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Roosevelt Field Mall Bus Terminal
Nassau Inter-County Express East Garden City, New York Uniondale, New York Hempstead, New York Bus stations in New York (state) The Roosevelt Field Mall Bus Terminal (also known as the Roosevelt Field Bus Terminal or simply the Roosevelt Field Bus Station) is a major bus hub serving bus routes operated by Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), located at the south end of Roosevelt Field Mall in the East Garden City section of Uniondale, Nassau County, New York. It features a total of seven bus bays and is located adjacent to the mall's south parking garage. History Buses began serving the Roosevelt Field Mall around the time of the center's opening in 1956. By the early 1960s, as demand grew, additional bus services began serving the mall, stopping at the original bus terminal on the west side of the mall. In 1965, Schenck Transportation Co. – at the time one of Nassau County's major bus operators – provided express bus service between Roosevelt Field & various othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau Inter-County Express
The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated under the name of MTA Long Island Bus (the public name of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority) – a division of MTA Regional Bus Operations. The MTA took over the operation of county buses in 1973 from ten private bus companies. In 2011, the owner, Nassau County, decided to outsource the system to a private operator, Veolia Transport, due to a funding dispute with the MTA. History Private companies (pre-1973) In the mid-1960s, 17 private bus companies served Nassau County, which operated under franchises granted by the county. County operation was considered but not acted upon in 1963. On February 20, 1967, at the request of Nassau County Executive Eugene H. Nickerson, County Supervisor Michael N. Petito i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
