The SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7, and SIM10

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s constitute a

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line in Staten Island and

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, New York. The routes all operate on

Richmond Avenue Richmond Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare on Staten Island, New York. Measuring approximately , the road runs from the South Shore community of Eltingville to the North Shore community of Graniteville. Street description Richmon ...

and

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on Staten Island, but go to three separate terminals in Manhattan. The SIM1 goes to 6th Avenue & Houston Street, the SIM7 goes to 6th Avenue & 14th Street, and the SIM1C and SIM10 go to Central Park South & 6th Avenue. The SIM1, SIM7, and SIM10 operate during the rush hour only. The SIM1C operates 24 hours per day, but does not run in the peak direction during rush hours.

Current route

All four routes start at the

Eltingville Transit Center Eltingville may refer to: * Eltingville, Staten Island Eltingville is a neighborhood in the Staten Island borough of New York City, United States. It is located on Staten Island's South Shore, immediately to the south of Great Kills and north o ...

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. They use

through Eltingville. They then turn left on

, passing through the neighborhoods of

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New Dorp New Dorp is a neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York City, United States. New Dorp is bounded by Mill Road on the southeast, Tysens Lane on the southwest, Amboy and Richmond Roads on the northwest, and Bancroft Avenue on the n ...

, and Dongan Hills. They then turn right on Narrows Road, before getting on the

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. They use the

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and the

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to get to Manhattan. The SIM1 uses Battery Place to access the

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of Church Street northbound and

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. The route's northern terminus is

Houston Street Houston Street ( ) is a major east–west thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs the full width of the island of Manhattan, from FDR Drive along the East River in the east to the West Side Highway along the Hudson River i ...

. The SIM7 exits the tunnel onto West Street. Immediately before the tunnel, southbound buses do a loop on Murray Street, North End Avenue, and

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to serve World Financial Center. The route continues on West Street, turning east onto Spring Street and then north onto Sixth Avenue. Northbound buses terminate at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue. Southbound buses originate at 13th Street and

, then continue south on Broadway until they turn west onto

. At West Street, southbound SIM7 buses follow the northbound route to the Battery Tunnel. The SIM10 operates through the

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to access the FDR Drive, turning west at 23rd Street and north onto Sixth Avenue. It terminates at 59th Street. Southbound, the SIM10 uses Fifth Avenue, 23rd Street, and the FDR Drive to the Battery Tunnel. The SIM1C follows the SIM1's route, then uses Sixth Avenue northbound to 23rd Street, before following the SIM10's route to 59th Street. Southbound, the SIM1C follows the SIM10 to 23rd Street, then uses Fifth Avenue and Broadway to the Battery Tunnel.

History

These routes replaced the X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, and X9 routes in the Staten Island Bus Redesign. The SIM1 was extended to Houston Street on January 13, 2019. The SIM10 has had multiple trips added, it operates from 2:00PM to 6:40PM leaving Manhattan, and from 4:10AM to 8:10AM leaving Staten Island.

Equipment

The SIM1, SIM7, SIM10, and SIM1C are based at Yukon Depot. They use Yukon's fleet of 2015-16 Prévost X3-45 buses. Prior to 2015, they also used MCI 102DLW3SS buses, but these were retired by the Prévosts. Additionally, they used Yukon’s fleet of 2002 MCI D4500 buses until 2021. While being based at Yukon Depot, the SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7, and SIM10 sometimes use buses loaned from Castleton, Charleston, and Meredith Depots.

Gallery

File:2898 SIM10.jpg, A SIM10 bus on Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan File:SIM1.jpg, A SIM1 bus on

in Lower Manhattan. File:Liberty St West St td (2018-12-13) 18.jpg, A SIM7 bus on West Street near

Battery Park City Battery Park City is a mainly residential planned community and neighborhood on the west side of the southern tip of the island of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by the Hudson River on the west, the Hudson River shoreline on the north ...

. File:59th St 7th Av td (2018-08-27) 01.jpg, A SIM1C bus on 59th Street in Midtown Manhattan

References

{{Staten Island bus routes Bus routes in Staten Island Bus transportation in New York City MTA Regional Bus routes