M79 (New York City bus)

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79th Street Crosstown Line
A 2019 XD60 (6231) on the Riverside Drive-bound M79 SBS near the junction with Madison Avenue in June 2024.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
Garage	Michael J. Quill Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus LFS articulated New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 (main vehicles) New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 Nova Bus LFS HEV (supplemental service)
Livery	Select Bus Service
Began service	1936
Route
Locale	Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Yorkville
Landmarks served	Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Natural History Museum
Start	Upper West Side – Riverside Drive and West 79th Street
Via	79th Street, 81st Street
End	Yorkville – East End Avenue and East 79th Street
Length	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Service
Operates	All times.[1]
Annual patronage	2,513,796 (2023)[2]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	M79 SBS
Route map Legend West Side – Riverside Drive  M79  Broadway Amsterdam Avenue Columbus Avenue / 80th Street Columbus Avenue / 81st Street Central Park West / 81st Street ​ 79th Street Transverse 5th Avenue Madison Avenue Lexington Avenue ​ 3rd Avenue 2nd Avenue 1st Avenue York Avenue East End Avenue / 79th Street Yorkville – East End Avenue (80th Street)  M79  Legend Two-way stop Two-way stop without machines One-way stop  M79  Terminal Subway connection ← M72  {{{system_nav}}}  M86 SBS →

The M79 Select Bus Service, formerly the 79th Street Crosstown Line, is a bus line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along 79th Street on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. The route was previously owned by the private Green Bus Lines, and is now part of MTA Regional Bus Operations, operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority under the New York City Transit brand.

The route was renumbered from the M17 to the M79 in 1987, and was converted into a Select Bus Service route in 2017.