B61 and B62 buses

This article is about the former streetcar line that became part of Brooklyn and Queens Transit. For the current underground subway line of the Independent Subway System, see IND Crosstown Line. For additional information on the current bus service, see List of bus routes in Brooklyn.

b61, b62
Crosstown Line
Park Slope−Red Hook−Downtown Brooklyn−Long Island City
A 2011 C40LF (433) on the B61 at Smith-9th Streets
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageJackie Gleason Depot (B61)
Grand Avenue Depot (B62)
VehicleNew Flyer C40LF CNG
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 (B61)

New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 (B62)
Began serviceJanuary 28, 1951 (B61 Red Hook−Greenpoint service)[1]
January 2010 (B62 Downtown Brooklyn−Long Island City service)[2]
Route
LocaleBrooklyn and Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities servedDowntown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace (B61)

Long Island City, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Vinegar Hill, Downtown Brooklyn (B62)
StartDowntown Brooklyn – Fulton Mall/Jay Street–MetroTech station
  • B61: Fulton Street and Smith Street
  • B62: Boerum Place and Livingston Street
EndB61: Park Slope/Windsor Terrace – 20th Street and Prospect Park West/Green-Wood Cemetery B62: Long Island City – Queens Plaza
Length9.7 miles (15.6 km) (Red Hook to Long Island City)[2]
Other routesCrosstown Line
Service
Operates24 hours[3][4]
Annual patronage1,894,533 (B61, 2023); 1,583,405 (B62, 2023)[5]
TransfersYes
TimetableB61
B62
← B60  {{{system_nav}}}  B63 →

The Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running along Van Brunt Street and Manhattan Avenue between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B61 and the B62 bus routes. The northern section, the B62, is operated by MTA New York City Bus' Grand Avenue Depot in Maspeth, Queens, and the southern section is the B61, operated by MTA New York City Bus' Jackie Gleason Depot in Sunset Park. The entire route was a single line, the B61, until January 3, 2010;[2] the B62 was previously a separate, parallel route between Downtown Brooklyn and Greenpoint,[6] now part of the B43 route. The streetcar line, B61 and the original B62 previously operated from the now-closed Crosstown Depot in Greenpoint.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BklynEagle-B61Start-Jan1951 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "B61 Split Into Two Routes", mta.info
  3. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "B61 bus schedule".
  4. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "B62 bus schedule".
  5. ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "1976 Brooklyn Bus Map". wardmaps.com. New York City Transit Authority. 1976. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Riders on New Buses Will Triple in July". New York World-Telegram. Fultonhistory.com. May 12, 1960. pp. B1–B2. Retrieved January 10, 2016.