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January 2nd, 2022 Bus Route & Service Changes (Cumulative)


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It's been a while, but I'm back with the timetable reviews. I compiled a list of all the route and service changes effective January 2nd. However, this time will also be a little different, because I will be also listing the changes which occurred in previous picks (June 27th, September 5th) since I did not make threads for them (hence 'Cumulative' being in the title). For June 27th, I did not include seasonal changes (routes which either have summer service added, or trippers taken away).

Note that this is not the full list of routes that have had a new timetable come out, but these are the ones with enough changes to be notable. Some of the new timetables for other routes either had some formatting changes done, timepoints added/removed, or had minor trip time changes which are negligible (usually less than 5 minutes). 

 

Changes Effective June 27th, 2021 

M14A SBS - Weekday Service Reductions

  • Departures from Abingdon Square from 5:25 PM to 12:00 AM will operate every 12-15 minutes instead of every 9-12 minutes (-9 buses)
  • Departures from FDR Drive & Grand Street from 8:45 PM to 12:10 AM will operate every 12-15 minutes instead of every 9-12 minutes (-8 buses)

M14D SBS - Weekday Service Improvements

  • Departures from West 18th Street & 10th Avenue to Lower East Side between 6:30 AM and 7:10 AM will operate every 3-5 minutes instead of every 4-6 minutes (+5 buses)
  • Departures from West 18th Street & 10th Avenue to Lower East Side between 8:05 AM and 8:45 AM will operate every 3-5 minutes instead of every 5-6 minutes (+2 buses)
  • Departures from West 18th Street & 10th Avenue to Lower East Side between 6:15 PM and 7:20 PM will operate every 5-6 minutes instead of every 6-7 minutes (+2 buses)

Q72 - Southbound Runtime Changes

  • Buses now take 7-8 minutes instead of 10-18 minutes from LGA Terminal C/D to 94th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 
  • Southbound buses now operate up to 8 minutes (Weekdays), 12 minutes (Saturdays), or 11 minutes (Sundays) earlier south of Ditmars Boulevard 

 

Changes Effective September 5th, 2021 (Compared to pre-June 2021 service levels)

B26 - Weekday & Sunday Schedule Changes, Cost Neutral Practices

  • Weekdays: Trip times have changed on by a few minutes
  • Sundays: Trip times have changed by up to 8 minutes 
  • Sundays: Service between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM departing Ridgewood now operates approx. every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes (+1 trip)
  • Sundays: Service between 10:50 PM and 11:50 PM departing Ridgewood now operates approx. every 30 minutes instead of every 20 minutes (-1 trip)

B82 SBS - Schedule Changes and Cost Neutral Practices

  • Trip times have change throughout the day
  • Trips departing Bay 37th Street from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM now operate every 8-9 minutes instead of every 10 minutes (+1 trip)
  • There will be less frequent service departing Bay 37th Street from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (-1 trip)

Bx13 - Weekend Schedule Changes (No Cuts)

  • Saturdays: Trip times were shifted by up to a few minutes
  • Sundays: AM trips departing GWB station before 7:00 AM were shifted to operate 10 minutes later

Bx41 Local - Weekend Schedule Changes For More Consistent Service (No Cuts)

  • Saturday Daytime: Trip times were shifted by up to a few minutes
  • Saturday Early Morning: Trip times between 4:41 AM and 6:54 AM from Williamsbridge were modified as follows:
    • OLD: 5:15 AM, 5:43 AM, 6:00 AM, 6:15 AM, 6:30 AM, 6:42 AM
    • NEW: 5:11 AM, 5:33 AM, 5:54 AM, 6:14 AM, 6:34 AM, 6:44 AM
  • Saturday Late Evening: Departures after 10:50 PM were modified from The Hub as follows (F = To Fordham Only, W = Whole Route, to Williamsbridge):
    • OLD: 11:01 PM (W), 11:08 PM (F), 11:16 PM (W), 11:41 PM (W), 11:53 PM (F), 12:06 AM (W), 12:18 AM (F), 12:30 AM (W), 12:55 AM (F), 1:20 AM (F)
    • NEW: 10:56 PM (W), 11:11 PM (F), 11:26 PM (W), 11:41 PM (W), 11:56 PM (F), 12:11 AM (W), 12:26 AM (F), 12:41 AM (W), 1:00 AM (F), 1:20 AM (F)

M15 Local - Slight Weekday Service Increase

  • Southbound trips departing between 1:04 PM and 2:04 PM now operate every 9 minutes instead of every 10 minutes

M15 SBS - Weekday Service Redistribution, Increase of Rush Hour Service in East Village

  • The 6:26 AM trip from 125th Street to South Ferry will now terminate at Houston Street
  • Trips from 125th Street to South Ferry between 6:29 AM to 8:50 AM now operate every 5-9 minutes instead of inconsistent 3-13 minute headways
  • In the South Ferry - bound direction from 6:47 AM to 8:50 AM, there will be 1 less trip operating 
  • Trips departing from South Ferry between 7:10 AM and 9:57 AM now operate on a consistent 5,6-7, or 10 minute headway instead of anywhere from 3-15 minutes (-1 trip)
  • In the South Ferry - bound direction from 8:50 AM to 9:50 AM, there will be 1 more trip operating 
  • AM Put-ins from East 14th Street to 125th Street now originate at East 1st Street (~100% increase in service)
  • Trips departing from South Ferry between 8:50 PM and 9:40 PM now operate every 10 minutes instead of every 12 minutes
  • Trips departing from South Ferry between 9:40 PM and 10:30 PM now operate every 12 minutes instead of every 10 minutes

M31 - Midday Service Frequencies More Consistent, Evening Service Adjustments

  • Trips departing West 54th Street & 11th Avenue between 10:31 AM and 11:40 AM now operate every 10-12 minutes instead of every 12-15 minutes (+1 trip)
  • Trips departing West 54th Street & 11th Avenue between 11:40 AM and 12:52 PM now operate every 12 minutes instead of every 10 minutes (-1 trip)
  • Trips departing West 54th Street & 11th Avenue between 9:55 PM and 10:55 PM now operate approx. every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes (+1 trip)
  • Trips departing West 54th Street & 11th Avenue between 10:55 PM and 11:55 PM now operate approx. every 20 minutes instead of every 15 minutes (-1 trip)

M34A SBS - Weekday Evening Schedule Changes and Increase

  • One more trip is provided between 6:53 PM and 10:19 PM from 9th Avenue & West 42nd Street
  • Trip times have changed by up to 15 minutes all day 

M42 - Weekday Cost Neutral Practices

  • Eastbound trips operate less frequently from 7:22 AM to 10:05 AM (-1 trip)
  • The 9:19 AM westbound put-in from Broadway now originates at 1st Avenue at 9:04 AM
  • Eastbound trips operate more frequently from 10:05 AM to 3:00 PM (+1 trip)
  • Westbound trips operate more frequently from 11:16 AM to 4:00 PM (+1 trip) 
  • Eastbound trips operate less frequently from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (-2 trips)
  • Westbound trips operate less frequently from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (-1 trip)
  • Eastbound trips operate more frequently from 6:00 PM to 8:40 PM (+2 trips)
  • Westbound trips operate more frequently from 7:01 PM to 10:20 PM (+1 trips) 

M60 SBS - Sunday Service Reduction

  • One less trip to LaGuardia Airport and back departs from Morningside Heights between 7:45 PM and 8:45 PM
  • Between 8:00 PM and 12:00 AM, service was redistributed to provide more consistent service

M79 SBS - Weekday Nighttime Adjustments

  • Eastbound service from 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM departs Riverside Drive as follows:
    • OLD - 11:00 PM, 11:15 PM, 11:30 PM, 11:50 PM 12:15 AM, 12:40 AM, 12:57 AM
    • NEW - 11:05 PM, 11:20 PM, 11:40 PM, 12:00 AM, 12:20 AM, 12:40 AM, 1:00 AM

M86 SBS - Weekday Service Adjustments

  • The 1:10 AM trip from Yorkville to the Upper West Side became the 1:00 AM trip
  • Lots of trip times have changed by a few minutes

M101 Local - Weekday Cost Neutral Practices, Making Full Route Service More Consistent

  • A 5:00 AM put-in trip from 3rd Avenue & East 97th Street towards Fort George was added
  • The 5:59 AM put-in from 3rd Avenue & East 97th Street towards Fort George was discontinued
  • The 8:33 PM and 8:55 PM short-turns from East Village to East 97th Street were discontinued
  • The 4:53 AM trip from Fort George to East Village was split into two buses, as follows:
    • A 4:53 AM trip from Fort George to East Village, running 7 minutes earlier than previous times south of 125th Street
    • A 5:34 AM put-in from Lexington Avenue & East 124th Street to East Village, departing at the former times that the 4:53 AM trip passed (south of 125th Street)
  • The 8:01 PM trip from Fort George to East 100th Street was discontinued
  • Service from Fort George to East Village after 8:42 PM will operate roughly every 15 minutes, instead of inconsistent 9-22 minute headways

M101 LIMITED - Weekday Net Service Reductions

  • Three put-ins at 6:22 AM, 6:37 AM, and 12:39 PM from Lexington Avenue & East 100th Street to East Village were added
  • Five put-ins at 7:08 AM, 7:28 AM, 7:45 AM, 12:19 PM, and 1:32 PM from Lexington Avenue & East 100th Street to East Village were discontinued
  • The 8:18 AM put-in from 3rd Avenue & East 97th Street towards Fort George was discontinued
  • The 8:34 AM, 8:46 AM, 8:56AM, and 9:06 AM trips from Fort George to Lexington Avenue & East 100th Street were discontinued
  • Late AM rush hour and midday service frequencies were made more consistent
  • Northbound put-ins from East 97th Street were reduced as follows:
    • OLD - 11:32 AM, 11:53 AM, 1:16 PM, 2:14 PM, 2:38 PM, 3:35 PM
    • NEW - 11:56 AM, 1:04 PM, 2:29 PM
  • The 12:33 PM trip from Fort George to Lexington Avenue & East 100th Street was extended to East Village
  • Northbound service from 5:20 PM to 8:50 PM now operates every 10 minutes instead of every 8 minutes 
  • The 7:52 PM short-turn from East Village to East 97th Street was discontinued
  • The last bus from Fort George to East Village is now at 8:18 PM instead of 8:27 PM 

M102 - Weekday Cost Neutral Practices

  • The 12:07 PM put-in from 3rd Avenue & East 97th Street to Harlem now departs at 11:18 AM
  • A 5:33 PM and 6:03 PM trip from Harlem to Lexington Avenue & 96th Street were added
  • The 6:18 PM and 11:50 trips from Harlem to Lexington Avenue & 96th Street were discontinued
  • An 8:54 PM and 9:50 PM trip from Harlem to Lexington Avenue & 96th Street were added

M103 - Apparent Extension to/from 2nd Avenue (?)

  • Schedule indicates that most buses also now stop on East 126th Street & 2nd Avenue (bustime also notes this), but route map does not reflect that
  • Several weekday schedule changes which redistribute service levels, overall no net change in service

Q5 - Local to LIMITED Trip Conversion, Net Weekday Service Reductions 

  • Trip times may have been changed by up to a few minutes
  • The 3:34 PM local trip from Jamaica to Rosedale became a LIMITED trip
  • Local service departing Jamaica from 5:33 PM to 6:57 PM now operates at consistent 6 minute headway instead of every 3-6 minutes (-2 trips)
  • Local service departing Jamaica from 6:57 PM to 9:04 PM now operates more frequently and consistently (+1 trip)

Q15, Q15A - Weekday PM Trip Cuts

  • The 2:05 PM Q15A trip from 7th Avenue & 151st Street to Main Street (7) station was discontinued
  • The 2:37 PM Q15 trip from 150th Street & 15th Drive to Main Street (7) station was discontinued

Q17 - Weekday Schedule Changes

  • The 9:38 AM put-in from 188th Street & Horace Harding Expressway now originates at Merrick Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue at 9:12 AM
  • Runtimes throughout the day have been reduced by up to 5 minutes

Q27 Local - Weekday Schedule Changes, Weekend Service Reductions

  • Weekdays: The former 1:15 AM and 1:35 AM trips from Cambria Heights to Flushing now depart at 1:05 AM and 1:25 AM, respectively
  • Saturdays: The 9:25 PM trip from Jamaica Avenue to Flushing was discontinued
  • Saturdays: Service departing Cambria Heights from 9:00 PM to 11:10 PM now operates every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes
  • Saturday Night/Sunday Morning: Departures from Flushing - Main Street after 12:30 AM are as follows:
    • OLD: 12:50 AM, 12:56 AM, 1:21 AM, 1:40 AM*, 2:11 AM, 2:41 AM
    • NEW: 12:41 AM, 1:01 AM, 1:21 AM, 1:40 AM*,  2:11 AM, 2:41 AM

* Note: The 1:40 AM trip is shown on the Sunday schedule, not on the Saturday schedule

Q27 LIMITED - Trip Reduction

  • The 7:12 AM trip from Cambria Heights to Flushing was discontinued

Q54 - Weekday Afternoon Service Cuts

  • The 3:54 PM trip from Jamaica to Fresh Pond Road was discontinued
  • The 3:59 PM trip from Jamaica to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza was cut west of Fresh Pond Road 
  • PM School trippers are now listed in the 'School Open' schedule

Q58 Local - Reversion of April 3rd, 2022 Changes, Sunday Service Cuts 

  • Weekdays: Trips departing Main Street from 2:25 PM to 3:08 PM operates every 6-7 minutes instead of every 3-5 minutes
  • Weekdays: Trips departing Main Street from 3:25 PM to 4:20 PM operates every 3-6 minutes instead of every 3-5 minutes
  • Sundays: Trips departing Ridgewood from 7:10 AM to 8:41 AM operates every 7-8 minutes instead of every 7 minutes (-1 bus)

Q84 - Late Evening Departure Changes

  • Weekdays: Departures from Jamaica Center between 11:20 PM and 1:30 AM have changed as follows:
    • OLD: 11:40 PM, 12:00 AM, 12:20 AM, 12:40 AM, 1:05 AM
    • NEW: 11:45 PM, 12:10 AM, 12:30 AM, 12:50 AM, 1:10 AM 
  • Weekdays: The last bus from Laurelton to Jamaica Center now departs at 1:00 AM instead of 1:05 AM
  • Sundays: Departures from Jamaica Center between 8:45 PM and 11:15 PM have changed as follows:
    • OLD: 9:05 PM, 9:30 PM, 10:00 PM, 10:30 PM
    • NEW: 9:15 PM, 9:45 PM, 10:15 PM, 10:45 PM

S44 - Saturday Evening Schedule Change

  • Trips leaving SI Mall after 9:40 PM will be changed as follows:
    • OLD - 10:10 PM, 10:40 PM, 11:10 PM (Last Trip)
    • NEW - 10:00 PM, 10:30 PM, 11:05 PM (Last Trip)

SIM6 - AM Trip Adjustments

  • One less trip is now operated between 5:28 AM and 6:15 AM
  • One more trip is now operated between 6:40 AM and 7:15 AM 
  • Trip times have changed by a few minutes in the PM rush 

SIM8 - PM Trip Adjustments

  • One less SIM8 trip is now operated between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM
  • One more SIM8 trip is now operated between 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM

SIM8X - PM Service Reduction

  • Trip times have been changed as follows:
    • OLD - 4:00 PM, 4:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:20 PM, 5:40 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:20 PM, 6:40 PM, 7:00 PM
    • NEW - 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:50 PM, 5:10 PM, 5:30 PM, 5:50 PM, 6:10 PM, 6:35 PM, 7:00 PM

SIM25 - PM Trip Adjustments

  • Trip times have changed by up to 10 minutes in the PM

SIM26 - PM Trip Adjustments

  • Trip times after 4 PM have been changed by up to 10 minutes

SIM30 - Trip Adjustments

  • Inbound trip times have shifted by up to a few minutes
  • Outbound trip times after 5:20 PM have been changed by up to 10 minutes

 

Changes effective January 2nd, 2022

M21 - PM Rush Hour Service Officially Truncated to 6th Avenue

  • PM rush hour service will originate & terminate at 6th Avenue & Spring Street (WB buses will operate to Varick Street, then back to 6th Avenue)

Q2 - All Service Now Operates to/from UBS Arena

  • UBS Arena is now the new 24/7 eastern terminal, instead of Hempstead Avenue & 225th Street

Q32 - Minor Schedule Change

  • The 6:45 AM trip from Penn Station to 81st Street & Northern Boulevard will no longer have a scheduled 3 minute layover at 74th Street
  • The first weekday EB trip with a 3 minute layover at 74th Street will depart Penn Station at 7:00 AM

Q44 SBS - Weekday Cost Neutral Practices

  • The 6:11 AM trip from Boston Road & East 180th Street will be split into a 6:09 AM and 6:14 AM trip
  • There will be one less trip departing Boston Road & East 180th Street between 8:01 PM and 8:25 PM

Q48 - Trip Time Changes

  • Buses from Flushing to Ditmars Boulevard & 102nd Street (via LGA Terminals D-C-B-A) will now have up to 18 minutes added runtime, daily
  • Trip times from Ditmars Boulevard & 102nd Street to Flushing will now depart up to 15 minutes later than former times

S40 - Slight AM Rush Hour Service Increase

  • The 6:20 AM put-in trip from South Ave & Arlington Place to Saint George will now be split into two trips, both originating from Matrix Park as follows:
    • 6:08 AM trip from Matrix Park, arriving at South Avenue & Arlington Place at 6:18 AM
    • 6:11 AM trip from Matrix Park, arriving at South Avenue & Arlington Place at 6:21 AM

S90 LIMITED - Stop Additions on Richmond Terrace

  • Buses will now make all local stops on Richmond Terrace between Park Avenue and South Avenue 

SIM23 - Route Now Operated By MTA, Route Changes in Annadale/Prince's Bay

  • Service is now operated by the MTA, using the same Academy schedule
  • Service no longer serves Hylan Boulevard & Luten Avenue, stop is now served by SIM24 

SIM24 - Route Now Operated By MTA, Service to Outerbridge Park & Ride Discontinued

  • Service is now operated by the MTA, using the same Academy schedule
  • Service to Outerbridge Park & Ride discontinued
  • Service now travels down Huguenot Avenue to Hylan Boulevard, then on Hylan Boulevard to Luten Avenue
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  • BM5 via Woodhaven changed the title to January 2nd, 2022 Bus Route & Service Changes (Cumulative)

12 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

It's been a while, but I'm back with the timetable reviews. I compiled a list of all the route and service changes effective January 2nd. However, this time will also be a little different, because I will be also listing the changes which occurred in previous picks (June 27th, September 5th) since I did not make threads for them (hence 'Cumulative' being in the title). For June 27th, I did not include seasonal changes (routes which either have summer service added, or trippers taken away).

Note that this is not the full list of routes that have had a new timetable come out, but these are the ones with enough changes to be notable. Some of the new timetables for other routes either had some formatting changes done, timepoints added/removed, or had minor trip time changes which are negligible (usually less than 5 minutes). 

 

Changes effective January 2nd, 2022

 

M21 - PM Rush Hour Service Officially Truncated to 6th Avenue

  • PM rush hour service will originate & terminate at 6th Avenue & Spring Street (WB buses will operate to Varick Street, then back to 6th Avenue)

Q2 - All Service Now Operates to/from UBS Arena

  • UBS Arena is now the new 24/7 eastern terminal, instead of Hempstead Avenue & 225th Street

SIM23 - Route Now Operated By MTA, Route Changes in Annadale/Prince's Bay

  • Service is now operated by the MTA, using the same Academy schedule
  • Service no longer serves Hylan Boulevard & Luten Avenue, stop is now served by SIM24 

SIM24 - Route Now Operated By MTA, Service to Outerbridge Park & Ride Discontinued

  • Service is now operated by the MTA, using the same Academy schedule
  • Service to Outerbridge Park & Ride discontinued
  • Service now travels down Huguenot Avenue to Hylan Boulevard, then on Hylan Boulevard to Luten Avenue

Q2 enters Elmont.. This makes sense to have service at UBS/Arena & Elmont LIRR which is opposite the arena.

Finally the (MTA) addresses the M21 issue regarding the Holland Tunnel. The Spring Street, Varick Street & 6th Avenue terminal makes sense for PM rush. 

Very good update:  @BM5 via Woodhaven

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12 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

It's been a while, but I'm back with the timetable reviews. I compiled a list of all the route and service changes effective January 2nd. However, this time will also be a little different, because I will be also listing the changes which occurred in previous picks (June 27th, September 5th) since I did not make threads for them (hence 'Cumulative' being in the title). For June 27th, I did not include seasonal changes (routes which either have summer service added, or trippers taken away).

Note that this is not the full list of routes that have had a new timetable come out, but these are the ones with enough changes to be notable. Some of the new timetables for other routes either had some formatting changes done, timepoints added/removed, or had minor trip time changes which are negligible (usually less than 5 minutes).

S90 LIMITED - Stop Additions on Richmond Terrace

  • Buses will now make all local stops on Richmond Terrace between Park Avenue and South Avenue

 

 

There's still no explanation as to why the S90 is making local stops between South and Park Avenues, nobody wants that, nobody asked for that.

 

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@BM5 via Woodhaven The SIM3C and SIM4C have seen weekend runtime adjustments (the SIM4C had excess runtime from Huguenot to ETC because they copy-pasted the old X17 runtime despite the shorter route). They shaved off 2 minutes (which I don't think will be enough) but we'll see. The SIM3C shaved off a few minutes on the Manhattan side of outbound trips (but added a couple of minutes to the SI side of inbound trips, especially west of Slosson). I didn't look at the SIM1C or SIM33C that closely (the SIM33C has excess runtime on weekdays from Slosson to Fingerboard that is still present). I assume the outbound runtimes on the "C" routes were also adjusted (the same as the 3C which I confirmed)

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On 1/11/2022 at 3:25 AM, The TransitMan said:

Destination signs should reflect the UBS Arena on the Q2 and Q110 BUT...just saying!

They changed the Q2 destination sign. It just says BELMONT PARK instead of Belmont Park/225 St. I haven’t seen the Q110 yet

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2 hours ago, Bill from Maspeth said:

Schedules on the MTA web site has all Q2's terminating at UBS arena no matter if there is an event going on or not.

Which makes sense if there are people that work at the arena. Even if there aren't events, workers have to prepare for events and there is general upkeep of the arena that needs to take place. This gives people an option to arrive via public transit. Kind of like MSG. You have security guards and other personnel that are there in general.

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1 hour ago, B35 via Church said:

Since we're talking about destination signages at the moment, I'm trying to recall what the SB M10 that used to end at MSG (NE corner of 8th/31st, on 31st, to be specific) signage read... I know it made no mention of MSG, that I can safely say....

If I remember correctly, it just said Midtown Penn Station (the same way the Q32 says). I remember seeing a picture of it recently.

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