B42 (New York City bus)

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Rockaway Parkway Line
A 2014 XD40 (7099) on the Rockaway Parkway station-bound B42 at Rockaway Parkway/Glenwood Road in January 2019.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	East New York Depot
Vehicle	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 OBI Orion VII NG HEV
Began service	1917 (streetcar) 1951 (bus)
Route
Locale	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Start	Rockaway Parkway
Via	Rockaway Parkway
End	Canarsie Pier
Length	1.3 miles (2.1 km)[1] (entire route)
Service
Operates	All times
Ridership	392,877 (2023)[2]
Timetable	B42
Route map Rockaway Parkway Station  B42  Glenwood Road Flatlands Avenue Avenue J Avenue K Avenue L Avenue M Avenue N Seaview Avenue Skidmore Avenue Canarsie Pier (Belt Parkway)  B42  Legend Two-way stop One-way stop  B42  Terminal Subway connection ← B41  {{{system_nav}}}  B43 →

The Rockaway Parkway Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway between Canarsie Pier and the Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway terminal of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B42 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.

The Wilson Avenue Line (now the B60 bus) continues north on Rockaway Parkway from the end of the B42 to Williamsburg.