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MTA Bus Service Changes

Bronx

June 21st, 2008
BxM 6, 7, 7A, 7B, 9, 10

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE NORTH BOUND PICK UP ON THIRD AVENUE AT EAST 120TH STREET IS DISCONTINUED DUE TO SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION. CUSTOMERS DESIRING TO BOARD THE NORTH BOUND BxM 6, 7, 7A, 7B, 9, OR 10, MAY DO SO IN THE M101, M103 BUS STOP, LOCATED ON THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN EAST 122nd STREET AND EAST 123rd STREET.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008 Until further notice
Water Main Installation
Henry Hudson Parkway and Independence Avenue
WEEKDAYS ONLY
9:00am Until 6:00pm

Southbound BxM1, BxM2
Buses rerouted in Riverdale
Effective Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Due to water main installation construction on southbound Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road at Independence Avenue, the BxM1 and BxM2 departs Henry Hudson Parkway at W. 227th Street on a detour path.
- Kappock Street at Independence Avenue bus stop will be made on Independence Avenue at Kappock Street.

Brooklyn

BM1, BM2, BM3 and BM4
DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN
CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008

To provide more convenient AM peak period service to the high density east side of Downtown Manhattan on the Pearl Street/Water Street corridor, the common travel path of the Manhattan-bound, Downtown-only, AM Peak Period BM1, BM2, BM3, and BM4 trips will be revised.

The travel path will be revised to serve Park Row, Pearl Street, Water Street, and State Street to drop-off customers at current pick-up bus stops used by the Brooklyn-bound, Downtown-only, PM peak period trips. The destination signs on the Manhattan-bound, Downtown-only, AM Peak Period service will display “DOWNTOWN LOOP, via CHURCH ST/via WATER ST”

New Drop-off Stops on the Revised Travel Path
(Manhattan-bound, Downtown-Only, AM Peak Period Trips):
Park Pl & Church St
Park Row & Spruce St
Frankfort St & Pearl St
Pearl St & Peck Slip
Water St & Pine St
Water St & Coenties Slip
State St & Battery Pl

This change will discontinue service only to the bus stop on Church Street at Thomas Street. Customers may use the bus stop on Park Place at Church Street instead, or transfer to M1 or M6 local buses (transfer is free with a MetroCard), which will continue to serve the bus stop.

All other current bus stops in Downtown Manhattan will remain unchanged.

There will be no changes to the Brooklyn-bound, Downtown-only, PM Peak Period service, or to the trips continuing to/from Midtown (“All Stops”).

B103 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008

All B103 Limited bus stops will be pick-up and dropoff in both directions, similar to other limited-stop bus routes. Customers may board or alight at any designated B103 bus stop.

The B103 will continue to make limited stops, stopping only at the following designated bus stops:

Westbound Bus Stops (to Downtown Brooklyn)

- Flatlands Av & E 94 St
- Avenue J & E 102 St
- Avenue J & E 105 St
- E 105 St & Avenue K
- E 105 St & Avenue L
- E 105 St & Avenue M
- Avenue M & E 102 St
- Avenue M & Rockaway Pkwy
- Avenue M & E 93 St
- Avenue M & Remsen Av
- Avenue M & E 85 St
- Avenue M & E 80 St
- E 80 St & Avenue L
- E 80 St & Avenue K
- E 80 St & Flatlands Av
- Glenwood Rd & E 80 St
- Glenwood Rd & Ralph Av
- Avenue H & E 56 St
- Avenue H & Utica Av
- Avenue H & Schenectady Av
- Avenue H & E 38 St
- Flatbush Av & Nostrand Av
- Flatbush Av & Foster Av
- Cortelyou Rd & E 19 St
- Cortelyou Rd & Stratford Rd
- Coney Island Av & Beverley Rd
- Church Av & E 7 St
- 3 Av & State St
- Livingston St & Nevins St
- Livingston St & Bond St
- Livingston St & Hoyt St
- Livingston St & Smith St
- Joralemon St & Court St
- Cadman Plaza West & Montague St
- Tillary St & Cadman Plaza East

Eastbound Bus Stops (to Canarsie)

- Tillary St & Cadman Plaza East
- Adams St & Johnson St
- Livingston St & Smith St
- Livingston St & Hoyt St
- Livingston St & Bond St
- Livingston St & Flatbush Av
- 3 Av & Schermerhorn St
- McDonald Av & Caton Av
- Church Av & E 3 St
- Church Av & Ocean Pkwy
- Coney Island Av & Beverley Rd
- Cortelyou Rd & Westminster Rd
- Cortelyou Rd & E 18 St
- Flatbush Av & Foster Av
- Flatbush Av & Nostrand Av
- Avenue H & New York Av
- Avenue H & E 39 St
- Avenue H & Utica Av
- Avenue H & E 56 St
- Glenwood Rd & E 80 St
- E 80 St & Flatlands Av
- E 80 St & Paerdegat 4 St
- E 80 St & Paerdegat 7 St
- Avenue M & E 80 St
- Avenue M & E 85 St
- Avenue M & Remsen Av
- Avenue M & Canarsie Rd
- Avenue M & E 98 St
- Avenue M & E 102 St
- Avenue M & E 105 St
- E 105 St & Avenue L
- E 105 St & Avenue K
- E 105 St & Avenue J
- Avenue J & E 102 St
- Flatlands Av & E 94 St

Queens

Q21 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008

The Q21 travel path will be extended in Ozone Park. One additional bus stop will be added in each direction. The new last stop on the northbound Q21 to Ozone Park will be on Liberty Avenue at Rockaway Boulevard, and the new first stop on the southbound Q21 to Rockaway Park will be on Rockaway Boulevard at Liberty Avenue.

This revision will provide a more convenient connection from the northbound Q21 to the Rockaway Boulevard A Station.

All current bus stops will remain.

Q8 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008

The western terminus of the Q8 will be extended to the Gateway Center Mall in Spring Creek, Brooklyn, to provide
service from Jamaica, Queens to this large regional shopping center.

Westbound, the extended Q8 will travel from its current terminal on Pitkin Avenue at Euclid Avenue via Euclid Avenue, Linden Boulevard, Fountain Avenue, and Seaview Avenue. Eastbound, the Q8 will travel via Seaview Avenue, Erskine Street, Vandalia Avenue, Fountain Avenue, Sutter Avenue, Montauk Avenue, Pitkin Avenue and Forbell Street, resuming its current travel path.

Eastbound service to bus stops on Glenmore Avenue (at Crescent Street, Lincoln Avenue and Grant Avenue) will be discontinued, use bus stops on Pitkin Avenue instead.

New Q8 Bus Stops
Westbound
Euclid Av & Sutter Av
Euclid Av & Blake Av
Euclid Av & Linden Bl
Fountain Av & Linden Bl
Fountain Av & Wortman Av
Fountain Av & Flatlands Av
Fountain Av & Bklyn Dev. Ctr.
Seaview Av & Erskine St

Eastbound
Seaview Av & Erskine St
Erskine St & Gateway Pl
Fountain Av & Flatlands Av
Fountain Av & Wortman Av
Fountain Av & Linden Pl
Fountain Av & Blake Av
Sutter Av & Logan St
Pitkin Av & Euclid Av
Pitkin Av & Autumn Av
Pitkin Av & Eldert Lane

Service to the Gateway Center Mall will operate from 5 am until 12 midnight on weekdays, and from 6 am until 12 midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.

Q100 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2008

Q100 bus stop locations in Queens Plaza will be revised, and one bus stop will be added in each direction along the current non-stop portion of the route.

Board the Q100 to Riker’s Island on southbound Jackson Avenue between Queens Plaza South and 42nd Road.

The Q100 first stop/last stop in Queens Plaza will be relocated to southbound Jackson Avenue between Queens Plaza South and 42nd Road.

The current pick-up bus stop to Riker’s Island on 28th Street at Queens Plaza South will be discontinued.

The current bus stop on Queens Plaza South at 27th Street will remain for drop-off.

To provide more convenient service, a Q100 bus stop will be added on 20th Avenue at 31st Street in Astoria in both directions.

Q19A (Q69) and Q19B (Q49) CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2008

The Q19A route between Long Island City and Jackson Heights via 21st Street and Ditmars Boulevard will be re-labeled the Q69 route. The Q19B route between Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst via 35th Avenue and 89th Street/90th Street will be re-labeled the Q49 route. There will be no changes in service or bus stop locations.

Other MTA Bus routes being re-labeled in April: Q9A will be re-labeled Q89, effective 4/7/08 Q101R will be re-labeled Q100, effective 4/6/08

Q9A (Q89) CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008

The Q9A route between Jamaica and South Jamaica via Merrick Boulevard and Linden Boulevard will be re-labeled the Q89 route.

There will be no changes in service or bus stop locations.

Other MTA Bus routes being re-labeled in April:
Q19A will be re-labeled Q69, effective 4/20/08
Q19B will be re-labeled Q49, effective 4/20/08
Q101R will be re-labeled Q100, effective 4/6/08

QM18 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008

To better serve the South Ozone Park community, the travel path of the QM18 in South Ozone Park will be revised.

The QM18 travel path will be revised to serve 135th Avenue between Lefferts Boulevard and 130th Street, and 130th Street at North Conduit Avenue, instead of using Lefferts Boulevard south of 135th Avenue.

This change will discontinue service to the stop on Lefferts Boulevard at 150th Avenue. Customers may use the stop on Lefferts Boulevard at 135th Avenue instead, or transfer to/from the Q10 (transfer is free with a MetroCard), which will continue to serve the stop.

New stops on the revised travel path:

Westbound Pick-up Stops
(to Midtown, Manhattan)		 Eastbound Drop-off Stops
(from Midtown, Manhattan)
130 St & N Conduit Av 135 Av & 122 Pl
135 Av & 129 St 135 Av & 126 St
135 Av & 127 St 135 Av & 129 St
135 Av & 123 St 130 St & N Conduit Av
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