Minibus on fixed-route service

[User 2,250]

NICE is running minibuses intermittently on the n57 and the n80. I've seen them frequently switch off between these and 40 ft buses including on the same day in the same morning/afternoon.

I monitored the n57 one afternoon. The first run at ~2:40pm was done by a 40 ft then that driver switched to the n25. The next run never showed up and never got filled, then this thing pulled in from south of Great Neck and started doing the n57 at ~3:50pm:

The destination sign, before it was switched to the n57, was for the Mercy Medical Shuttle. If it was previously doing that route and was supposed to cover the missing run, then the interlining for these is poorly planned. Also, I've seen occurrences where there has been a decent amount of people on an n57 run, possibly more than this vehicle would fit comfortably.

 

How much money do you think NICE is actually saving by doing this? 

[NY1635 273]

I think NICE should do this for the n36, n45, n50, and n51. 

They must've changed the code on the buses. It saves a lot on milegae or 40 ft buses and gives 30ft buses something to do.

SCT put the S20 on a Minibus.

 

[Orion6025 318]

What’s especially concerning here tho is that there appear to be paper signs on there for the n22 and n24....

hope it’s never come to that ...

[danielhg121 341]

18 hours ago, Orion6025 said:

What’s especially concerning here tho is that there appear to be paper signs on there for the n22 and n24....

hope it’s never come to that ...

It might've worked the shuttle from Roosevelt Field Mall to Hicksville.

[NY1635 273]

22 hours ago, Orion6025 said:

What’s especially concerning here tho is that there appear to be paper signs on there for the n22 and n24....

hope it’s never come to that ...

The n22 and n24 are doing fine as they are. It's mostly newly released inmates from Nassau Correctional Facility that's giving NICE a headache. Most of the prisoners were released during new years and given a free bus ride to leave the area, to my shock most of them returned to the old haunts and caused havoc to local business in the Long Beach area.

This is all part of some new law the governor put in place for bail.

[B35 via Church 9,252]

On 1/5/2020 at 10:19 PM, User said:

....How much money do you think NICE is actually saving by doing this? 

Being that NICE has buses DH-ing all over the county, I'd say much of none....

The (rhetorical) question I have is, what bus broke down now......

[Tom Meadow 25]

On 1/7/2020 at 10:28 PM, NY1635 said:

The n22 and n24 are doing fine as they are. It's mostly newly released inmates from Nassau Correctional Facility that's giving NICE a headache. Most of the prisoners were released during new years and given a free bus ride to leave the area, to my shock most of them returned to the old haunts and caused havoc to local business in the Long Beach area.

This is all part of some new law the governor put in place for bail.

Funny I live in Long Beach and there was no crazies running around causing mayhem.

[User 2,250]

On 1/9/2020 at 10:29 PM, Tom Meadow said:

Funny I live in Long Beach and there was no crazies running around causing mayhem.

What is your opinion on the current service level that NICE provides for the N15 and N33?

[Tom Meadow 25]

So far for the n15 it gets good service.I think it’s every 15-20 minutes there’s a bus as for the 33 I never took but seems like it carries a good amount.

[B35 via Church 9,252]

n33 is underserved (and underrated if you ask me), but let @NY1635 tell it - Nassau county's overdoing things with their bus system

Edited January 12, 2020 by B35 via Church

[NY1635 273]

On 1/11/2020 at 11:04 PM, User said:

What is your opinion on the current service level that NICE provides for the N15 and N33?

The n33 needs more service hours. IIRC, it's terminal in Far Rockaway was moved away from the one near the  station to the stand at Mott and Beach 21st with the n31/32 and Q22, creating a longer conga line.

the n33 gets in and out of Far Rockaway pretty quick, usually right before the n31/32. 

IIRC, the n33's ridership comes from Long Beach LIRR, Seagirt Blvd, and Mott Avenue.

 

Edited January 15, 2020 by NY1635

[FamousNYLover 554]

Pt. Washington Shuttle uses mini buses/Able-Ride and I'm sure most of you call it n28 bus.

[FamousNYLover 554]

Atlantic Beach, Far Rockaway and Long Beach residents were upset when they cut Sunday service on n33 bus.

[Gotham Bus Co. 648]

On 1/5/2020 at 10:19 PM, User said:

How much money do you think NICE is actually saving by doing this? 

 

If the driver gets the same pay as for a full bus, then the only savings are fuel and wear-and-tear on a full bus (which is offset by the cost of buying and maintaining a separate fleet of minibuses).