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B84 (New York City bus)

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b84
Spring Creek-East New York Line
Flatlands Avenue Line
A 2018 XD40 (7560) on the New Lots-bound B84 bus entering service at Seaview Avenue/Erskine Street in February 2019.
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageEast New York Depot
Vehicle
Began serviceJune 30, 2013
Route
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Communities servedEast New York, Spring Creek
StartSpring Creek - Gateway Center Mall
ViaFlatlands Avenue, Ashford Street
EndEast New York - Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street
Length2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Other routesB6 Bay Parkway/Avenue J/Cozine Avenue
Service
OperatesAll times except late nights
Annual patronage89,539 (2023)[1]
TransfersYes
TimetableB84
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The Flatlands Avenue Line, consisting of the B84, is a public transit line in Brooklyn in New York City, running mostly on Flatlands Avenue right between East New York and Spring Creek. The route began operating in 2013, replicating the B83 route in East New York through Jerome Street and Berriman Street.

Route description

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The bus route begins at Gateway Center Mall, and uses Seaview Avenue until it turns onto Fountain Avenue. It then goes on until it turns to Flatlands Avenue, and continues on the avenue until it turns to Jerome Street, then Cozine Avenue, and finally Ashford Street. It then continues until it turns right on Hegeman Avenue, left on Cleveland Street, and again on Livonia Avenue. It then continues for a short stretch, until it ends.

For buses heading to Gateway Center Mall, they turn onto Warwick Street and New Lots Avenue to access Ashford Street. It then goes on the same route, until it reaches Vandalia Avenue, where it turns right on. It then turns left on Erskine Street, and continues until it ends there.

History

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The B84 was created as a new route on June 30, 2013, and it replicates the B83 bus between Jerome Street and Berryman Street.[2] A public hearing on the proposed route took place on March 7, 2013.[3]

On December 1, 2022, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network. As part of the redesign, a new B5 bus route would replace the B84, which would be eliminated.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Asif, Aisha (March 13, 2013). "A NEW BUS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS? SPRING CREEK RESIDENTS NOT SO SURE". The Brooklyn Ink. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "MTA - Public Hearings". February 11, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Draft Plan: B5 Limited". MTA. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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