M96 and M106 buses

m96, m106
96th Street Crosstown
East 106th Street Line
A 2008 Orion VII NG HEV (3866; retired) on the M96 and a 2009 Orion VII NG HEV (4405) on the Upper West Side-bound M106 running on 96th Street
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorManhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
GarageManhattanville Depot
VehicleOrion VII NG HEV
Nova Bus LFS HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
Began serviceMay 1993 (M96)
1996 (M106)
Route
LocaleManhattan
Communities servedUpper West Side, Yorkville, Upper East Side, East Harlem
StartUpper West Side - 96th Street & West End Avenue
ViaWest 96th Street, East 96th Street (M96), East 106th Street (M106)
EndYorkville - East 97th Street & 1st Avenue (M96)
East Harlem - East 105th Street & FDR Drive (M106)
Length1.8 miles (2.9 km) (M96)
2.5 miles (4.0 km) (M106)
Service
Operates24 hours (M96)
All times except evenings and late nights (M106)
Annual patronage2,787,260 (M96) (2023)
422,119 (M106) (2023)[1]
TransfersYes
TimetableM96 M106
← M86
M104
 {{{system_nav}}}  M98
M116 →

The M96 and M106 constitute a pair of bus routes in Manhattan, running between Upper West Side and primarily on West 96th Street and East 96th Street to the Upper East Side or East 106th Street to East Harlem.

  1. ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.