March 31, 2024 Bus Route & Schedule Changes (2024)

After a relatively long hiatus, I am back with the list of route and schedule changes this week. Simply put, I just don't have the same time like I used to, and making these lists can take time, usual several days if there are enough changes to the departure times. I actually was not planning to do one this time around, but some route and stop changes caught my eye earlier today (technically yesterday) at this point. Thankfully while there were multiple new timetables issued, many of them were just the MTA dicking around with the formatting for whatever reason. Some new timetables are also the first under the new format. So it did not take me relatively long to compile everything together. Also Staten Island had zero changes so that was great.

While most of the changes went into effect on Sunday, some others are from either earlier in the year or from last year, which have been noted. The comparisons and the changes seen below for virtually all the routes were done based on the current issue timetable vs. the issued timetable in February 2023.

THE BRONX

Bx19 - Improvements to Weekday Rush Hour Service, Cuts to Weekday Evening Service

• Changes to northbound service levels:
  • 8:02-9:00AM - Service operates every 5minutes instead of every 7 minutes (+1 trip)
  • 9:25-11:41 AM - Service operates every 6-8.5 minutes instead of every 8-9 minutes (+2 trips)
  • 3:12-5:04PM - Service operates every 5-7minutes instead of every 6-8minutes (+1 trip)
  • 11:20 PM-12:20 AM - Service operates every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes (-1 trip)
• Changes to southbound service levels:
  • 6:48-8:05AM - Service operates every 5-6 minutes instead of every 6-8minutes (+2trips)
  • 9:15 AM-12:16PM - Service operates every 8.5 minutes instead of every 9 minutes (+1trip)
  • 3:40-4:10PM - Service operates every 6minutes instead of every 7.5 minutes (+1 trip)
  • 5:55-6:55 PM - Service operates every 12minutes instead of every 10minutes (-1 trip)
  • 8:55-9:55 PM - Service operates every 15minutes instead of every 12minutes (-1 trip)

Bx27 - Additional Weekday AM Service Extended One Stop to Soundview Ferry Stop, Span to Stop Extended

• The following weekdaybuses starting from Soundview Ave & Stephens Ave now start at the Soundview Ferry Stop:
  • 5:15 AM (now passing at 5:17 AM - new first bus)
  • 5:45 AM
  • 6:35 AM
  • 7:12 AM
  • 7:49 AM
  • Service starts 67 minutes earlier than former schedule
• The following weekdaybuses from Morrison & WestchesterAve have been extended to servethe Soundview Ferry Stop:
  • 5:00AM (new first bus)
  • 5:27AM
  • 6:13AM
  • 6:49 AM
  • 7:23AM
  • Service starts 61 minutes earlier than former schedule

BxM2 - Buses now Serve Harlem, Stop Discontinued on the Upper East Side

• Buses will now stop at 5th Avenue & West 125th Street towards West Midtown
• Buses will now stop at Madison Avenue & West 123rd Street towards Riverdale
• The 5th Avenue & 94th Street drop-off stop will be discontinued, the 98th Street stop will be the nearest alternative
• No route changes as a result of stop changes, see herefor map overview

BXM10 - Service Rerouted via 2nd Avenue North of 86th Street, Additional Stops Added in Manhattan

• Two additional stops have been added on 2nd Avenue at East 96th & 87th Streets
• One additional stop has been added on 3rd Avenue at East 87th Street
• Buses towards Midtown have been rerouted via2nd Avenue (from 5th Avenue) between 116th and 86th Streets
• Bus map is WRONG on the new timetable, see accurate map here

BROOKLYN

B9 - Changes and Reductions to PM Weekday School Trippers

• The PM put-ins from 60th Street & 20th Avenue to Bay Ridgehave been changed as follows (-1 trip):
  • OLD - 2:55 PM, 3:00 PM
  • NEW - 2:45 PM
• The 3:05 and 3:10 PM put-ins fromAvenue M &East 18 Street will no longer skip 60th Street & Bay Parkway
• The 3:58and 4:08PM put-ins fromAvenue L &Flatbush Avenue will no longer skip 60th Street & Bay Parkway

B82 Local - Cuts to Weekday Afternoon and Evening Service, Minor Increases to some AM Rush Service

• Changes to eastboundservice levels:
  • 6:52-8:00 AM- Service operates every 8-11minutes instead of every 10-12minutes (+1 trip)
  • 8:25-10:20AM - Service operates every 12 minutes instead of every 10minutes (-2trips)
  • 2:50-4:10 PM- Service operates every 8-9minutes instead of every 10minutes (+2 trips)
  • 4:30-6:10 PM - Service operates every 10-12minutes instead of every 8-10 minutes (-3trips)
  • 7:10-9:59 PM- Service operates every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes (-3trips)
• Changes to southbound service levels:
  • 4:20-5:20AM -Service operates every 10-12minutes instead of every 12-15minutes (+1trip)
  • 5:20-6:41 AM - Service operates every 6-10minutes instead of every 8-10minutes (+2 trips)
  • 6:41-8:30AM- Service operates every minutes instead of every 6-8minutes (-3trips)
  • 12:00-2:26PM - Service operates every 8-10minutes instead of every 10-12minutes (+2trips)
  • 2:26-5:01PM - Service operates every 10-14minutes instead of every 8-12 minutes(-3trips)
  • 5:01-8:00 PM - Service operates every 14-15minutes instead of every 12minutes (-1 trip)
  • 8:30-11:30PM - Service operates every 17-30minutes instead of every 15-20minutes (-2trips)

MANHATTAN

M20 - Weekday PM Daytime Buses to South Ferry Operate Express Between Greenwich Village and Tribeca, Skipping all of SoHo (Implemented in 2023)

• Buses make a stop at 7th Avenue South & Barrow Street (near Christopher Street ) then operate non-stop to Varick Street & N.Moore St (near Franklin St )
• Riders are forced to ride thetrain to/from Houston Street and Canal Street stations for skipped stops instead, or walk to/from Barrow and Moore Streets
• The last local bus in the afternoon to make all stops is the 1:40 PM from Lincoln Center
• The first bus in the evening to make all stops is the 6:30 PM from Lincoln Center
• SoHo is not served during this time of day

M35 - Weekday AM Trip Increases

• 5:25 AM-6:10 AM from Harlem - Service will operate every 12-14 minutes instead of every 15-20 minutes (+1 trip)
• 5:32AM-6:22AM from Harlem - Service will operate every 12-14 minutes instead of every 15-20 minutes (+1 trip)
• Some other minor adjustments to runtime in the morning afternoon

M100 - Weekday AM Span Adjustments

• The first weekday bus from Inwood now departs at 4:00 AM instead of 4:10 AM
• The first Saturday bus from Inwood now departs at 5:15 AM instead of 5:20 AM
• Weekday AM service from Inwood before 5:45 AM will operate slightly less frequent(no change in # trips)

QUEENS

Q3 - Weekday Service Cuts During Daytime Hours

• Changes to northbound service levels:
  • 6:06-8:36 AM to Jamaica- Service operates every 15 minutes (with additional Farmers Blvd put-ins until 8 AM)instead of every 12-13 minutes plus put-ins (-3 trips)
  • 11:36 AM-12:36 PM from JFK Airport - Service operates every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes (-1 trip)
  • 5:55-8:10 PM from JFK Airport - Service operates every 12-15 minutes instead of every 10 minutes (-2 trips)
• Changes to southbound service levels:
  • 2:44-5:58 PM - Service operates every 10-12 minutes instead of every 9-10 minutes (-3 trips)
  • 5:58-10:23 PM - Less frequent service will operate overall (-1 trip)

Q36 - Additional AM Service Provided to/from Little Neck (Implemented in January 2024)

• The 8:03 AM trip from Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal to Floral Park has been extended to Little Neck
• The 7:54 AM and 8:11 AM LIMITED trips from Floral Park to Jamaicastarts in Little Neck (40th Ave & Little Neck Pkwy) at 7:34 AM and 7:51, respectively
• The 7:43 AM LIMITED trip from Little Neck to Jamaica now originates at 257th Street & Jericho Tpke in Floral Park at 8:02 AM