B84 (New York City bus)

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Spring Creek-East New York Line Flatlands Avenue Line
A 2018 XD40 (7560) on the New Lots-bound B84 bus entering service at Seaview Avenue/Erskine Street in February 2019.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	East New York Depot
Vehicle	Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
Began service	June 30, 2013
Route
Locale	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Communities served	East New York, Spring Creek
Start	Spring Creek - Gateway Center Mall
Via	Flatlands Avenue, Ashford Street
End	East New York - Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street
Length	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Other routes	B6 Bay Parkway/Avenue J/Cozine Avenue
Service
Operates	All times except late nights
Annual patronage	89,539 (2023)[1]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	B84
Route map ← B83  {{{system_nav}}}  B100 →

The Flatlands Avenue Line, consisting of the B84, is a public transit line in Brooklyn in New York City, running mostly on Flatlands Avenue right between East New York and Spring Creek. The route began operating in 2013, replicating the B83 route in East New York through Jerome Street and Berriman Street.

Route description

The bus route begins at Gateway Center Mall, and uses Seaview Avenue until it turns onto Fountain Avenue. It then goes on until it turns to Flatlands Avenue, and continues on the avenue until it turns to Jerome Street, then Cozine Avenue, and finally Ashford Street. It then continues until it turns right on Hegeman Avenue, left on Cleveland Street, and again on Livonia Avenue. It then continues for a short stretch, until it ends.

For buses heading to Gateway Center Mall, they turn onto Warwick Street and New Lots Avenue to access Ashford Street. It then goes on the same route, until it reaches Vandalia Avenue, where it turns right on. It then turns left on Erskine Street, and continues until it ends there.

History

The B84 was created as a new route on June 30, 2013, and it replicates the B83 bus between Jerome Street and Berryman Street.^[2] A public hearing on the proposed route took place on March 7, 2013.^[3]

On December 1, 2022, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network. As part of the redesign, a new B5 bus route would replace the B84, which would be eliminated.^[4]

References

1. "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
2. Asif, Aisha (March 13, 2013). "A NEW BUS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS? SPRING CREEK RESIDENTS NOT SO SURE". The Brooklyn Ink. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
3. "MTA - Public Hearings". February 11, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
4. "Draft Plan: B5 Limited". MTA. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

External links

• Media related to B84 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons