B52 (New York City bus)

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Gates Avenues Line
A 2018 XD40 (7717) on the Ridgewood-bound B52 at Downtown Brooklyn-Fulton Mall on Smith Street in November 2022.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Fresh Pond Depot
Vehicle	Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
Began service	1874 (streetcar)
Predecessors	Greene and Gates Avenues Line streetcar
Route
Locale	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Ridgewood, Bushwick, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn
Start	Downtown Brooklyn – Cadman Plaza and Tillary Street
Via	Fulton Street, Greene Avenue, Gates Avenue
End	Ridgewood Terminal – Wyckoff Avenue & Palmetto Street
Length	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Other routes	B26 Halsey/Fulton Streets B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues B54 Myrtle Avenue
Service
Operates	All times[1]
Annual patronage	2,001,803 (2023)[2]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	B52
Route map ← B49  {{{system_nav}}}  B54 →

The B52 is a bus route that constitutes a public transit line operating in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along Fulton Street, Greene Avenue, and Gates Avenue between Downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens. The B52 is operated by the MTA New York City Transit Authority. Its precursor was a streetcar line that began operation by 1874, and was known as the Greene and Gates Avenues Line. The route became a bus line in 1941.