on January 17, 2016.
- Route restored as the Mercy Medical Community Shuttle on June 26, 2016.
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n20
| Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street | Hicksville LIRR Station | | - Still fully active, split into n20G and n20H on January 17, 2016.
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n20L
| | - Route discontinued on January 17, 2016, when the n20 was split into the n20G and n20H.
- Bypassed Great Neck LIRR Station and Roslyn.
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n22A
| Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal | Roosevelt Field | | - Route discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N22B
| Hicksville LIRR Station | |
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n22L
| Hicksville Hillside Avenue/John Street | | - Service began on January 1, 2012.
- On April 8, 2012, service no longer operated along Old Country Road and Mineola Boulevard to speed up service.
- Route discontinued on January 12, 2014.
- The route bypassed Roosevelt Field.
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N28
| Roslyn North Industrial Park | Roslyn LIRR station | | - Roslyn Industrial Park shuttle
- Route discontinued on June 27, 2010.
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N29
| Destinations unknown | | - Route discontinued in the 1970s
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N32C
| Lynbrook Atlantic Avenue/Merrick Road | Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard | | - Replaced by n31 Lynbrook short trips
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N32W
| | - Replaced by n32 Lynbrook short trips
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n36
| Lynbrook LIRR station | Freeport LIRR station | | - Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Brooklyn-Freeport" line on April 5, 1926
- Was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Originally operated as a loop from the Hempstead Transit Center serving South Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Lynbrook, and West Hempstead
- Originally bidirectional, but later it only ran in the counterclockwise direction
- Discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N37 (first use) | Hicksville LIRR Station | East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike | | - Route renumbered to N41 (first use)
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N37 (second use) | Hempstead Transit Center | Hempstead Transit Center | | - Route merged with the N38 to form the N38A and N38B
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N37 (third use)
| Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue/Grand Avenue | | - The route was merged with the N35 on April 26, 2009, to improve north–south service. All stops on both routes except in Westbury were served by the new N35.
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N38
| East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike | | - Route merged with the (second) N37 to form the N38A and N38B
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N38A
| Hempstead Transit Center | | - Operated counterclockwise
- Replaced by the n46 and n47 in 1982
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N38B
| | - Operated clockwise
- Replaced by the n46 and n47 in 1982
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N39
| Hicksville LIRR Station | |
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N39A
| |
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N39C
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N39D
| |
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N39DD
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N40B
| Mineola Intermodal Terminal | Freeport LIRR Station | | - Route renumbered to n41 by September 1977
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N41 (first use) | Hicksville LIRR Station | East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike | | - Route merged with the n49
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n45
| Roosevelt Field Mall | Bellmore | | - Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
- Service was made peak only, and Saturday service was discontinued on April 8, 2012.
- On September 1, 2013, the path of n45 and n51 through Nassau Community College was revised to make all stops in and around the campus.
- Discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N46 (first use) | Westbury Post Avenue/Northern State Parkway | Baldwin LIRR Station | | - Route replaced by the n16, the n35, and the former N37
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n46 (second use) | Hempstead Transit Center | Bellmore | | - Route introduced in 1982
- Discontinued on January 17, 2016.
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N47 (first use) | Rockville Centre LIRR Station | | - Route replaced by the N16A, later the n17
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n47 (second use) | North Bellmore North Jerusalem Road/Newbridge Road | | - Route introduced in 1982
- Discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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n50
| Hicksville LIRR Station | Bellmore | | - Route discontinued on January 17, 2016.
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n51
| Roosevelt Field | Merrick | | - Saturday service was discontinued on April 8, 2012.
- On September 1, 2013, the path of n45 and n51 through Nassau Community College was revised to make all stops in and around the campus.
- Discontinued on January 17, 2016.
- Restored on September 6, 2016
- Discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N51A
| Merrick LIRR Station | | - Loop service north of the LIRR station.
- Replaced by the N52 and N53.
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N51B
| Merrick LIRR Station | | - Loop service south of the LIRR station
- Replaced by the N52 and N53.
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N52 (first use) | Hempstead Transit Center | Seaford Washington Avenue/Merrick Road | | - Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
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N52A
| | - Replaced by rerouted N52.
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N52B
| Amityville LIRR Station | | - Replaced part of the N52
- Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
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N52 (second use) | Merrick LIRR shuttle loop | | - Route introduced on November 12, 2002.
- Minibus service.
- Route combined with the N53 on June 25, 2007.[87]
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N53 (first use) | Massapequa Park LIRR shuttle loop | | - Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
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N53 (second use) | Merrick LIRR shuttle loop | | - Route introduced on November 12, 2002.
- Minibus service.
- Route discontinued on June 27, 2010.
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N56
| Great Neck Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue | Great Neck LIRR Station | |
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N57A
| Kings Point East Shore Road/Middle Neck Road | | - Renumbered to N57 by September 1977
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N57B
| Great Neck Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue | | - Renumbered to N56 by September 1977
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N57C
| Kings Point Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive | | - Most of the route is now operated by the n57 and the n58
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N59A
| Mineola Intermodal Center | |
N60
| Kings Point Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive | Manhasset Hospital Complex | | - Most of the route is now operated by the n25 and the n58
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N62 (Industrial Park Loop)
| Freeport LIRR Station | | - Very short loop just east of the Freeport LIRR Station and south of Merrick Road
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n62 (FCS)
| Freeport shuttle loops | | - Service was made peak only on April 8, 2012.
- The route was discontinued on January 17, 2016.
- Route was restored as the Freeport Community Shuttle on September 6, 2016.
- The shuttle was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N63
| Long Beach East Broadway/? | Long Beach West Beech Street/? | | - The route was manipulated a few times and has evolved into Long Beach Bus' East and West Loops
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N64
| Farmingdale Republic Airport | Amityville LIRR Station | |
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N64A
| South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops | |
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N65
| East Rockaway Main Street/Denton Avenue | Uniondale Kellenberg Memorial High School and Sacred Heart High School | | - School days only
- Routes discontinued on June 27, 2010
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N66
| Mineola Chaminade High School | |
N67 (first use) | Glen Cove Glen Street LIRR Station | Oyster Bay West Main Street/South Street | | - Former Hendrickson Bus Corporation route
- Discontinued in January 1975
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N67 (second use) | Roosevelt | Hicksville Holy Trinity Diocesan High School | | - School days only.
- Route discontinued on June 27, 2010.
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N69
| Long Beach | Point Lookout | | - See Point Lookout route above.
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n72
| Hempstead Transit Center | Farmingdale Republic Airport | | - Temporarily replaced by n70 service on January 7, 2024. (See above for history.)
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N72B
| | - Replaced by new route n71 and extension of route n82 on September 4, 1977.[88]
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N72C
| Levittown | Center Lane | - Replaced by new route n74.
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N72F
| Farmingdale Republic Airport | |
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N72G
| Farmingdale | Gardiners Avenue | - Replaced by new route n74.
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n73 (HWCS) n74
| Hicksville LIRR Station | Wantagh | | - Service was reduced on April 8, 2012. Peak service on the combined route began operating every 40 minutes instead of every 30 minutes, n73 midday service began operating every 60 minutes, and midday n74 service was discontinued.
- Routes discontinued on January 17, 2016.
- n73 restored as the Hicksville Wantagh Community Shuttle on September 6, 2016.
- The shuttle was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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n75
| Hempstead Transit Center | Uniondale | | - New route introduced on January 3, 2023 by NICE on a pilot basis.
- Served Hempstead High School and Kellenberg Memorial High School during weekday rush hours.
- Service in a.m. toward Hempstead only, service in p.m. in both directions.
- Discontinued on May 28, 2023.
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N77
| Glen Street LIRR Station | Hempstead Transit Center | |
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N78 (first use) | Glen Cove Landing Road (Morgan Memorial Park) | Sea Cliff LIRR Station | |
N79A
| Hicksville LIRR Station | Plainview or Hicksville | | - Replaced by new routes N78, N79, and N94.
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N79B
| Hicksville LIRR Station | | - Replaced by new routes N79 and N94.
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N80 (first use) | Jericho Brush Hollow Road/Jericho Turnpike | Bellmore LIRR Station | |
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N80A
| Hicksville LIRR Station | East Massapequa Sunrise Mall | |
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N81 (first use) | Syosset LIRR Station | Bellmore LIRR Station | |
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n81 (second use) | Westfield Sunrise | Hicksville LIRR station | | - Discontinued (with the n80) on January 17, 2016.
- Restored (with the n80) on June 26, 2016.
- Service was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
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N82
| Bellmore LIRR Station | Hicksville | | - Originally a loop through Bellmore, East Meadow, and Merrick
- Gradually reworked into a Bellmore to Hicksville route
- Merged into the N50.
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N83
| Hicksville LIRR Station | Massapequa Park Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway? | | - Partially merged into the n80.
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N84
| Plainview Old Country Road/Newtown Road | |
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N85
| South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops | |
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N86
| | | | - Loop through Plainedge and Massapequa. First/last stop might be North Broadway and Boundary Avenue?
- Discontinued.
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N87 (first use) | Oyster Bay West Main Street | Massapequa Park Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway? | |
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n87 (second use) | Hicksville LIRR Station | Jones Beach State Park | | - Summer service only
- Discontinued by MTA after 2009 season.
- Revived by NICE in 2013
- Operated via Freeport in 2014 and was discontinued again at the end of the season.
- See also JB50 below.
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N88 (first use) | Hempstead Transit Center | South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops | |
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n88 (second use) | Freeport | Jones Beach | | - Still active, relabeled to n88X after the 2022 season.
- See also JB62 below.
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N90
[89]
| Westbury The Source Mall | Hempstead Transit Center | | - Hempstead-Nassau Hub Shuttle
- Late night bus run, discontinued on January 5, 2003
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N91
[90]
| JFK Airport | Merrick Road, Hook Creek Boulevard, North Conduit Boulevard, North Boundary Road | - Service, nicknamed "JFK Flyer"", began operating on September 9, 1996 between the Rockville Centre LIRR station and JFK Airport,[91] with 24 round-trips.[92]
- The service's 18-month demonstration period ended in March 1998. 160 riders a day used the route, which was lower than forecasted. The pilot was funded through the New York State Department of Transportation's State Innovative Mobility Demonstration (IMD) Program. LI Bus had requested additional funding to either continue the existing service or extend it to the Hempstead Transit Center.[93] The route was extended to Hempstead on January 24, 1999, with buses running non-stop from there to Rockville Centre. At this point, there were 32 round-trips.[94]
- The route was discontinued on January 5, 2003 due to low ridership.
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N92
| Port Washington LIRR station | Port Washington Loop | | - Discontinuation date unknown; may not have had a formal route number
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N93
| Nassau Hub shuttle loop | | - Route discontinued on June 27, 2010.
- Only minimal service ran after January 5, 2003.
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N94
| Hicksville LIRR station | Syosset Crossways and Gateways Office Parks | | - Route discontinued on June 27, 2010.
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N95
| Farmingdale LIRR station | Melville Newsday building | | - Route discontinued on June 27, 2010.
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N98
| Destinations unknown | | - Discontinued around the late 1980s
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N100
| Massapequa LIRR Station | Babylon | |
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N101
| Farmingdale LIRR Station | Copiague | |
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N111
| Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard/Hillside Avenue | Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard | |
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N111A
| Cedarhurst Peninsula Boulevard/Rockaway Turnpike | |
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N113
| Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard | | - Replaced by the Q113 and the Q114.
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JB21
| Flushing, Queens | Jones Beach State Park | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB22
| Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
- Operated via Jamaica Estates
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JB24
| | - Route discontinued in late 1990s.
- Operated via Hollis
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JB37
| Hicksville LIRR station | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB49
| Hicksville LIRR station | Newbridge Road | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB50 / JB87
| | - Originally JB50.
- Relabeled to JB87, then N87 and n87.
- Route discontinued in 2014.
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JB51
| Uniondale | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB53
| Farmingdale, Suffolk County | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB57
| Great Neck | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB62 / JB88
| Freeport LIRR station | | - Originally JB62.
- Relabeled to JB88, later n88, and currently running as n88X operated by NICE.
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JB73
| Wantagh | | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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JB80
| Hicksville LIRR station | Hicksville Road | - Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
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Note about the former Jones Beach routes: the original JB routes (except JB87 and JB88) were numbered from the local “N”-labeled route (see above) which each Jones Beach-bound route followed starting its run.
The East Loop & West Loop were once operated by the Long Beach Railway company as trolley lines.[37]
Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.
In addition to being served by the n21 and n27 bus routes, the City of Glen Cove also operates two weekday services.[95]
The Village of North Hills operates a shuttle bus service between Village Hall and the Manhasset LIRR station for village residents.[96]