List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York

A NICE bus in Jamaica on the n4.

The following bus routes are operated in Nassau County, New York. Most of these routes are operated under Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), formerly MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, where that city operates its own bus service through Long Beach Bus.

These tables give 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:

• List of bus routes in Queens: Q2, Q5, Q36, Q46, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q113, Q114
• List of express bus routes in New York City: QM6, QM36

Routes

Some of routes listed below are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see List of streetcar lines on Long Island and in Queens), and most were privately operated prior to 1973.

Nassau Inter-County Express

NICE 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 larger bus systems surrounding the area.

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.

• Roosevelt Field Mall 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 stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.

n1 to n27

Route	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Notes
n1 [1]	Hewlett Broadway and Rockaway Avenue	↔	Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road	All trips: Central Avenue, Elmont Road Jamaica trips: Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Jamaica served weekday rush hours only, to Jamaica in the morning and from Jamaica in the evening. Some morning and evening trips terminate at the Valley Stream station on weekdays and Green Acres Mall on weekends instead of Hewlett. LIRR connections: Hewlett, Gibson, Valley Stream
		→ AM ---- ← PM	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13
n4 [2]	Local service
	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (  E  ​​  J  ​  Z  trains)	Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard	Operates at all times. LIRR connections: Freeport
n4X [2]	Express service
	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (  E  ​​  J  ​  Z  trains)	Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard	Weekday rush hour service only. LIRR connections: Freeport
n6 [3]	Local service
	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 8, 9, 10, 11	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9	Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Operates at all times. Some Hempstead-bound trips short-turn at UBS Arena in Elmont. Some trips utilize 60 foot articulated buses. [4] LIRR connections: Hempstead
n6X [3]	Express service
	Hempstead Transit Center Jackson Street	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9	Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Weekday rush hour service only NCC and Hofstra service replaced by n16X (see below) Some trips utilize 60 foot articulated buses. LIRR connections: Hempstead
n15 [5]	Long Beach LIRR station	↔	East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 5	All trips: Long Beach Road, Woodfield Road Roosevelt Field trips: Clinton Street Mineola trips: Washington Avenue	Alternate weekday buses serve Roosevelt Field except early a.m. and late nights. Weekdays, buses terminate in Hempstead early a.m., late nights and alternately during middays. Alternate weekday rush hour buses serve Mineola. Most weekend service terminates at Roosevelt Field. LIRR connections: Long Beach, Island Park, Rockville Centre, Lakeview, West Hempstead, Hempstead, Mineola
		↔	Hempstead Transit Center
		↔	Mineola Intermodal Center
n16 [6]	Nassau Community College	↔	Rockville Centre LIRR station	Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), Westbury Boulevard	Weekday service only. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Rockville Centre
n16X [6]	Express service
	Hempstead Transit Center	→ AM ---- ← PM	Nassau Community College	Hempstead Turnpike, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard	Operates only when school is in session. Weekday rush hour service only, to NCC in the morning, to Hempstead in the evening. Stops only at Nassau Community College, Hofstra University, and Hempstead Transit Center. LIRR connections: Hempstead
n19 [7]	Freeport LIRR station	↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise	Merrick Road	Weekday rush hour service only. LIRR connections: Freeport
n20G [8]	Great Neck LIRR station	↔	Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing –Main Street (  7    <7>  ​trains)	Northern Boulevard	LIRR connections: Great Neck, Flushing-Main Street
n20H [8]		↔	Hicksville LIRR station	No stops between Marion Street in Greenvale and Manhattan Drive in Jericho, except: New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) LIU C.W. Post SUNY Old Westbury LIRR connections: Great Neck, Hicksville
n20X [8]	Express service
	Roslyn Clock Tower	↔	Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing – Main Street (  7    <7>  ​trains)	Northern Boulevard	Weekday rush hour service only. Bypasses Great Neck. LIRR connections: Flushing-Main Street
n21 [9]	Great Neck LIRR station	↔	Glen Cove Police Station	Glen Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Weekday rush hour/evening and Saturday service only. Route shared with n20H from Great Neck to Roslyn. LIRR connections: Glen Street, Great Neck
n22 [10]	Hicksville LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 10 and 11	Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue	Weekday service is split at Mineola in both directions. LIRR connections: Hicksville, Carle Place, Mineola
n22X [10]	Express service
	East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 10 and 11	Old Country Road, Hillside Avenue	Weekday rush hour service only, bypasses Mineola.
n23 [11]	Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 3	↔	Manorhaven Manorhaven Park	Willis Avenue, Main Street (Roslyn), Port Washington Boulevard, New Shore Road	LIRR connections: Mineola, Roslyn, Port Washington
n24 [12]	Hicksville LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 12	Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Open-door in Queens as far west as 239th Street. All service is split at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips. LIRR connections: Hicksville, Mineola, Queens Village
n25 [13]	Lynbrook LIRR station	↔	Great Neck LIRR station	Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, Community Drive	LIRR connections: Lynbrook, Stewart Manor, New Hyde Park, Great Neck
n26 [14]	Great Neck LIRR station	← AM ---- → PM	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13	Community Drive, Hillside Avenue	Weekday rush hour service only, to Great Neck in the a.m., from Great Neck in the p.m. LIRR connections: Great Neck
n27 [15]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 14	↔	Glen Cove Police Station	Westbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, Glen Cove Avenue	Weekday service only. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Roslyn, Greenvale, Sea Cliff, Glen Street

n31 to n88X

Route	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Notes
n31 [16]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 1, 2	↔	Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 19th Street and Mott Avenue near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue (  A  train)	Shared: Hempstead Avenue (Lynbrook) n31: West Broadway (Woodmere) n32: Broadway (Woodmere) Shared: Central Avenue (Lawrence)	Route shared from Hempstead to Hewlett. No Sunday n31 service. Open-door in Far Rockaway. LIRR connections: Hempstead, West Hempstead, Malverne, Hewlett, Woodmere (n32 only), Cedarhurst (n32 only), Lawrence, Inwood
n32 [16]		↔
n33 [17]	Long Beach LIRR station	↔	Far Rockaway, Queens Cornaga Avenue and Beach 20th Street at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue (  A  train)	Beech Street	No Sunday service. Open-door in Far Rockaway. No passengers carried solely within Long Beach. Customers traveling within Long Beach must use the City of Long Beach West End route. Last eastbound pickup is at Connecticut Avenue in Long Beach. First westbound dropoff is at Brookline Avenue in E. Atlantic Beach. LIRR connections: Long Beach
n35 [18]	Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue	↔	Westbury Rockland Street	Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue	Most Westbury-bound service alternately terminates with short-turns at Roosevelt Field, except for weekday peak hours to Westbury in the a.m. and from Westbury in the p.m. LIRR connections: Baldwin, Hempstead, Westbury
n40/41 [19]	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 4 and 5	North Main Street, Nassau Road, Franklin Street	Operates at all times. Overnight service terminates in Hempstead. LIRR connections: Freeport, Hempstead, Mineola
n43 [20]		↔	East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 4	Babylon Turnpike, Nassau Road, Uniondale Avenue	LIRR connections: Freeport
n48 [21]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 22, 23	↔	Hicksville Broadway Mall	Shared: Front Street n48: Carman Avenue, Duffy Avenue n49: Newbridge Road Shared: North Broadway	No Sunday n48 service. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Hicksville
n49 [21]		↔
n54 [22]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 18	↔	Amityville, Suffolk County Amityville LIRR Station	Shared: Jerusalem Avenue n54: Washington Avenue n55: Broadway Shared: Sunrise Highway	No Sunday n54 service. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Seaford (n54 only), Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Amityville
n55 [22]		↔
n57 [23]	Great Neck LIRR station	↻ AM ↺ PM	Great Neck North Great Neck Loop	Clockwise Loop: Bayview Avenue, Station Road	Weekday rush hour service only, clockwise in a.m. hours and counter-clockwise in p.m. hours LIRR connections: Great Neck
n58 [24]		↔	Kings Point United States Merchant Marine Academy Steamboat Road and Stepping Stone Lane	All trips: Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road Kings Point Pond trips: Kings Point Road	Kings Point Pond (loop) is served by alternate buses on weekdays as follows: toward USMMA before 2 p.m. and toward Great Neck after 2 p.m. LIRR connections: Great Neck
		↔	Kings Point Kings Point Pond
n70 [25]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 19, 20, 21	↔	East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College	Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, Broad Hollow Road	LIRR connections: Hempstead
n71 [25]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 19, 20, 21	↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise	Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, Carmans Road	Weekday service only. LIRR connections: Hempstead
	East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College	↔	Amityville, Suffolk County Amityville LIRR Station	Broad Hollow Road, Conklin Street, Carmans Road, Loudon Avenue	Weekend service only; serves Sunrise Mall. LIRR connections: Amityville
n72	Temporarily replaced by expanded n70 service on January 7, 2024. [26]
n78 [27]	Hicksville LIRR station	↔	Plainview Newtown Road	Shared: Old Country Road n79: Manetto Hill Road, Woodbury Road, Jericho Turnpike	Weekday and Saturday rush hours only. No midday or Sunday service. Same route from Hicksville to Plainview-Manetto Hill Road. LIRR connections: Hicksville
n79 [27]		↔	Huntington Station, Suffolk County Walt Whitman Shops
n80 [28]		↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise	South Broadway, Hicksville Road, Sunrise Highway	Weekday rush hour service only. LIRR connections: Hicksville, Massapequa, Massapequa Park
n88X [29]	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Jones Beach	Hempstead trips: Nassau Road, Main Street (Freeport) All trips: Meadowbrook State Parkway, Ocean Parkway	Summer 2023 daily service from May 26 until October 1; [30] on weekends, alternate trips are extended to/from Hempstead Transit Center. Additional Norwell Health at Jones Beach Theater concert service to/from the East Bathhouse stop. Some trips may use articulated 60 foot buses LIRR connections: Hempstead, Freeport Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season
	Hempstead Transit Center	↔

Shuttles

A shuttle van in service on the now-discontinued Rockville Centre Community Shuttle

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.

Route	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Notes
Elmont Flexi [31]	Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Covert Avenue	↔	Valley Stream Green Acres Shopping Mall	Meacham Avenue, Corona Avenue, Sunrise Highway	Formerly route n2 Flexi Stops: Fletcher Avenue/Dutch Broadway, LIJ Valley Stream, Wheeler Avenue/Rockaway Parkway, Hendrickson Park, Valley Stream Boulevard Flexi Stop service reservations must be phoned in at least two hours in advance. LIRR connections: Valley Stream
Mercy Medical Community Shuttle [32]	Rockville Centre LIRR station	↔	Hempstead Transit Center	North Village Avenue, Peninsula Boulevard, West Graham Street, South Franklin Street	Formerly route n17. LIRR connections: Rockville Centre, Hempstead
Port Washington Shuttle [33]	Port Washington LIRR station	← AM ---- → PM	Port Washington North Clockwise Loop (see Notes)	Main Street (Port Wash), Shore Road, Soundview Drive	Early a.m., later p.m. rush hours only. Loop via Soundview Drive: a.m. service starts at Driftwood Drive, p.m. service ends at Waterview Drive. LIRR connections: Port Washington
		↔	Roslyn Gerry Park	West Shore Road, Harbor Park Drive, Main Street (Roslyn)	Later a.m., early p.m. rush hours only. LIRR connections: Port Washington

Current route history

Route	History
n1	Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) takeover. Effective January 7, 2024, some weekday short-turn trips will terminate at Valley Stream instead of Green Acres at their eastern end, and service will be increased to run every 18 to 20 minutes. [26]
n4	Bee Line, Inc. began operating the route in the mid-1920s, competing with the New York and Long Island Traction Company's "Brooklyn-Freeport" line. [34] Transferred to the MSBA in 1973 Served 168th Street/Jamaica Avenue station until 1977. Served 169th Street/Hillside Avenue station until December 1988, when the current terminus at the Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer station was opened.
n4X	Express service, introduced in September 2013
n6	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Hempstead-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926. Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover. [34] Effective January 7, 2024, some Hempstead-bound trips will short-turn at the UBS Arena. [26]
n6X	Express service. Introduced in April 2012, replacing the n6 Limited-stop service. Service between Hempstead Transit Center and Nassau Community College was added in September of 2013, and was later discontinued in 2017 and became the current n16X. Effective May 28, 2023, the Hempstead-bound stop at Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hillside Avenue was discontinued, and Jamaica-bound buses began skipping the stop at 179th Street. [35] [36]
n15	Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. On September 3, 2023, service via Old Country Road was removed from Roosevelt Field to Mineola, which is now a terminal. [37]
n16	Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. Service between Rockville Centre and Silver Lake, Baldwin and trips that only ran between Hempstead and Roosevelt Field were discontinued on April 8, 2012 [38] Saturday service eliminated effective April 9, 2017 [39] Service extended from Roosevelt Field to Nassau Community College in May 2021.
n16X	Introduced March 2013 but was later discontinued in favor of n6X trips to Nassau Community College. Restored in 2017 to replace the same n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
n19	Operated by Utility Lines, subsidiary of Bee Line, Inc. until 1973 transfer to MSBA. Former eastern terminus: Patchogue LIRR station When taken over by MSBA, route was truncated to Babylon. Portion from Babylon to Patchogue became the S40 (Suffolk Transit) route. Route further truncated to Westfield Sunrise on January 17, 2016, and until October 28, 2023 was replaced by the former S20 (Suffolk Transit) route which added loop return service on Montauk Highway between Westfield Sunrise and Babylon. [40]
n20 (n20G/H)	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Original terminus was the Roslyn railroad station; rerouted in 1982 to Hicksville. Flushing - Roslyn portion was "North Shore Line" trolley. [34] Split into n20G and n20H on January 17, 2016. [40]
n20X	New route introduced by NICE on September 3, 2023 on a pilot basis. [37] Route bypasses Great Neck LIRR. On October 8, 2023 a stop was added at Schenk Avenue and Port Washington Boulevard/Searingtown Road, and, due to low ridership, the stop at the Americana Mall was discontinued. [41] Effective January 7, 2024, an eastbound stop on Northern Boulevard at Francis Lewis Boulevard replaced the previous stop at 192nd Street, with an additional stop in Flushing added at Sanford Avenue and Kissena Boulevard. [26]
n21	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Route truncated to Great Neck from Flushing on January 17, 2016, [40] and weekend service was restored. [42] Sunday service discontinued on April 9, 2017 [39] Glen Avenue portion replaced "Sea Cliff Village" trolley line. [34] Effective September 3, 2023, weekday midday service was added to the route. [37]
n22	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Replaced "Hicksville Line" trolley. [34] On September 3, 2023, service was increased to run every 15 minutes during most of the day between Mineola and Jamaica. [37]
n22X	Route was suspended from September 2020 to May 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route also was rerouted and multiple stops removed when reactivated. On May 28, 2023, in each direction, three express trips were discontinued, and three express trips were cut back to Roosevelt Field. [43] [44] [45] Service east of Roosevelt Field was discontinued on September 3, 2023. [37] Effective January 7, 2024, stops will be added at Glen Cove Road/Clinton Road, Little Neck Parkway, and Winchester Boulevard. [26]
n23	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Replaced New York and North Shore Traction Company's "Port Washington Line" trolley. [34] Formerly continued to Hempstead with select rush hour trips to Mineola. Mineola became full-time terminus in 2014.
n24	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926: was Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. [34] Extended to Hicksville from Mineola in April 2012 to replace n78/79. Effective January 7, 2024, all service splits at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips which terminate at Roosevelt Field. [26]
n25	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023. [37]
n26	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover, was branch of n22
n27	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Glen Street portion replaced portion of "Glen Cove Railroad" trolley line. [34] Weekend service eliminated on April 9, 2017 [39] Service to Hempstead was increased by three trips effective September 3, 2023 to increase service during parts of the day to every 30 minutes. [37] [46] [47]
n31	Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n32	Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n33	Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover Sunday service eliminated on April 9, 2017 [39]
n35	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover two separate routes. Merged with the former N37 (Hempstead-Baldwin) route in 2009. Effective January 7, 2024, some trips will start or end at Roosevelt Field instead of Westbury. [26]
n40/41	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Brooklyn" line on April 5, 1926; [34] was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. n40/41 became a combined route in late 2018, as a result of n43 service being rerouted to Babylon Turnpike, making the n41 redundant.
n43	Introduced as a new route in 2003 Ran to Hempstead from April 8, 2012, to June 22, 2012, and from September 2012 to June 21, 2013 Rerouted from North Main Street to Babylon Turnpike after n41 was combined with the n40 to form the n40/41.
n48	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017. [39]
n49	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017
n54	Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973 Portion between Sunrise Mall and Amityville discontinued on April 9, 2017. Portion from Sunrise Mall to Amityville reinstated on May 22, 2022.
n55	Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973 Extended to Amityville on April 9, 2012. [38] Portion between Sunrise Mall and Amityville discontinued on April 9, 2017. Portion from Sunrise Mall to Amityville reinstated on May 22, 2022.
n57	Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck
n58	Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023. [37]
n70	Introduced 1982 Originally operated to Newsday in Melville, truncated to SUNY Farmingdale on April 9, 2017. [39] Weekend service replacing n72 trips started on September 3, 2023. [37] [48] [49]
n71	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover Truncated to Sunrise Mall on April 9, 2017. [39] On September 3, 2023, weekend service was revised to operate as a shuttle between Farmingdale State College and Amityville LIRR Station. [37] [48] [49]
n72	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover Originally operated to Babylon station, truncated to Farmingdale on April 9, 2017. [39] Weekend trips replaced by n70 on September 3, 2023. [37] [48] [49] Effective January 7, 2024, service has been temporarily discontinued and replaced by the n70. [26]
n78	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover. Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24. [50] [38]
n79	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover. Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24. [50] [38]
n88X	Originally JB62, then JB88 Extension to Hempstead Transit Center started on June 26, 2021. Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season. [45] Service in the 2023 season extended through October 1, 2023. [37]
Elmont Flexi	Equivalent of former n2 service Started operation September 6, 2016. [51]
Mercy Medical Comm. Shuttle	Equivalent of former n17 service Started operation on June 26, 2016. [51]
Port Wash. Shuttle	Started operation on January 21, 2019 as the Shore Road Shuttle. Later renamed to the Port Washington Shuttle. Port Washington North Service added May 28, 2019 [52]

Discontinued services

Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".

Route	Terminals		Notes/History
n2 [53]	Floral Park	Green Acres Mall	Peak direction service to/from Jamaica before June 27, 2010 Route discontinued January 17, 2016 [40] Restored as Elmont FLEXI Shuttle September 6, 2016 [51]
N3 [53]	Franklin Square Hempstead Turnpike/Franklin Avenue Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal		Discontinued June 27, 2010; Jamaica served rush hours only in peak direction
N5	Jamaica Center, Queens	Grant Park	Discontinued in 1989 when NYC Transit Q5 and Q85 service was extended to Green Acres Mall, rendering route superfluous
N7	Green Acres Mall	Freeport	Saturdays only; replaced by Saturday service on the n4.
n8	Floral Park	Green Acres Mall	Original north terminal was Franklin Square Route discontinued January 17, 2016 [40]
n14 (RCCS)	Rockville Centre shuttle loop		Route discontinued January 17, 2016. [40] Route restored as Community Shuttle June 26, 2016. [51] Shuttle discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
N16A	Hempstead Transit Center	Rockville Centre	Renumbered to N17.
n16J	Jamaica LIRR station	Nassau Community College	Started as a pilot route in 2019, but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Service solely during the AM and NCC-bound only.
n16NCC	Hempstead Transit Center		Route created in 2018, but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Replaced by extra n16 and n16X trips
n17		Rockville Centre	Route discontinued January 17, 2016. [40] Route restored as Mercy Medical Community Shuttle June 26, 2016. [51]
n20 [53]	Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street	Hicksville LIRR Station	Still fully active, split into n20G and n20H on January 17, 2016. [40]
n20L [53]			Route discontinued January 17, 2016, when n20 was split into n20G and n20H Bypassed Great Neck LIRR Station and Roslyn.
n22A	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal	Roosevelt Field	Route discontinued on April 9, 2017
N22B		Hicksville LIRR Station	See also n22L, n22X
n22L [53]		Hicksville Hillside Avenue/John Street	Route discontinued on January 12, 2014, bypassed Roosevelt Field
N28 [53]	Roslyn North Industrial Park	Roslyn LIRR station	Roslyn Industrial Park shuttle Route discontinued June 27, 2010
N29	Destinations unknown		Route discontinued in the 1970s
N32C	Lynbrook Atlantic Avenue/Merrick Road	Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard	Replaced by n31 Lynbrook short trips
N32W			Replaced by n32 Lynbrook short trips
n36	Lynbrook LIRR station	Freeport LIRR station	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Brooklyn-Freeport" line on April 5, 1926 Was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. [34] Originally operated as a loop from the Hempstead Transit Center serving South Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Lynbrook, and West Hempstead Originally bidirectional, but later it only ran in the counterclockwise direction Discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N37 (first use)	Hicksville LIRR Station	East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike	Route renumbered to N41 (first use)
N37 (second use)	Hempstead Transit Center	Hempstead Transit Center	Route merged with the N38 to form the N38A and N38B
N37		Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue/Grand Avenue	Route merged with the n35 on April 25, 2009
N38		East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike	Route merged with the N37 to form the N38A and N38B
N38A		Hempstead Transit Center	Operated counterclockwise; replaced by the n46 and n47 in 1982
N38B			Operated clockwise; replaced by the n46 and the n47 in 1982
N39		Hicksville LIRR Station	Renumbered to N39C
N39A			Renumbered to N39D
N39C			Renumbered to n49
N39D			Merged with the N39DD to form the n48
N39DD			Merged with the N39D to form the n48
N40B	Mineola Intermodal Terminal	Freeport LIRR Station	Route renumbered to n41 by September 1977
N41 (first use)	Hicksville LIRR Station	East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike	Route merged with n49
n45	Roosevelt Field Mall	Bellmore	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. Service made peak only, and Saturday service discontinued on April 8, 2012 [38] Discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N46 (first use)	Westbury Post Avenue/Northern State Parkway	Baldwin LIRR Station	Route replaced by the n16, the n35, and the former N37
n46 (second use)	Hempstead Transit Center	Bellmore	Route introduced in 1982 Discontinued January 17, 2016 [40]
N47 (first use)		Rockville Centre LIRR Station	Route replaced by the N16A, later the n17
n47 (second use)		North Bellmore North Jerusalem Road/Newbridge Road	Route introduced in 1982 Discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
n50	Hicksville LIRR Station	Bellmore	Route discontinued January 17, 2016. [40]
n51	Roosevelt Field	Merrick	Saturday service discontinued April 8, 2012. [38] Discontinued January 17, 2016 [40] Restored September 6, 2016 [51] Discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N51A	Merrick LIRR Station		Loop service north of the LIRR station. Replaced by the N52 and N53.
N51B	Merrick LIRR Station		Loop service south of the LIRR station Replaced by the N52 and N53.
N52 (first use)	Hempstead Transit Center	Seaford Washington Avenue/Merrick Road	Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
N52A			Replaced by rerouted N52.
N52B		Amityville LIRR Station	Replaced part of the N52 Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
N52 (second use)	Merrick LIRR shuttle loop		Route introduced on November 12, 2002 Minibus service, route combined with N53 on June 25, 2007. [54]
N53 (first use)	Massapequa Park LIRR shuttle loop		Replaced by new routes n54 and n55.
N53 (second use) [53]	Merrick LIRR shuttle loop		Route introduced on November 12, 2002 Minibus service, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N56	Great Neck Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue	Great Neck LIRR Station	Merged into the n57
N57A	Kings Point East Shore Road/Middle Neck Road		Renumbered to N57 by September 1977
N57B	Great Neck Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue		Renumbered to N56 by September 1977
N57C	Kings Point Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive		Most of the route is now operated by the n57 and the n58
N59A	Mineola Intermodal Center		Most of the route is now operated by the n57 and the n58
N60	Kings Point Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive	Manhasset Hospital Complex	Most of the route is now operated by the n25 and the n58
N62 (Industrial Park Loop)	Freeport LIRR Station		Very short loop just east of the Freeport LIRR Station and south of Merrick Road No modern-day equivalent, though the n4 runs nearby the former loop
n62 (FCS)	Freeport shuttle loops		Service made peak only on April 8, 2012 [38] Routes discontinued January 17, 2016. [40] Routes restored as Freeport Community Shuttle September 6, 2016. [51] Shuttle discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
N63	Long Beach East Broadway/?	Long Beach West Beech Street/?	The route was manipulated a few times and has evolved into Long Beach Bus' East and West Loops
N64	Farmingdale Republic Airport	Amityville LIRR Station	Discontinued.
N64A	South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops		Discontinued.
N65 [53]	East Rockaway Main Street/Denton Avenue	Uniondale Kellenberg Memorial High School and Sacred Heart High School	School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N66 [53]		Mineola Chaminade High School	School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N67 (first use)	Glen Cove Glen Street LIRR Station	Oyster Bay West Main Street/South Street	Former Hendrickson Bus Corporation route, discontinued January 1975
N67 (second use) [53]	Roosevelt	Hicksville Holy Trinity Diocesan High School	School days only, route discontinued June 27, 2010
N69	Long Beach	Point Lookout	See Point Lookout route above.
n72	Hempstead Transit Center	Farmingdale Republic Airport	Temporarily replaced by n70 service on January 7, 2024. [26] (See above for history.)
N72B			Replaced by new route n71 and extension of route n82 on September 4, 1977. [55]
N72C		Levittown	Probably via Center Lane between Hempstead Turnpike and Jerusalem Avenue. Replaced by new route n74.
N72F		Farmingdale Republic Airport	Discontinued.
N72G		Farmingdale	Probably via Gardiners Avenue between Hempstead Turnpike and Jerusalem Avenue. Replaced by new route n74.
n73 (HWCS) n74	Hicksville LIRR Station	Wantagh	Routes discontinued January 17, 2016. [40] n73 restored as Hicksville Wantagh Community Shuttle September 6, 2016. [51] Shuttle discontinued April 9, 2017. [39]
n75	Hempstead Transit Center	Uniondale	Introduced January 3, 2023, new by NICE. Pilot route serving Hempstead High School and Kellenberg Memorial High School during weekday rush hours. Service in a.m. toward Hempstead only, service in p.m. in both directions. Discontinued May 28, 2023.
N77	Glen Street LIRR Station	Hempstead Transit Center	Merged with the N78 to form the n27.
N78 (first use)	Glen Cove Landing Road (Morgan Memorial Park)	Sea Cliff LIRR Station	Merged with the N77 to form the n27.
N79A	Hicksville LIRR Station	Plainview or Hicksville	Replaced by new routes N78, N79, and N94.
N79B	Hicksville LIRR Station		Replaced by new routes N79 and N94.
N80 (first use)	Jericho Brush Hollow Road/Jericho Turnpike	Bellmore LIRR Station	Renumbered to n45.
N80A	Hicksville LIRR Station	East Massapequa Sunrise Mall	Renumbered to n80/n81.
N81 (first use)	Syosset LIRR Station	Bellmore LIRR Station	Merged into the N82.
n81 (second use)	Westfield Sunrise	Hicksville LIRR station	Discontinued (with n80) January 17, 2016 [40] Restored (with n80) June 26, 2016 [51] n81 discontinued April 9, 2017 [39]
N82	Bellmore LIRR Station	Hicksville	Originally a loop through Bellmore, East Meadow, and Merrick Gradually reworked into a Bellmore to Hicksville route Merged into the N50.
N83	Hicksville LIRR Station	Massapequa Park Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway?	Partially merged into the n80.
N84	Plainview Old Country Road/Newtown Road		Discontinued.
N85	South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops		Discontinued.
N86			Loop through Plainedge and Massapequa. First/last stop might be North Broadway and Boundary Avenue? Discontinued.
N87 (first use)	Oyster Bay West Main Street	Massapequa Park Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway?	Discontinued.
n87 (second use)	Hicksville LIRR Station	Jones Beach State Park	Summer service only Discontinued by MTA after 2009 season. Revived by NICE in 2013 Operated via Freeport in 2014 and was discontinued again at the end of the season. See also JB50 below.
N88 (first use)	Hempstead Transit Center	South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops	Discontinued.
n88 (second use)	Freeport	Jones Beach	Still active, relabeled to n88X after the 2022 season. See also JB62 below.
N90 [56]	Westbury The Source Mall	Hempstead Transit Center	Hempstead-Nassau Hub Shuttle Late night bus run, discontinued January 5, 2003
N91 [57]	JFK Airport		Nicknamed "JFK Flyer", discontinued January 5, 2003, due to low ridership.
N92?	Port Washington LIRR station	Port Washington Loop	Discontinuation date unknown; may not have had a formal route number
N93 [53]	Nassau Hub shuttle loop		Route discontinued June 27, 2010. (Only minimal service ran after January 2003)
N94 [53]	Hicksville LIRR station	Syosset Crossways and Gateways Office Parks	Route discontinued June 27, 2010
N95 [53]	Farmingdale LIRR station	Melville Newsday building	Route discontinued June 27, 2010
N98	Destinations unknown		discontinued around the late 1980s
N100	Massapequa LIRR Station	Babylon	Discontinued.
N101	Farmingdale LIRR Station	Copiague	Discontinued.
N111	Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard/Hillside Avenue	Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard	Renumbered to N113.
N111A		Cedarhurst Peninsula Boulevard/Rockaway Turnpike	Replaced by the Q111.
N113		Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard	Replaced by the Q113 and the Q114.
JB21	Flushing, Queens	Jones Beach State Park	Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB22	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s via Jamaica Estates
JB24			Route discontinued in late 1990s. via Hollis
JB37	Hicksville LIRR station		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB49	Hicksville LIRR station		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s Via Newbridge Road
JB50 / JB87			Originally JB50. Relabeled to JB87, then N87 and n87. Route discontinued in 2014.
JB51	Uniondale		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB53	Farmingdale, Suffolk County		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB57	Great Neck		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB62 / JB88	Freeport LIRR station		Originally JB62. Relabeled to JB88, later n88, and currently running as n88X operated by NICE bus.
JB73	Wantagh		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB80	Hicksville LIRR station		Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s via Hicksville Road

Note about the former Jones Beach routes: the original JB routes (except JB87 and JB88) were numbered from the local “N”-labeled route (see above) which each Jones Beach-bound route followed starting its run.

City of Long Beach

Main article: Long Beach Bus

An East Loop bus leaving Long Beach station

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. ^[34]

Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.

Route	Terminal	Major streets	Notes/History
East Loop	Maple Boulevard and East Broadway	Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, East Park Avenue	Counter-clockwise loop.
West End	West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue	West Park Avenue, West Beech Street
Shoppers' Special	Maple Boulevard and East Broadway	East Park Avenue, Maple Boulevard, Broadway, Edwards Boulevard	Weekday middays only Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
Point Lookout	Point Lookout	Lido Boulevard	Fare is $2.50. Weekday rush hour service only. Branch Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover, transferred to Long Beach, NY in 1984. Formerly N69
Late Night Express	Bus runs via West End route first, then via the East Loop route.	West Beech Street, Nevada Avenue, Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, Park Avenue	Overnight service. No late night Sunday/early Monday morning service.

City of Glen Cove

In addition to being served by the n21 and n27 bus routes, the City of Glen Cove also operates two weekday services. ^[58]

• Commuter bus to Glen Cove industrial park (one a.m. trip).
• Loop bus via Landing Road, Forest Avenue, Sea Cliff Avenue, and Glen Cove Avenue (four trips).

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. ^[59]

References

1. n1 schedule
2. n4 schedule
3. n6 schedule
4. Castillo, Alfonso (February 17, 2017). "NICE to roll out first articulated double buses in April". Newsday. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
5. n15 schedule
6. n16 schedule
7. n19 schedule
8. n20G/H/X schedule
9. n21 schedule
10. n22 schedule
11. n23 schedule
12. n24 schedule
13. n25 schedule
14. n26 schedule
15. n27 schedule
16. n31/n32 schedule.pdf
17. n33 schedule
18. n35 schedule
19. n40/n41 schedule.pdf
20. n43 schedule
21. n48/n49 schedule
22. n54/n55 schedule
23. n57 schedule
24. n58 schedule
25. n70/n71/n72 schedule
26. "Winter Schedules Begin January 7th". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
27. n78/n79 schedule
28. n80 schedule
29. n88 schedule
30. n88 flyer
31. Elmont Flexi schedule
32. MMCS schedule
33. PWS schedule
34. "Historic trolleys" (PDF). www.longislandindexmaps.org.
35. "n6 Timetable Effective January 1, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
36. "n6 Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
37. "Fall Schedules Start September 3rd, 2023". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
38. "Proposed April Service Adjustments and Additions". nicebus.com. NICEbus. 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
39. "2017 Bus Service Reductions Due to Decrease in County Funding for Transit". nicebus.com. NiceBus. 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
40. "January 17th, 2016 Schedule Change". nicebus.com. NICEbus. 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
41. "Fall Schedules Start September 3rd, 2023". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
42. "11 NICE Bus Routes Eliminated Due To Budget Constraints, Low Ridership". www.cbsnews.com. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
43. "Summer Schedules Start May 28th, 2023". nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
44. "n22/22x Timetable Effective January 1, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
45. "n22/22x Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
46. "n16/n27 Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
47. "n16/n27 Timetable Effective September 3, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
48. "n70/n71/n72 Timetable Effective May 28, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
49. "n70/n71/n72 Timetable Effective September 3, 2023" (PDF). nicebus.com. Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
50. "NICE BUS CUTS PLANNED IN APRIL". ABC7 Eyewitness News. ABC. February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
51. "Service Restoration". nicebus.com. NICE bus. 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
52. "Port Washington LIRR shuttle service kicks off". Newsday. May 31, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
53. 2010 budget crisis service changes, archived on February 25, 2010
54. "Long Island Bus - Service Advisory". June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
55. "Nassau Bus Route Changes". Newsday (Nassau Edition). August 21, 1977. p. 17.
56. https://web.archive.org/web/20021216190919/http://www.mta.info/libus/routes/n90.htm Route N90 information
57. https://web.archive.org/web/20021216175536/http://www.mta.info/libus/jfk/jfkindex.htm Route N91 "JFK Flyer" information
58. "Transportation". City of Glen Cove. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
59. "Village of North Hills Shuttle Schedule" (PDF). Incorporated Village of North Hills. May 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

External links

• Nassau Inter-County Express