NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- On Monday afternoon, Kathy Hochul announced an MTA pilot program, which will temporarily eliminate the fares for one bus route in all five boroughs.
By late September, nearly 44,000 public riders will have access to fare-free bus routes for the next six to twelve months. These rides go through lower-income New York communities, where fare evasion is frequent and access to employment is limited.
Below are the five pre-existing bus routes that will be subject to this pilot, where they operate, and important locations they connect to:
1. The Bronx - Bx18 A/B routes
• Operate at daytime hours between 160 St, 170 St, and either Undercliff (A) or Sedgwick (B) Avenue
• Serve Morris Heights, Highbridge, and Mount Eden
• Cover Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and Bronx Community College
• Connect to 4, B, and D trains
2. Brooklyn - B60 route
• Operates all day between Williams Avenue/Flatlands Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
• Serves Canarsie, Brownsville, Ocean Hill, Bushwick and Williamsburg
• Covers several hospitals, including Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center; Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; and NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
• Connects to 3, C, L, G, J, M, and Z trains
3. Manhattan - M116 route
• Operates at daytime hours between W 106 St / Broadway and E 120 St / Pleasant Avenue
• Serves the Harlem, East Harlem, and Morningside Heights neighborhoods
• Covers St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, and the East River Plaza Mall
• Connects to 1, 2, 3, 6, B, and C trains
4. Queens - Q4 LCL/LTD route
• Operates between the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer subway station (serving the E, J, and Z trains) and Linden Boulevard / 235 Street
• Certain rides run Limited-Stop on weekday mornings/rush hours
• Serves the Jamaica Center station, and the South Jamaica, St. Albans and Cambria Heights neighborhoods
• Covers Jamaica Center, York College, and for veterans, the St. Albans VA Medical Center
• Connects to E, J, and Z trains, as well as the St. Albans LIRR station
5. Staten Island - S46/96 routes
• Operate between South Avenue, West Shore Plaza Shopping Center and the St. George Ferry Terminal
• The S96 is a Limited-Stop version of the S46 route, and only operates at peak hours on weekdays, in contrast to the S46 route, which operates all day
• Serve St. George, Tompkinsville, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Arlington, Bloomfield and Chelsea
• Cover several malls and shopping centers, including NY Empire Outlets, West Shore Plaza, and the Forest Promenade Shopping Plaza. Also cover the Richmond University Medical Center
• Connect to Staten Island Railway and the Staten Island Ferry
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