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The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA, publicly known as ''MTA New York City Transit'' as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ) operates roughly 4,784 buses within the 5 Boroughs of New York City daily branded as both MTA New York City Bus, and MTA Bus. The bus system is meant to complement on top of the already existing New York City Subway , and the MTA's commuter rail service. Between 22:00 and 5:00 '''Request-a-Stop service''' is available. This means that the Bus Operator can drop you off at a location along the route that is not a bus stop (i.e; the passenger's home), as long as it's considered safe. If the location is not "safe", the bus operator will drop off at the nearest corner, provided that it's safe. '' MTA Bus Company '' was created in early 2005 to take over routes from private Bus operators; plans are to eventually merge the ''MTA New York City Transit'' buses (as well as '' MTA Long Island Bus '') into ''MTA Bus''. {Link without Title} RECOGNIZING A BUS Buses have an easily noticeable livery. They all have a white color with a horizontal blue band. The band (usually towards the front) has the MTA logo followed by the text: New York City Bus or just plain Bus and the bus number. The number might also appear above the driver's side window, and front doors on some Orion's. Destination signs are located on the top of the front of the bus, the first window on the right side, and the route number only on the back right corner of the exterior. On some MTA bus routes, there may not be a rear sign. Also, some MTA buses might have a mix of standard MTA livery, and the livery of their former franchise operators. SERVICE AREA during the rush hour. Madison Avenue also hosts the dubious "dual bus lane" project. ]] All 5 boroughs are covered by bus service. However, some routes leave City limits, albeit briefly. The Q5 and Q85 cross the Nassau County border to go the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream . The Q2 and Q110 leave Queens County as they run along Hempstead Turnpike and onto the Cross Island Parkway where they re-enter city-limits. The Q46 runs along Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park , Nassau County upon entering Long Island Jewish Hospital . The Bx16 bus runs in to Westchester County , but only for a block for each branch. The Q111 enters Nassau County to reach its part-time terminal in Cedarhurst . The Q113 serves the Nassau communities of Cedarhurst and Inwood to reach its destination in Far Rockaway. The BxM3 leaves The Bronx to reach its northern terminus in Yonkers . Buses are identified by simply putting the first letter of the borough in front of a number. For Example, using the letter “B”, as an abbreviation for Brooklyn , and 25, the number, we'd create the B25. This system extends to all local routes. The abbreviations are:
While these are the system, there are cases where buses travel between 2 boroughs. In that case, the borough where the bus operates most, wins the designation. This is the case with the Bx15, while running for it's most portion in The Bronx , a smaller section is serviced along 125th Street in Harlem . Express services are another story. All express buses carry an “X” designation in front of their number. A MTA sister agency, Long Island Bus , gives it's routes the "N" prefix to designate "Nassau County". The exception are the "'''JB87'''" & "'''JB88'''", which carry the "'''JB'''" designator for Jones Beach . It should also be noted that while the MTA doesn't provide local service in Westchester County, many Bee-Line Bus System routes commonly have "W" prefixes in front of their route numbers to designate "Westchester County". Also, many Suffolk Transit buses carry the "S" designator for Suffolk County . But since most New York City residents don't use Suffolk Transit and vice-versa, and/or the existence of the other, there is little or no confusion between the Suffolk Transit's "S" designator and Staten Island's "S" designator. Local and Limited stop Local and Limited stop buses provide local service within the borough. Local stop buses make all stops along a route. Limited-Stop buses however, make stops at busy transfer points, points of interest, and heavy used roadways. The usual setup is that Limited-Stop service runs the full route, while local services run only in the Limited-Stop area, and the Limited Stop buses run local at the tail ends of the route not served by locals, similar to the operation of many subway lines. Some passengers may need to transfer to the Limited to continue their trip, hence is where this is one of the few cases where three legged transfers exist on a Metrocard. The following New York City bus routes run limited stop service:
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