These tables give details for the routes that service Nassau County primarily. For details on routes that run into Nassau County but do not service it primarily, see:
NICE routes are designated on the buses, bus stop signs, and timetables with a lowercase "n". Previously, the routes were designated with an uppercase "N", akin to routes in larger bus systems surrounding the area.
Routes shown are for the full route except for branching. The n4, n6 and n40/41 provide service 24 hours a day; all other routes are daily service except late nights unless otherwise noted.
Roosevelt Field Mall note: All routes entering Roosevelt Field Mall from Old Country Road travel to/from points east via East Gate Boulevard, and to/from points west via Ring Road West.
Queens note: NICE routes to Jamaica and Flushing do not carry customers wholly within Queens except where noted.
Connections to New York City Subway stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.
Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue
Most Westbury-bound service alternately terminates with short-turns at Roosevelt Field, except for weekday peak hours to Westbury in the a.m. and from Westbury in the p.m.
The Elmont and Mercy Medical shuttles are resurrected former regular routes, with the Port Washington shuttle being a former MSBA shuttle. These shuttles are now serviced with passenger vans, and operate only during weekday rush hours.
Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) takeover.
Effective January 7, 2024, some weekday short-turn trips will terminate at Valley Stream instead of Green Acres at their southern end, and service will be increased to run every 18 to 20 minutes.
Effective May 26, 2024, weekday Elmont trips have been extended to UBS Arena.[26]
Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Hempstead-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926. Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover.[34]
Effective January 7, 2024, some Hempstead-bound trips short-turn at the UBS Arena.[26]
n6X
Express service. Introduced in April 2012, replacing the n6 Limited-stop service.
Service between Hempstead Transit Center and Nassau Community College was added in September of 2013, and was later discontinued in 2017 and became the current n16X.
Effective May 28, 2023, the Hempstead-bound stop at Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hillside Avenue was discontinued, and Jamaica-bound buses began skipping the stop at 179th Street.[35][36]
n15
Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc.
On September 3, 2023, service via Old Country Road was removed from Roosevelt Field to Mineola, which is now a terminal.[37]
n16
Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc.
Service between Rockville Centre and Silver Lake, Baldwin and trips that only ran between Hempstead and Roosevelt Field were discontinued on April 8, 2012[38]
Saturday service eliminated effective April 9, 2017[39]
Service extended from Roosevelt Field to Nassau Community College in May 2021.
n16X
Introduced March 2013 but was later discontinued in favor of n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
Restored in 2017 to replace the same n6X trips to Nassau Community College.
n19
Operated by Utility Lines, subsidiary of Bee Line, Inc. until 1973 transfer to MSBA.
When taken over by MSBA, route was truncated to Babylon. Portion from Babylon to Patchogue became the S40 (Suffolk Transit) route.
Route further truncated to Westfield Sunrise on January 17, 2016, and until October 28, 2023 was replaced by the former S20 (Suffolk Transit) route which added loop return service on Montauk Highway between Westfield Sunrise and Babylon.[40]
n20 (n20G/H)
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
Original terminus was the Roslyn railroad station; rerouted in 1982 to Hicksville.
Flushing - Roslyn portion was "North Shore Line" trolley.[34]
New route introduced by NICE on September 3, 2023 on a pilot basis.[37]
Route bypasses Great Neck LIRR.
On October 8, 2023 a stop was added at Schenk Avenue and Port Washington Boulevard/Searingtown Road, and, due to low ridership, the stop at the Americana Mall was discontinued.[41]
Effective January 7, 2024, an eastbound stop on Northern Boulevard at Francis Lewis Boulevard replaced the previous stop at 192nd Street, with an additional stop in Flushing added at Sanford Avenue and Kissena Boulevard.[26]
n21
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
Route truncated to Great Neck from Flushing on January 17, 2016,[40] and weekend service was restored.[42]
Effective September 3, 2023, weekday midday service was added to the route.
Effective May 26, 2024, Sunday service was restored but only east of the Roslyn Clock Tower, use the n20H for service west of Roslyn. There is no service between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.[37]
n22
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
On September 3, 2023, service was increased to run every 15 minutes during most of the day between Mineola and Jamaica.[37]
n22X
Route was suspended from September 2020 to May 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route also was rerouted and multiple stops removed when reactivated.
On May 28, 2023, in each direction, three express trips were discontinued, and three express trips were cut back to Roosevelt Field.[43][44][45]
Service east of Roosevelt Field was discontinued on September 3, 2023.[37]
Effective January 7, 2024, stops will be added at Glen Cove Road/Clinton Road, Little Neck Parkway, and Winchester Boulevard.[26]
n23
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
Formerly continued to Hempstead with select rush hour trips to Mineola. Mineola became full-time terminus in 2014.
n24
Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926: was Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.[34]
Extended to Hicksville from Mineola in April 2012 to replace n78/79.
Effective January 7, 2024, all service splits at Roosevelt Field in both directions, except for weekend early a.m. and late p.m. trips which terminate at Roosevelt Field.[26]
n25
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
Peak service was increased to run every 15 minutes effective September 3, 2023.[37]
n26
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover, was branch of n22.
n27
Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
Glen Street portion replaced portion of "Glen Cove Railroad" trolley line.[34]
Service to Hempstead was increased by three trips effective September 3, 2023 to increase service during parts of the day to every 30 minutes.[37][46][47]
n31
Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover.
n31X
New route as of May 26, 2024, express service operates between Hempstead and Far Rockaway via Rockville Centre.
n32
Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover.
n33
Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover.
Sunday service eliminated on April 9, 2017.
Effective May 26, 2024, this route was converted into a loop route, with the Far Rockaway terminal being a regular stop. [39]
n35
Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover two separate routes.
Merged with the former N37 (Hempstead-Baldwin) route in 2009.
Effective January 7, 2024, some trips start or end at Roosevelt Field instead of Baldwin or Westbury.[26]
n40/41
Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Brooklyn" line on April 5, 1926;[34] was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
n40/41 became a combined route in late 2018, as a result of n43 service being rerouted to Babylon Turnpike, making the n41 redundant.
n43
Introduced as a new route in 2003.
Ran to Hempstead from April 8, 2012, to June 22, 2012, and from September 2012 to June 21, 2013.
Rerouted from North Main Street to Babylon Turnpike after n41 was combined with the n40 to form the n40/41.
n48
Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017.[39]
n49
Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
n54
Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973.
Portion between Sunrise Mall and Amityville discontinued on April 9, 2017.
Portion from Sunrise Mall to Amityville reinstated on May 22, 2022.
n55
Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973.
On September 3, 2023, weekend service was revised to operate as a shuttle between Farmingdale State College and Amityville LIRR Station.
On May 26, 2024, service to Hempstead was discontinued and replaced by increased n70 service, with all trips following the shuttle service pattern.[37][48][49]
n72
Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover.
Originally operated to Babylon station, truncated to Farmingdale on April 9, 2017.[39]
Weekend trips replaced by n70 on September 3, 2023.[37][48][49]
Effective January 7, 2024, service has been temporarily discontinued and replaced by the n70.[26]
n78
Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover.
Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24.[50][38]
n79
Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover.
Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24.[50][38]
n88X
Originally JB62, then JB88.
Extension to Hempstead Transit Center started on June 26, 2021.
Relabeled from n88 for the 2023 season.[45] Service in the 2023 season extended through October 1, 2023.[37]
Originally operated as a loop from the Hempstead Transit Center serving South Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Lynbrook, and West Hempstead
Originally bidirectional, but later it only ran in the counterclockwise direction
Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard
Renumbered to N113.
N111A
Cedarhurst Peninsula Boulevard/Rockaway Turnpike
Replaced by the Q111.
N113
Far Rockaway, Queens Beach 20 Street/Seagirt Boulevard
Replaced by the Q113 and the Q114.
JB21
Flushing, Queens
Jones Beach State Park
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB22
Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
via Jamaica Estates
JB24
Route discontinued in late 1990s.
via Hollis
JB37
Hicksville LIRR station
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB49
Hicksville LIRR station
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
Via Newbridge Road
JB50 / JB87
Originally JB50. Relabeled to JB87, then N87 and n87.
Route discontinued in 2014.
JB51
Uniondale
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB53
Farmingdale, Suffolk County
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB57
Great Neck
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB62 / JB88
Freeport LIRR station
Originally JB62. Relabeled to JB88, later n88, and currently running as n88X operated by NICE bus.
JB73
Wantagh
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
JB80
Hicksville LIRR station
Discontinued in the 1970s-1980s
via Hicksville Road
Note about the former Jones Beach routes: the original JB routes (except JB87 and JB88) were numbered from the local “N”-labeled route (see above) which each Jones Beach-bound route followed starting its run.
The City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach LIRR station. The fare is $2.25 unless otherwise noted and payable in cash (coins and $1 bills) only. MetroCard is not accepted.
The East Loop & West Loop were once operated by the Long Beach Railway company as trolley lines.[34]
Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.
Route
Terminal
Major streets
Notes/History
East Loop
Maple Boulevard and East Broadway
Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, East Park Avenue
Counter-clockwise loop.
West End
West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue
West Park Avenue, West Beech Street
Shoppers' Special
Maple Boulevard and East Broadway
East Park Avenue, Maple Boulevard, Broadway, Edwards Boulevard