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:
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.
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 the n40/n41 combination provide service 24 hours a day, express routes (X-suffix on the route number) operate rush hours only, with all other routes operating daily except late nights unless otherwise noted.
Connections to New York City Subway stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.
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n1 [1] | Hewlett Broadway and Rockaway Avenue | ↔ | Elmont UBS Arena |
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→ AM ← PM | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13 | |||||
↔ | Bellerose, Queens 239th Street and Jericho Turnpike | |||||
Valley Stream Old Central Avenue and Mill Road | ↔ | Elmont UBS Arena | Central Avenue, Elmont Road |
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n4 [2] | Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E J Z trains) | Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard |
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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 |
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n6 [3] | Hempstead Transit Center Bays 8, 9, and 10 | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9 | Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
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n6X [3] | Express service | |||||
Hempstead Transit Center Jackson Street | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 8 and 9 | Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue |
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n15 [5] | Long Beach LIRR station | ↔ | East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 5 |
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↔ | Hempstead Transit Center | |||||
↔ | Mineola Intermodal Center | |||||
n16 [6] | Nassau Community College | ↔ | Rockville Centre LIRR station | Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), Franklin Street, Westbury Boulevard |
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n16X [6] | Express service | |||||
Hempstead Transit Center | ↔ | Nassau Community College | Hempstead Turnpike, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard |
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n19 [7] | Freeport LIRR station | ↺ | East Massapequa Hicksville Road and Sunrise Highway | "Loop" service: (see Notes)
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n19X [7] | ↻ | |||||
n20G | Great Neck LIRR station | ↔ | Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing –Main Street ( 7 <7> trains) | Northern Boulevard |
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n20H [8] | ↔ | Hicksville LIRR station |
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n20X [8] | Express service | |||||
Roslyn Clock Tower | ↔ | Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing – Main Street ( 7 <7> trains) | Northern Boulevard |
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n21 [9] | Glen Cove Police Station | ↔ | Great Neck LIRR station | Glen Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Northern Boulevard |
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n22 [10] | Hicksville LIRR station | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 10 and 11 | Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue |
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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 |
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n23 [11] | Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 3 | ↔ | Manorhaven Manorhaven Park | Willis Avenue, Main Street (Roslyn), Port Washington Boulevard, New Shore Road |
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n24 [12] | Hicksville LIRR station | ↔ | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 12 | Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike, Jamaica Avenue, Hillside Avenue |
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↔ | Bellerose, Queens 239th Street and Jericho Turnpike | Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike | ||||
n25/58 [13] (n25) | Lynbrook LIRR station | ↔ | Kings Point United States Merchant Marine Academy Steamboat Road and Stepping Stone Lane | Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, Community Drive, Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road |
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n26 [14] | Great Neck LIRR station | ← AM → PM | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13 | Community Drive, Hillside Avenue |
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n27 [15] | Hempstead Transit Center Bay 24 | ↔ | Glen Cove Police Station | Westbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, Glen Cove Avenue |
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n31 [16] | Hempstead Transit Center Bay 4, 5 | ↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( S train) |
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n31X [16] MMCS | Express service | ||||
Hempstead Transit Center Bay 4, 5 | ↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Mott Avenue and Central Avenue near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( S train) |
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n32 [16] | Hempstead Transit Center Bay 4, 5 | ↔ | Far Rockaway, Queens Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street near Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( S train) |
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n33 [17] | Long Beach LIRR station | ↻ | Far Rockaway, Queens Plainview Avenue and Beach 20th Street at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( S train) | Beech Street |
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n35 [18] | Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue | ↔ | Westbury Rockland Street | Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue | |
n40 [19] | Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 4 and 5 | North Main Street, Nassau Road, Franklin Street | |
n40X [19] | Express service | ||||
Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Roslyn Clock Tower | North Main Street, Nassau Road, Franklin Street, Mineola Boulevard | ||
n41 [19] | Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Hempstead Transit Center | North Main Street, Nassau Road | |
n43 [20] | ↔ | East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 4 | Babylon Turnpike, Nassau Road, Uniondale Avenue |
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n48 [21] | Hempstead Transit Center Bay 22, 23 | ↔ | Hicksville Broadway Mall |
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n49 [21] | ↔ | ||||
n54 [22] | Hempstead Transit Center Bay 18 | ↔ | Amityville, Suffolk County Amityville LIRR Station |
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n55 [22] | ↔ | ||||
n57 [23] | Great Neck LIRR station | ↻ AM ↺ PM | Kings Point Kings Point Pond | Clockwise Loop: Bayview Avenue, Kings Point Road, Station Road |
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n25/58 [24] (n58) | Lynbrook LIRR station | ↔ | Kings Point United States Merchant Marine Academy Steamboat Road and Stepping Stone Lane | Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, Community Drive, Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road |
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n70 [25] | Hempstead Transit Center Bay 19, 20, 21 | ↔ | East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College | Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street, Broad Hollow Road |
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n71 [25] | East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College | ↔ | Amityville, Suffolk County Amityville LIRR Station | Broad Hollow Road, Conklin Street, Carmans Road, Loudon Avenue |
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n72 | Temporarily replaced by expanded n70 service on January 7, 2024. [26] | ||||
n78 [27] | Hicksville LIRR station | ↔ | Plainview Newtown Road |
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n79 [27] | ↔ | Huntington Station, Suffolk County Walt Whitman Shops | |||
n79X [27] | ↔ | Woodbury Road, Jericho Turnpike |
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n80 [28] | ↔ | East Massapequa Unqua Road and Sunrise Highway | South Broadway, Hicksville Road, Sunrise Highway |
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n88X [29] | Freeport LIRR station | ↔ | Jones Beach East Bathhouse (last drop-off), West Bathhouse (first pick-up) | Hempstead trips: Nassau Road, Main Street (Freeport) All trips: Meadowbrook State Parkway, Ocean Parkway |
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Hempstead Transit Center | ↔ |
The Elmont Flexi is a resurrected former regular route, with the Port Washington shuttle being a former MSBA shuttle. These shuttles are now serviced with passenger vans, and operate only during weekday rush hours.
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Elmont [31] Flexi | Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Covert Avenue | ↔ | Valley Stream Green Acres Shopping Mall | All trips: Meacham Avenue, Corona Avenue, Sunrise Highway, Hewlett trips: Mill Road |
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↔ | Hewlett West Broadway and Mill Road | ||||
Mercy [16] Medical Community Shuttle | Merged into route n31X (see above) on January 5, 2025. |
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Port [32] Washington Shuttle | Port Washington LIRR station | ← AM → PM | Port Washington North Clockwise Loop (see Notes) | Main Street (Port Wash), Shore Road, Soundview Drive |
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↔ | Roslyn Gerry Park | West Shore Road, Harbor Park Drive, Main Street (Roslyn) |
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n4 |
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n4X | |
n6 |
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n6X |
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n15 |
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n16 |
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n16X |
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n19 |
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n19X | |
n20 (n20G/H) |
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n20X |
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n21 |
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n22 |
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n22X |
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n23 |
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n24 |
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n25 (n25/58) |
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n26 |
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n27 |
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n31 |
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n31X |
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n32 |
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n33 |
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n35 |
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n40 (/n41) |
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n40X |
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n41 |
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n43 |
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n48 | |
n49 | |
n54 | |
n55 |
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n57 |
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n58 (n25/58) |
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n70 |
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n71 |
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n72 |
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n78 | |
n79 | |
n79X |
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n80 |
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n88X | |
Elmont Flexi | |
Mercy Medical Comm. Shuttle |
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Port Wash. Shuttle |
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Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes/History | |
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n2 [83] | Floral Park | Green Acres Mall |
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N3 [83] | Franklin Square Hempstead Turnpike/Franklin Avenue Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal |
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N5 | Jamaica Center, Queens | Grant Park |
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N7 | Green Acres Mall | Freeport |
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n8 | Floral Park | Green Acres Mall |
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n14 (RCCS) | Rockville Centre shuttle loop | |||
N16A | Hempstead Transit Center | Rockville Centre |
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n16J | Jamaica LIRR station | Nassau Community College |
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n16NCC | Hempstead Transit Center |
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n17 (MMCS) | Rockville Centre |
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n20 [83] | Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street | Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n20L [83] |
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n22A | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal | Roosevelt Field |
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N22B | Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n22L [83] | Hicksville Hillside Avenue/John Street | |||
N28 [83] | Roslyn North Industrial Park | Roslyn LIRR station |
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N29 | Destinations unknown |
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N32C | Lynbrook Atlantic Avenue/Merrick Road | Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard |
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n36 | Lynbrook LIRR station | Freeport LIRR station |
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N37 (first use) | Hicksville LIRR Station | East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike |
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N37 (second use) | Hempstead Transit Center | Hempstead Transit Center |
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N37 (third use) | Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue/Grand Avenue |
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N38 | East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike |
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N38A | Hempstead Transit Center |
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N38B |
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N39 | Hicksville LIRR Station |
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N39A |
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N39C |
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N39D |
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N39DD | ||||
N40B | Mineola Intermodal Terminal | Freeport LIRR Station |
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N41 (first use) | Hicksville LIRR Station | East Meadow Prospect Avenue/Hempstead Turnpike |
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n45 | Roosevelt Field Mall | Bellmore |
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N46 (first use) | Westbury Post Avenue/Northern State Parkway | Baldwin LIRR Station |
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n46 (second use) | Hempstead Transit Center | Bellmore |
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N47 (first use) | Rockville Centre LIRR Station |
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n47 (second use) | North Bellmore North Jerusalem Road/Newbridge Road |
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n50 | Hicksville LIRR Station | Bellmore |
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n51 | Roosevelt Field | Merrick |
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N51A | Merrick LIRR Station |
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N51B | Merrick LIRR Station |
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N52 (first use) | Hempstead Transit Center | Seaford Washington Avenue/Merrick Road |
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N52A |
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N52B | Amityville LIRR Station |
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N52 (second use) | Merrick LIRR shuttle loop |
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N53 (first use) | Massapequa Park LIRR shuttle loop |
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N53 (second use) [83] | Merrick LIRR shuttle loop |
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N56 | Great Neck Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue | Great Neck LIRR Station |
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N57A | Kings Point East Shore Road/Middle Neck Road |
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N57B | Great Neck Polo Road/Arrandale Avenue |
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N57C | Kings Point Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive |
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N59A | Mineola Intermodal Center | |||
N60 | Kings Point Kings Point Road/Eagle Point Drive | Manhasset Hospital Complex |
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N62 (Industrial Park Loop) | Freeport LIRR Station |
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n62 (FCS) | Freeport shuttle loops | |||
N63 | Long Beach East Broadway/? | Long Beach West Beech Street/? |
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N64 | Farmingdale Republic Airport | Amityville LIRR Station |
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N64A | South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops |
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N65 [83] | East Rockaway Main Street/Denton Avenue | Uniondale Kellenberg Memorial High School and Sacred Heart High School |
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N66 [83] | Mineola Chaminade High School | |||
N67 (first use) | Glen Cove Glen Street LIRR Station | Oyster Bay West Main Street/South Street |
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N67 (second use) [83] | Roosevelt | Hicksville Holy Trinity Diocesan High School |
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N69 | Long Beach | Point Lookout |
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n72 | Hempstead Transit Center | Farmingdale Republic Airport |
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N72B |
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N72C | Levittown | Center Lane |
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N72F | Farmingdale Republic Airport |
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N72G | Farmingdale | Gardiners Avenue |
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n73 (HWCS) n74 | Hicksville LIRR Station | Wantagh |
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n75 | Hempstead Transit Center | Uniondale |
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N77 | Glen Street LIRR Station | Hempstead Transit Center |
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N78 (first use) | Glen Cove Landing Road (Morgan Memorial Park) | Sea Cliff LIRR Station | ||
N79A | Hicksville LIRR Station | Plainview or Hicksville |
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N79B | Hicksville LIRR Station |
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N80 (first use) | Jericho Brush Hollow Road/Jericho Turnpike | Bellmore LIRR Station |
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N80A | Hicksville LIRR Station | East Massapequa Sunrise Mall |
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N81 (first use) | Syosset LIRR Station | Bellmore LIRR Station |
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n81 (second use) | Westfield Sunrise | Hicksville LIRR station | ||
N82 | Bellmore LIRR Station | Hicksville |
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N83 | Hicksville LIRR Station | Massapequa Park Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway? |
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N84 | Plainview Old Country Road/Newtown Road |
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N85 | South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops |
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N86 |
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N87 (first use) | Oyster Bay West Main Street | Massapequa Park Unqua Road/Sunrise Highway? |
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n87 (second use) | Hicksville LIRR Station | Jones Beach State Park |
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N88 (first use) | Hempstead Transit Center | South Huntington Walt Whitman Shops |
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n88 (second use) | Freeport | Jones Beach |
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N90 [95] | Westbury The Source Mall | Hempstead Transit Center |
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N91 [96] | JFK Airport | Merrick Road, Hook Creek Boulevard, North Conduit Boulevard, North Boundary Road |
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N92 | Port Washington LIRR station | Port Washington Loop |
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N93 [83] | Nassau Hub shuttle loop |
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N94 [83] | Hicksville LIRR station | Syosset Crossways and Gateways Office Parks |
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N95 [83] | Farmingdale LIRR station | Melville Newsday building |
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N98 | Destinations unknown |
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N100 | Massapequa LIRR Station | Babylon |
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N101 | Farmingdale LIRR Station | Copiague |
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N111 | Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard/Hillside Avenue | Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard |
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N111A | Cedarhurst Peninsula Boulevard/Rockaway Turnpike |
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N113 | Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard |
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JB21 | Flushing, Queens | Jones Beach State Park |
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JB22 | Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal |
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JB24 |
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JB37 | Hicksville LIRR station |
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JB49 | Hicksville LIRR station | Newbridge Road |
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JB50 / JB87 |
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JB51 | Uniondale |
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JB53 | Farmingdale, Suffolk County |
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JB57 | Great Neck |
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JB62 / JB88 | Freeport LIRR station |
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JB73 | Wantagh |
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JB80 | Hicksville LIRR station | Hicksville Road |
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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.
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 except on the Point Lookout route, which has a $2.50 fare, 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. [38]
Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes/History |
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East Loop | Maple Boulevard and East Broadway | Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, East Park Avenue |
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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 |
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Point Lookout | Point Lookout | Lido Boulevard |
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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 |
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In addition to being served by the n21 and n27 bus routes, the City of Glen Cove also operates two weekday services. [101]
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