The following bus routes are operated in
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2020 U.S. census, Nassau County's population is 1,395,774. The county seat is Mineola and the largest town is Hempstead.
Nassau County is situated on western Long Island ...
. Most of these routes are operated under
Nassau Inter-County Express
The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, New York. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, New York as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated ...
(NICE), formerly
MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater
Long Beach
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Incorporate ...
, where that city operates its own bus service through
Long Beach Bus
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. Some of them are the direct descendants of
streetcar
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lines (see
List of streetcar lines on Long Island
The following streetcar lines once operated on Long Island, New York in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. Many of these systems were owned by the Long Island Consolidated Electrical Companies, a holding company partially owned by the Long Isla ...
and
in Queens), and most were previously privately operated prior to 1973. These routes are designated on the buses, bus stop signs, and timetables with a lowercase "n". Previously, the routes were designated with an uppercase "N", akin to routes in bus systems surrounding the area. Note that the buses purchased secondhand from
Foothill Transit
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still display the uppercase "N" on their signs.
This table gives details for the routes that service Nassau County primarily. For details on routes that run into Nassau County but do not service it primarily, see:
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List of bus routes in Queens
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Queens, New York, United States, under two different public brands. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in ...
: Q2, Q5, Q36, Q46, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q113, Q114
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List of bus routes in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County Transit operates a number of bus routes in Suffolk County, New York, United States; a few in the town of Huntington are operated by Huntington Area Rapid Transit. The Villages of Patchogue and Port Jefferson, also have had their ...
: S20, S33
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List of express bus routes in New York City
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates 80 express bus routes in New York City, United States. Generally, express routes operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough (BM, BxM, QM, SIM) prefixes. Exceptions to this rule ...
: QM6, QM36
Routes
Routes shown are for the full route except for branching. The n4, n6 and n40/41 provide service 24 hours a day; all other routes are daily service except late nights unless otherwise noted.
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Roosevelt Field Mall
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note: All routes entering Roosevelt Field Mall from Old Country Road travel to/from points east via East Gate Boulevard, and to/from points west via Ring Road West.''
*''Queens note: NICE routes to Jamaica and Flushing do not carry customers wholly within Queens except where noted.''
Connections to
New York City Subway
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stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.
Nassau Inter-County Express
n1 to n27
n31 to n88
Shuttles
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 rush hours.
Current route history
City of Long Beach
The City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the
Long Beach LIRR station. The fare is $2.25 unless otherwise noted and payable in cash (coins and $1 bills) only. MetroCard is ''not'' accepted.
The East Loop & West Loop were once operated by the Long Beach Railway company as trolley lines.
Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.
City of Glen Cove
In addition to being served by the n21 and n27 bus routes, the City of Glen Cove also operates 2 services.
* Loop bus via Landing Road, Forest Avenue, Sea Cliff Avenue, and Glen Cove Avenue.
* Commuter bus to Glen Cove industrial park.
Village of North Hills
The Village of North Hills operates a shuttle bus service between Village Hall and the Manhasset LIRR station for village residents.
Discontinued services
Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".
Note about the former Jones Beach routes: the original JB routes (except JB87 and JB88) were numbered from the local route which the Jones Beach-bound route traced starting from its non-Jones Beach terminal.
References
External links
Nassau Inter-County Express
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Bus Routes In Nassau County, New York
Bus routes
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Nassau County, New York
Nassau County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2020 U.S. census, Nassau County's population is 1,395,774. The county seat is Mineola and the largest town is Hempstead.
Nassau County is situated on western Long Island ...