The
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a New York state public benefit corporations, public benefit corporation in New York (state), New York State responsible for public transportation in the New York metropolitan area, New York Ci ...
(MTA) operates a number of
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
routes in
Queens
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,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
,
United States
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, under two different public brands. Some of them are the direct descendants of
streetcar
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include s ...
lines (see
list of streetcar lines in Queens).
List of routes until June 28th, 2025
This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "Q"—in other words, those considered to run primarily in Queens by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:
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List of bus routes in Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Brooklyn, New York, United States; one minor route is privately operated under a city franchise. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (se ...
:
B13,
B15,
B20,
B24,
B26,
B32,
B38,
B52,
B54,
B57,
B62
*
List of bus routes in Manhattan
Several companies, most prominently the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), operate a number of bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in ...
:
M60 Select Bus Service
*
List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York
The following bus routes are operated in Nassau County, New York. Most of these routes are operated under Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), formerly Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, New ...
:
n1,
n4,
n4X,
n6,
n6X,
n20G,
n20X,
n22,
n22X,
n24,
n26,
n31,
n31X,
n32,
n33
*
List of express bus routes in New York City
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates 80 express bus routes in New York City, United States. Express routes operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough (BM, BxM, QM) prefixes. MTA New York City Bus operates seven ...
:
BM5,
QM1,
QM2,
QM3,
QM4,
QM5,
QM6,
QM7,
QM8,
QM10,
QM11,
QM12,
QM15,
QM16,
QM17,
QM18,
QM20,
QM21,
QM24,
QM25,
QM31,
QM32,
QM34,
QM35,
QM36,
QM40,
QM42,
QM44,
X63,
X64
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,
X68
Each route is marked with the operator. Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. The full route is shown except for branching. Connections to
New York City Subway
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stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.
Q1 to Q24
Q25 to Q49
Q50 to Q77
Q83 to Q114
Subway shuttle routes
The following table lists the scheduled NYC Bus routes that temporarily replace portions of service on the
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in New York City serving the New York City boroughs, boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Tr ...
due to system maintenance.
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Cypress Hills,
Brooklyn
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Crescent Street and Fulton Street
at Crescent Street ()
!
↔
,
Jamaica
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Jamaica Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue
at ()
, Jamaica Avenue
, train shuttle bus
, -
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!NYCT & MTA Bus
,
Long Island City
Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brook ...
Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South
at Queensboro Plaza ()
and Queens Plaza ()
!
↔
,
Hunters PointJackson Avenue and 50th Avenue
at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue () and Long Island City LIRR station
, Jackson Avenue
, shuttle bus
, -
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!NYCT
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Queensbridge21st Street and 41st Avenue
at 21st Street–Queensbridge ()
!
↔
,
Long Island City
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Jackson Avenue and Thomson Avenue
at Court Square
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()
, Jackson Avenue, 21st Street
, train shuttle bus
, -
Dollar vans
When the MTA discontinued some routes on June 27, 2010, operators of commuter vans, also known as
dollar vans,
were allowed to take over certain discontinued routes. In Queens, these routes were the Q74 and Q79. There are also dollar vans that operate from Jamaica Center, providing an alternative mode of transportation to bus routes such as the Q4 to Cambria Heights, the Q113 to Far Rockaway, and the Q5 to Green Acres Mall.
The vans, some licensed by the
New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
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and some unlicensed, charge a fare of $2.00, lower than the $2.90 fare for MTA-operated local buses, but without free transfers.
In December 2011, City Councilman
Leroy Comrie
Leroy George Comrie Jr. (born August 10, 1958) is an American politician from New York City. He represents district 14 in the New York State Senate, which comprises St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Jamaica, Hollis, Rosedale, Laurelton, Kew Gard ...
pushed the city to create designated bus stops for the dollar van services to alleviate traffic and interference of dollar vans with MTA buses. These dollar van stops for drop off and pick ups now includes the corner of 153rd Street and Archer Avenue along with Parsons Boulevard between Archer and Jamaica Avenue.
List of routes from June 29th to August 30th, 2025
The list gives details of routes in Queens between the first and second phases of implementation of the Queens Bus Network Redesign.
Q1 to Q25
Q26 to Q50
Q51 to Q77
Q82 to Q115
History of current routes
Proposed bus route changes (List of routes effective August 31st, 2025)
In December 2019, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Queens bus network with 77 routes.
The routes were given a "QT" label to avoid confusion with existing routes. The "QT" prefix was tentative; in the final plan, all bus routes would have been labeled with "Q", similar to the existing routes.
The final redesign was initially expected in mid- or late 2020,
but the first draft attracted overwhelmingly negative feedback, with 11,000 comments about the plans.
The redesign was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirme ...
. Planning resumed in mid-2021.
The original draft plan was dropped, and a revised plan with 85 routes was released on March 29, 2022.
The new plan retained the "Q" prefix and preserves most of the existing routes. However, the new plan still contained significant changes compared with the existing bus map; only the Q70 SBS was not modified at all. In addition, 11 routes will be eliminated, 20 routes will be created, and 29 others will be truncated, extended, or combined with other routes.
A final plan was to have been released in early 2023
but was delayed until December 2023.
The final plan includes one new route to Brooklyn, four new local routes, eight routes with new overnight service, and 27 rush routes.
A second final plan was announced in December 2024. The new plans called for 124 bus routes, including 25 rush routes and 20 routes with expanded service hours.
The routes are to be implemented in two parts, on June 29 and August 31, 2025. Several Brooklyn routes are being changed; for these changes, see .
There are to be four types of routes:
* Select Bus Service (originally high-density
) – routes connecting highly populated corridors, with limited stops every
* Rush (originally subway connector
) – routes connecting one or two neighborhoods to subway hubs, with a limited-stop section between the subway and the relevant neighborhoods. These often correspond to current routes with limited-stop variants.
* Limited-stop (originally intra-borough
) – routes connecting several neighborhoods to subway hubs. These do not necessarily correspond to the current definition of limited-stop services, as the stops are spaced only slightly further than on local routes.
* Local (originally neighborhood
) – routes connecting several neighborhoods to subway hubs and important destinations, typically at lower frequencies and higher stop densities compared to limited-stop routes
Routes marked with an asterisk (*) are proposed to run 24 hours a day. For rush routes, streets with nonstop sections are notated in italics.
Q1 to Q25
Q26 to Q50
Q51 to Q77
Q80 to Q115
Former routes
Below are the list of former Queens bus routes, including the previous route designations of current routes. Several route numbers for NYCTA buses in Queens and other boroughs were changed on July 1, 1974.
On December 11, 1988, when the
Archer Avenue lines
The Archer Avenue lines are two rapid transit lines of the New York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The two lines are built on separate levels: trains from the IND Queens Boulevard Line () ...
opened to
Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station, some of the Brooklyn "B" routes that operate primarily in Queens were redesignated as "Q" routes,
New York Times
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All Aboard...Somewhere...for Subway Changes!
December 12, 1988, section B, page 1 and a number of other routes were renumbered or modified. Most of the former routes are operated by NYCTA; some were operated by private companies in Queens.
References
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New York Times
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Plans to Link All Suburban Transit
, July 10, 1925, page 19
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External links
*Media related to
Buses in Queens, New York City at Wikimedia Commons
MTA NYC Transit – Bus Service"Queens Bus Map" Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
"Queens Bus Service" Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Northeast Queens Bus Study – MTA (September 28, 2015)
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Bus transportation in New York City
*Queens
Bus routes in Queens
Queens
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Queens, New York-related lists