B84 (New York City bus)

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Spring Creek-East New York Line
Flatlands Avenue Line
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A New Lots-bound B84 bus entering service on Seaview Avenue .
Overview
System MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator New York City Transit
Garage East New York Depot
Vehicle
Began serviceJune 30, 2013
Route
Locale Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Communities served East New York, Spring Creek
Start Spring Creek - Gateway Center Mall
ViaFlatlands Avenue, Ashford Street
End East New York  - Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street
Length2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Other routes B6 Bay Parkway/Avenue J/Cozine Avenue
Service
OperatesAll times except late nights
Annual patronage91,867 (2022) [1]
TransfersYes
Timetable B84
  B83  {{{system_nav}}}  B100  

The Flatlands Avenue Line, consisting of the B84, is a public transit line in Brooklyn in New York City, running mostly on Flatlands Avenue right between East New York and Spring Creek. The route began operating in 2013, replicating the B83 route in East New York through Jerome Street and Berriman Street.

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Route description

The bus route begins at Gateway Center Mall, and uses Seaview Avenue until it turns onto Fountain Avenue. It then goes on until it turns to Flatlands Avenue, and continues on the avenue until it turns to Jerome Street, then Cozine Avenue, and finally Ashford Street. It then continues until it turns right on Hegeman Avenue, left on Cleveland Street, and again on Livonia Avenue. It then continues for a short stretch, until it ends.

For buses heading to Gateway Center Mall, they turn onto Warwick Street and New Lots Avenue to access Ashford Street. It then goes on the same route, until it reaches Vandalia Avenue, where it turns right on. It then turns left on Erskine Street, and continues until it ends there.

History

The B84 was created as a new route on June 30, 2013, and it replicates the B83 bus between Jerome Street and Berryman Street. [2] A public hearing on the proposed route took place on March 7, 2013. [3]

On December 1, 2022, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network. As part of the redesign, a new B5 bus route would replace the B84, which would be eliminated. [4]

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References

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  4. "Draft Plan: B5 Limited". MTA. Retrieved July 26, 2023.