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Grand Street Line (Manhattan)
Grand Street Line may refer to the following transit lines: * Grand Street Line (Brooklyn), a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, running mostly along Grand Street/Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Maspeth, Queens, originally a streetcar line, now a bus route *Grand Street Line (Manhattan), a public transit line in Manhattan, originally a streetcar line, now a bus route; see List of bus routes in Manhattan#Other companies *Grand Street Shuttle Bus, a former public transit line in Manhattan, with service between Canal Street and Grand Street, operated when the Sixth Avenue tracks of the Manhattan Bridge were closed from 2001 to 2004, to provide customers at Grand Street access to Brooklyn; see List of bus routes in Manhattan#Renumbered or eliminated routes since 1962 {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Street Line (Brooklyn)
The Grand Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, running mostly along the continuous Grand Street and Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens. It then continues down Queens Boulevard to the 63rd Drive–Rego Park station. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the Q59 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority between Williamsburg and Rego Park, Queens. Route description The Q59's western terminus is at the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. From there, it goes west on Broadway, turning right on Kent Avenue to travel north to Grand Street. However, since Grand Street is not continuous across the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE), the eastbound Q59 uses Roebling Street, Metropolitan Avenue, and Union Avenue to travel around the BQE. At Grand Street, the Q59 turns left, continuing until Gardner Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue (since eastbound Grand Street curves onto Metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bus Routes In Manhattan
Several companies, most prominently the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), operate a number of bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Manhattan). __TOC__ Companies Presently, the New York City Transit Authority and its subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority operate most local buses in Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation operates the Roosevelt Island Red Bus Service. The first bus company in Manhattan was the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, which began operating the Fifth Avenue Line (now the M1 route) in 1886. When New York Railways began abandoning several streetcar lines in 1919, the replacement bus routes (including the current M21 and M22 routes) were picked up by the New York City Department of Plant and Structures (DP&S). The DP&S began operating several other buses (including the current M79 and M96 routes) in 1921. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
