List of bus routes in Manhattan

A standard-length Orion bus on the M1 route

An articulated bus on the M34 SBS route

Several companies, most prominently the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), operate a number of bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Manhattan).

Companies

Presently, the New York City Transit Authority and its subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority operate most local buses in Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation operates the Roosevelt Island Red Bus Service on Roosevelt Island.

The first bus company in Manhattan was the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, which began operating the Fifth Avenue Line (now the M1 route) in 1886. When New York Railways began abandoning several streetcar lines in 1919, the replacement bus routes (including the current M21 and M22 routes) were picked up by the New York City Department of Plant and Structures (DP&S). The DP&S began operating several other buses (including the current M79 and M96 routes) in 1921. All of these but the M21 were acquired by Green Bus Lines in 1933; Green transferred several of these to the Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation in 1935.

The New York City Omnibus Corporation began operating replacement routes for New York Railways lines abandoned in 1936, and acquired the remaining Green routes. They also acquired the Madison Avenue Coach Company (former New York and Harlem Railroad lines), Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation (former Eighth and Ninth Avenue Railways lines), and in 1942 the Triangle Bus Corporation (current M21 route).

In 1936, the NYCO and Fifth Avenue were placed under common ownership. The two were merged directly by 1956, when the NYCO acquired the Surface Transportation Corporation (operated former Third Avenue Railway routes since 1941), and changed its name to Fifth Avenue Coach Lines. After a strike in 1962, the entire Fifth Avenue system was transferred to the newly formed Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority on March 22, 1962.

In 1933, two related companies began to operate routes: the Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation gained several Green Bus Lines routes (including the current M22, M27, and M50 routes), and the East Side Omnibus Corporation started operating former Second Avenue Railroad routes (including the current M15 and M31 routes). The Comprehensive also started the current M66 route that year, and in 1948 the New York City Board of Transportation acquired the Comprehensive and East Side routes, transferred to the New York City Transit Authority in 1953. The M9 route came from the Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company in 1980, which had begun operating replacement routes for the Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad lines in 1932.

Routes

This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "M"—in other words, those considered to run primarily in Manhattan by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:

• List of bus routes in the Bronx: Bx3, Bx6, Bx7, Bx9, Bx11, Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx13, Bx15, Bx19, Bx20, Bx33, Bx35, Bx36
• List of bus routes in Brooklyn: B39
• List of bus routes in Queens: Q32, Q60, Q101, Q102
• List of express bus routes in New York City: all routes
• List of bus routes in Westchester County: BxM4C

New York City Bus

The M2, M7, M14D, M15, M23 SBS, M42, M60 SBS, M79 SBS, M86 SBS, M96, M101, M102, M103 and M104 run all times. Other bus routes do not operate overnight hours, usually defined as midnight to 5AM. The Manhattan bus routes should not be confused with Megabus routes originating from Manhattan. Like the Manhattan bus routes, Megabus route designations consist of the letter "M" followed by a number.

Note: NB: Northbound; SB: Southbound; EB: Eastbound; WB: Westbound

Routes M1 to M20

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Service notes
M1
	Local Service
	Harlem West 147th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	↔	East Village East 8th Street and Fourth Avenue at Astor Place ( 6   <6>  train) Alternate weekday trips	All trips: NB: Fourth Avenue, Madison Avenue SB: Fifth Avenue SoHo trips: NB: Lafayette St SB: Broadway	No overnight service. Weekdays during the day, trips alternate between both terminals. On weekends, all trips terminate in SoHo.
		↔	SoHo Centre Street and Grand Street
	Limited-Stop Service
	Harlem West 147th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	→ AM ← PM	SoHo Centre Street and Grand Street	(See M1 Local routing above)	Limited stop service operates AM hours to SoHo and PM hours to Harlem only.
M2*
	Local Service
	Washington Heights West 168th Street and Broadway at 168th Street ( 1 ​  A  ​ C  trains)	↔	East Village East 8th Street and Fourth Avenue at Astor Place ( 4  ​ 6   <6>  trains)	Edgecombe Avenue, Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, Central Park North, Fourth Avenue (NB), Madison Avenue (NB)/Fifth Avenue (SB)	Only operates during overnight and early morning hours when limited-stop buses do not run.
	Limited-Stop Service
	Washington Heights West 168th Street and Broadway at 168th Street ( 1 ​  A  ​ C  trains)	↔	East Village East 8th Street and Fourth Avenue at Astor Place ( 6   <6>  train)	(See M2 Local routing above)	Limited stops runs daily except early morning and overnight hours.
M3	Fort George West 193rd Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue	↔		Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, Central Park North, Fourth Avenue (NB), Madison Avenue (NB)/Fifth Avenue (SB)	No overnight service. Service after 10:30 PM terminates at 125th Street-St. Nicholas Avenue.
M4
	Local Service
	The Cloisters Museum	↔	Penn Station West 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue	Fort Washington Avenue, Broadway, Cathedral Parkway, Central Park North, Madison Avenue (NB)/Fifth Avenue (SB)	When the Cloisters Museum is closed, buses terminate at the entrance to Fort Tryon Park. No overnight service.
	Limited-Stop Service
	The Cloisters Museum	↔	Penn Station West 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue	(See M4 Local routing above)	Only operates during weekday rush hours.
M5
	Local Service
	Washington Heights West 178th Street and Broadway	↔	Greeley Square West 31st Street and Sixth Avenue	Broadway, Riverside Drive, West 72nd Street, Central Park South, Sixth Avenue (NB)/Fifth Avenue (SB)	Does not operate while Limited-Stop buses run. No overnight service.
	Limited-Stop Service
	Washington Heights West 178th Street and Broadway	↔	Greeley Square West 31st Street and Sixth Avenue	(See M5 Local routing above)	Only operates weekdays.
M7*	Harlem West 147th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	↔	Chelsea 14th Street andSixth Avenue at 14th Street/Sixth Avenue ( 1  ​ 2  ​ 3 ​  F   <F>  ​ L ​  M ​ trains)	Lenox Avenue, West 116th Street, Manhattan Avenue, Duke Ellington Boulevard, Sixth Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue (NB)/Columbus Avenue, Seventh Avenue (SB)
M8	West Village West Street and Christopher Street	↔	East Village Avenue D and East 10th Street	EB: West 10th Street, Saint Marks Place, East 10th Street WB: East 10th Street, East 9th Street, Christopher Street	No overnight service.
M9	Battery Park City South End Avenue and Liberty Street	↔	Kips Bay East 29th Street and First Avenue at Bellevue Hospital	East Broadway, Essex Street, Avenue C, Murray Street, West Street
M10	Harlem Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 159th Street	↔	Columbus Circle Broadway and West 57th Street	Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Central Park West
M11	West Village Bethune Street and Hudson Street at Abingdon Square	↔	Riverbank State Park	NB: Tenth Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue, West 135th Street, Riverside Drive SB: Riverside Drive, West 135th Street, Amsterdam Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Ninth Avenue	No overnight service. Buses do not serve Riverside Drive when Riverbank State Park is closed.
		↔	Harlem West 133rd Street and Broadway
M12	West Village Eighth Avenue and Jane Street at Abingdon Square	↔	Columbus Circle Broadway and West 58th Street	NB: West 14th Street, West Street, Twelfth Avenue, West 57th Street SB: West 57th Street, Eleventh Avenue, West 18th Street, Ninth Avenue	No overnight service.
M14A	Lower East Side Grand Street and FDR Drive	↔	West Village Bethune Street and Hudson Street at Abingdon Square	Grand Street, Avenue A, Essex Street, 14th Street	A trips terminate at Abingdon Square except overnight. D trips terminate at Chelsea Piers at all times.
		↔	Chelsea Piers West 18th Street and Eleventh Avenue
M14D*	Lower East Side Delancey Street and Columbia Street	↔		Avenue D, 14th Street
M15*
	Local Service
	East Harlem East 126th Street and Second Avenue	↔	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry/Whitehall Street ( 1 ​  N  ​ R  ​ W  trains) (All times)	All trips: First Avenue (NB)/Second Avenue (SB), Allen Street South Ferry trips: Water Street	Trips alternate between each terminal.
		↔	Lower East Side Henry Street and Pike Street (Days and evenings)
	Select Bus Service
	East Harlem East 126th Street and Second Avenue	↔	South Ferry South Ferry/Whitehall Street ( 1 ​  N  ​ R  ​ W  trains) Bus loop	(See M15 Local South Ferry routing above)	No overnight service.
M20	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry/Whitehall Street ( 1 ​  N  ​ R  ​ W  trains)	↔	Lincoln Center West 66th Street and Broadway	NB: South End Avenue, Hudson Street, Eighth Avenue SB: Seventh Avenue, Varick Street, South End Avenue

Routes M21 to M79

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Service notes
M21	West Village Washington Street and Spring Street	↔	Lower East Side Grand Street and FDR Drive	Houston Street
M22	Battery Park City North End Avenue and Vesey Street	↔		WB: Madison Street, East Broadway, Worth Street, Lafayette Street, Chambers Street EB: Chambers Street, Frankfort Street, Madison Street	No overnight service.
M23*	Select Bus Service
	Chelsea Piers Twelfth Avenue near West 23rd Street	↔	Peter Cooper Village— Stuyvesant Town Avenue C and East 20th Street	23rd Street
M31	Clinton West 54th Street and Eleventh Avenue	↔	Yorkville East 92nd Street and York Avenue	57th Street, York Avenue	No overnight service.
M34
	Select Bus Service
	Chelsea Twelfth Avenue and West 34th Street	↔	East Side Ferry Terminal FDR Drive and East 34th Street	34th Street	No overnight service. Alternate trips to/from Waterside Plaza.
			Waterside Plaza
M34A
	Select Bus Service
	Port Authority Bus Terminal West 42nd Street and 9th Avenue	↔	Waterside Plaza	WB: 34th Street, Eighth Avenue EB: Ninth Avenue, 34th Street, Second Avenue	No overnight service.
M35	Harlem East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue at 125th Street ( 4  ​ 5  ​ 6   <6>  trains)	↔	Randall's Island and Wards Island	Central Road (Randall's), Hells Gate Circle (Wards)	No overnight service. Travels between Manhattan and Randall's-Wards Islands via the Triborough Bridge.
M42*	United Nations First Avenue and East 42nd Street	↔	Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises Twelfth Avenue at Pier 83	42nd Street
M50	East Midtown East 49th Street and First Avenue	↔	Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises Twelfth Avenue at Pier 83	WB: 49th Street EB: 50th Street	No overnight service.
M55	Midtown West 44th Street and Sixth Avenue	↔	South Ferry Whitehall Street and South Street at South Ferry/Whitehall Street ( 1 ​  N  ​ R  ​ W  trains)	NB: Church Street,Sixth Avenue (towards 44th Street) SB: Fifth Avenue, Broadway (from 44th Street)
M57	Upper West Side West 72nd Street and Broadway at 72nd Street ( 1  ​ 2  ​ 3  trains)	↔	East Midtown York Avenue and East 60th Street	West End Avenue, 57th Street
M60*
	Select Bus Service
	Morningside Heights West 106th Street and Broadway	↺	LaGuardia Airport, Queens All terminals	Broadway, 125th Street, Astoria Boulevard (Queens), 23rd Avenue (Queens), 94th Street (Queens)	Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Triborough Bridge. Late night service skips the Marine Air Terminal via the Grand Central Parkway to Astoria Boulevard
M66	Upper West Side West 66th Street and West End Avenue	↔	Upper East Side York Avenue and East 67th Street	WB: East 67th Street, 66th Street Transverse, West 66th Street EB: West 65th Street, 66th Street Transverse, East 68th Street	No overnight service.
M72	Upper West Side Freedom Place and West 68th Street	↔	Upper East Side York Avenue and East 72nd Street	West 72nd Street, 66th Street Transverse, East 72nd Street
M79*
	Select Bus Service
	Upper West Side Riverside Drive and West 79th Street at the 79th Street Boat Basin	↔	Upper East Side East End Avenue and East 79th Street	79th Street

Routes M86 to M116

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Service notes
M86*	Select Bus Service
	Upper West Side West 86th Street and Broadway	↔	Yorkville East 92nd Street and York Avenue	86th Street, York Avenue
M96*	Upper West Side West End Avenue and West 96th Street	↔	Yorkville First Avenue and East 97th Street	96th Street
M98
	Limited-Stop Service
	Washington Heights West 193rd Street and Fort Washington Avenue at 190th Street ( A  train)	↔	Upper East Side East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue at Hunter College	Fort Washington Avenue, Harlem River Drive, Third Avenue (NB)/Lexington Avenue (SB)	Weekday rush hour service only.
M100	Inwood West 220th Street and Broadway	↔	East Harlem East 125th Street and First Avenue	Tenth Avenue, Dyckman Street, Broadway, St. Nicholas Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue, 125th Street	No overnight service.
M101*
	Local Service
	Fort George West 193rd Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue	↔	East Village Cooper Square East 6th Street and Third Avenue at Astor Place ( 4  ​ 6   <6>  trains)	Amsterdam Avenue, 125th Street, Third Avenue (NB)/Lexington Avenue (SB)	Does not operate while limited-stop service runs.
	Limited-Stop Service
	Fort George West 193rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue	↔	East Village Cooper Square East 6th Street and Third Avenue at Astor Place ( 6   <6> ​ trains)	(See M101 Local routing above)	Limited service runs daily except during overnight hours.
M102*	Harlem West 147th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard	↔		Lenox Avenue, 116th Street, Third Avenue (NB)/Lexington Avenue (SB)
M103*	City Hall Park Row and Broadway	↔	East Harlem East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue	Bowery, Third Avenue (NB)/Lexington Avenue (SB)
M104*	Harlem West 129th Street and Amsterdam Avenue	↔	Times Square Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal ( 1  ​ 2  ​ 3 ​  7   <7> ​​ ​ A ​ ​ C ​ ​ E ​  N  ​ Q  ​ R  ​ W ​  S  trains)	NB: 8th Avenue, Broadway SB: Broadway, Seventh Avenue
M106	East Harlem East 106th Street and FDR Drive	↔	Upper West Side West 96th Street and West End Avenue	East 106th Street, Madison Avenue (NB)/Fifth Avenue (SB), West 96th Street	No overnight service.
M116	East Harlem East 120th Street and Pleasant Avenue	↔	Morningside Heights West 106th Street and Broadway	116th Street, Manhattan Avenue, Duke Ellington Boulevard (West 106th Street)

New York Waterway

Hudson River

New York Waterway operates shuttle bus routes to/from its West Midtown Ferry Terminal. Service is free.

Peak service

Terminal	Streets traveled
Midtown Third Avenue and 57th Street	57th Street
Midtown Lexington Avenue and 50th Street	Eastbound: 50th Street Westbound: 49th Street
Midtown Third Avenue and 42nd Street	42nd Street
Murray Hill Third Avenue and 34th Street	34th Street
Downtown Loop	AM: 23rd Street, Broadway, Houston Street, West Street (clockwise) PM: West Street, Clarkson Street, Sixth Avenue, 23rd Street (counterclockwise)

Off-peak service

All routes operate as clockwise loops.

Streets traveled	Notes
50th Street, Tenth Avenue, 65th Street, Broadway, 42nd Street	No Sunday service
44th Street, Eighth Avenue, 57th Street, Fifth Avenue, 49th Street
50th Street, Sixth Avenue, 57th Street, Eighth Avenue, 49th Street	Weekday midday service only
42nd Street, Fifth Avenue, 34th Street
23rd Street, Varick Street, West Broadway, Murray Street, West Street

East River

A clockwise "loop" bus via 34th Street, Sixth Avenue, 48th Street, and Lexington Avenue operates during peak hours to/from East 34th Street Ferry Landing.

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

Roosevelt Island Red bus at the tramway station

This route is operated by Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) and is the lone unsubsidized route operating in Manhattan. The Red Bus route operates an on-island shuttle bus service from apartment buildings to the subway and tramway lines. Service is free.

Route	Notes	Terminals			Streets traveled
Red Bus	Southbound	Octagon Apartments 888 Main Street	→	Southpoint Park	Main Street, East Drive
	Northbound	Southpoint Park	→	Octagon Apartments 888 Main Street	Main Street, West Drive
Octagon Express	Weekday morning rush-hours	Octagon Apartments 888 Main Street	↔	Roosevelt Island Tramway station (East)	Main Street, East and West Drives

Downtown Connection

A Downtown Connection bus in Battery Park City.

In Lower Manhattan a free shuttle, sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District (BID), operates daily from 10:00 AM until 7:30 PM using minibuses.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
Downtown Connection	Battery Park City Warren Street and North End Avenue	↔	South Street Seaport Water Street and Fulton Street	Warren/Murray Streets, North End Avenue, Vessey Street, West Street, South End Avenue, Battery Place, Water Street

History of the current Manhattan bus routes

Routes M1 to M20

Route	History
M1	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating Fifth Avenue Line bus in 1886 Madison Avenue Coach Company bus replaced New York and Harlem Railroad's Fourth and Madison Avenues Line streetcar on February 1, 1935. Routes combined as a one-way pair on January 14, 1966. Due to budget crisis, overnight service, weekend service south of 106th Street, and weekday South Ferry service were discontinued and service rerouted to match the M2 on June 27, 2010. Weekend service south of 106th Street was restored on January 6, 2013. Extended back down to Grand Street from 8th Street on September 3, 2017; service will eventually be re-extended to Worth Street.
M2	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on February 23, 1901. Northbound buses moved to Madison Avenue on January 14, 1966, and route number redesignated 2A. Renumbered from 2A to M2 on July 1, 1974. Limited-stop service began on October 14, 1991, replacing local service between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
M3	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on February 23, 1901. Northbound buses moved to Madison Avenue on January 14, 1966. Northbound service rerouted away from University Place and 9th Street on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis Service was rerouted from St. Nicholas Avenue between 155th and 163rd Streets in September 2010.
M4	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on August 5, 1900. Northbound buses moved to Madison Avenue on January 14, 1966. Southbound buses were rerouted via West 37th Street instead of via West 32nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue due new turning restrictions on November 1, 2015. On July 4, 2018, the M4's terminal was moved from Penn Station to East 32nd Street and Fifth Avenue to accommodate sidewalk widening on 32nd Street.
M5	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus on August 5, 1900. Northbound buses moved to Sixth Avenue between Houston and 57th Streets on January 14, 1966. On September 10, 1989, buses were rerouted from 57th Street to 59th Street to save time. On June 27, 2010, the route was extended from West Houston Street/Broadway to South Ferry to replace the M6 due to a budget crisis The route was cut back to Sixth Avenue and West 31st Street on January 8, 2017, with the South Ferry to Midtown portion of the route split into the M55 route.
M7	New York City Omnibus Corporation buses route (M22 - 7) replaced New York Railways' Columbus Avenue Line streetcar on March 25, 1936. Northbound buses moved to Amsterdam Avenue on December 6, 1951, and to Sixth Avenue on March 10, 1957 north of 34th Street and November 10, 1963 south of 34th Street. Southern terminus shifted to Sixth Avenue in 2009. Southbound buses rerouted from Broadway to run on Seventh Avenue in 2009. Limited Stop service introduced on February 22, 1993, but was eliminated in 1994.
M8	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M16 - 13) replaced New York Railways' Eighth Street Crosstown Line streetcar on March 3, 1936. Designated the M13 until c. 1993. Weekend and overnight service was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Weekend service was restored on April 6, 2014.
M9	Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company bus (M9) replaced Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad's Avenue B Line streetcar on July 30, 1932. Original terminals were Battery Park City and 14th Street–Union Square station. Northern end ran via Avenue B. Southern end originally ran via Park Row to Batter Park City. Service was rerouted via Water Street and the South Ferry–Whitehall Street station after the September 11 Attacks when Park Row was closed to vehicular traffic. On June 27, 2010, the route was rerouted from Avenue B to Avenue C to 23rd Street due to a budget crisis. On the same date, the route was rerouted back to Park Row to replace the M15 to CIty Hall. The route was extended north to 29th Street via First Avenue from 23rd Street and south to Battery Park City from City Hall on January 6, 2013.
M10	Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation bus route (M41 – soon became NYCO's 10) replaced Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway's Eighth Avenue Line streetcar on November 12, 1935. New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M24 - 8/9) replaced New York Railways' Seventh Avenue Line streetcar on March 6, 1936. Routes combined as a one-way pair on June 6, 1954, and kept the number 10 continued south to Abingdon Square, Spring Street and Battery Park City until 1999. Originally had Limited Stop service in the peak direction until September 10, 1995. South of Penn Station split off into route M20 on January 16, 2000. Service south of Columbus Circle ended June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis. On April 3, 2011, service was extended two blocks south.
M11	Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation bus route (M42 – soon became NYCO's 11) replaced Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway's Ninth Avenue Line streetcar on November 12, 1935. Northbound buses moved to Tenth Avenue on November 6, 1948. Southbound buses moved to Columbus Avenue on December 6, 1951. On June 26, 1994, the route was extended along 135th Street and Riverside Drive to Riverbank State Park.
M12	New bus route created on August 31, 2014 to provide north–south service along Manhattan's west side.
M14A M14D	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M17 - 14) replaced New York Railways' 14th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 20, 1936. Avenue D service added on January 28, 1951; initially from Broadway along 14th Street, Avenue D and Columbia Street to Stanton Street, and returning on Cannon Street and Houston Street. Originally known as the M14 with service also along Avenue C. M14 split off into M14A, M14C, and M14D. M14C variant merged with M14D variant after 2001, but returned from 2004 to 2006 before being discontinued again.
M15	East Side Omnibus Corporation bus route (M15) replaced Second Avenue Railroad's Second Avenue Line streetcar and began running route (M13) on First Avenue on June 26, 1933. Routes combined as a one-way pair on June 4, 1951, and kept the number M15. Began limited stop service on February 11, 1974; was one of the first routes in NYC to begin limited service, the other being the Q44A (later Q46). Park Row branch eliminated June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis. Replaced by M9. Select Bus Service on the M15 began on October 10, 2010.
M20	Split from M10 in 1999; Original M20 is now M116. Extended to South Ferry to replace M9 on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.

Routes M21 to M79

Route	History
M21	New York City Department of Plant and Structures bus route (M10 – soon became NYCO's 21) replaced New York Railways' Avenue C Line streetcar on September 21, 1919. Extended to FDR Drive and weekend service discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis. Weekend service was restored on January 6, 2013.
M22	New York City Department of Plant and Structures bus route (M1) replaced New York Railways' Chambers and Madison Streets Line streetcar on September 21, 1919. Renumbered M22 on July 1, 1974. Overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.
M23	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M18 - 15) replaced New York Railways' 23rd Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 8, 1936. Became M26 on July 1, 1974 and M23 c. March 1989. Route was converted to be a Select Bus Service route on November 6, 2016.
M31	East Side Omnibus Corporation began operating bus route (M11) on June 26, 1933. Became M31 on July 1, 1974. The M31 merged with the M58 in January 1994.
M34 M34A	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus route (M19 - 16) replaced New York Railways' 34th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 1, 1936. M16 service to Waterside moved from FDR to 2nd Avenue in the 1980s. Main route renumbered M34 in April 1986. M16 cut from Pier 83 to Port Authority Bus Terminal by the 1990s. Select Bus Service started on November 13, 2011. The M16 was renumbered to the M34A. Alternate trips on the M34 to/from Waterside Plaza added on September 3, 2017.
M35	Originally the TB; became M34 (Randall's and Wards Islands), M35 (Astoria, Queens), and Bx21 on July 1, 1974; combined as the M35 in the 1980s, when M34 was applied to the 34th Street Crosstown. Some M35 trips went to Astoria, Queens until September 10, 1995 when they were eliminated due to budget crisis. On June 28, 2015, westbound M35 buses were rerouted along Hell Gate Circle.
M42	Surface Transportation Corporation bus route (M106) replaced Third Avenue Railway's 42nd Street Crosstown Line streetcar on November 17, 1946. Became M42 in April 1986. Service to Javits Center discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis and low ridership.
M50	Originally M3 bus route; Became M27 on July 1, 1974. Part of M27 became M50 c. 1989. Weekend and overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis Route shortened from 42nd Street to 49th Street at its eastern end and weekend service restored in July 2011.
M55	Service south of New York University was part of the M6 route. Merged with the M5 on June 27, 2010. Split off from M5 on January 8, 2017, serving the Midtown to South Ferry portion of the former M5.
M57	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating bus (20) on March 15, 1937; The bus route was renumbered the M28 on July 1, 1974. On September 10, 1989, the M28 (57th Street Crosstown) and M103 (59th/60th Street Crosstown) routes were merged to form the M57. M57 buses began operating from 57th Street and Sutton Place South to Broadway and 72nd Street, running via 57th Street and West End Avenue.
M60	New route created and established on September 6, 1992, operating between Harlem - West 125th Street & Lenox Avenue subway station of the 2 and 3 trains, and the LaGuardia Airport's Main Central Terminal area only. Extended further west from Lenox Avenue to Broadway & West 106th Street in 1998. The route was converted to Select Bus Service in May 25, 2014.
M66	Comprehensive Omnibus Company began operating bus route (M7) on February 15, 1935. Route M7 became M29 in July 1974 and M66 c. March 1989. Overnight service discontinued June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.
M72	The M72 was created on September 10, 1989 to provide 72 Street Crosstown service from East 72nd Street and York Avenue to 66th Street and Freedom Place via the 65 Street Transverse.
M79	New York City Department of Plant and Structures began operating bus (M4 – soon became NYCO's 17) on November 30, 1921. Operated by Green Bus Lines from 1933 to 1936, then taken over by New York City Omnibus Corporation on June 22, 1936. Route M17 became M79 c. March 1989. Select Bus Service began on the route on May 21, 2017.

Routes M86 to M116

Route	History
M86	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus (M5 - 18) replaced New York Railways' 86th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on June 8, 1936. The M18 was renumbered the M86 on September 10, 1989 to identify the street the bus on which it operates. Select Bus Service on the route began on July 13, 2015.
M96	New York City Department of Plant and Structures began operating bus (M6 – soon became NYCO's 19) on July 1, 1921. Operated by Green Bus Lines from 1933 to 1936, then taken over by New York City Omnibus Corporation on June 22, 1936. Route M19 became M96 c. May 1993.
M98	New Limited Stop service running between 32nd Street and Washington Heights introduced on September 14, 1989, as a rush hour only service. Service south of 68th Street was discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.
M100	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (Route M100) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Broadway-Kingsbridge Line streetcar on June 22, 1947. Original northern terminus was at Riverdale-Broadway/West 230th Street. Service was extended to Henry Hudson Parkway-West 239th Street in November 1967, and later to Riverdale Avenue-West 262nd Street in July 1974. From February 1984 to March 1989, weekday service terminated at Henry Hudson Parkway-West 246th Street, while late evening and all weekend service continued to Riverdale Avenue-West 262nd Street. Originally served the Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale sections, replacing former Bx10A service. Bronx portion of the M100 was split into a separate Bx20 service in March 1989, but was not extended to Riverdale-West 262nd Street. Service initially terminated at West 207th Street-Tenth Avenue. Service was extended from Inwood-207th Street to 220th Street-Broadway to serve the Allen Hospital, a satellite facility of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on September 7, 1997. Also on this date, service was extended on the route's south end from Third Avenue to Second Avenue. In September 2013, the route was extended to First Avenue and 125th Street to provide additional service on 125th Street. Inwood section rerouted from Broadway to Dyckman Street and Tenth Avenue on June 29, 2014.
M101	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus (M21 - 3/4) replaced New York Railways' Lexington Avenue Line streetcar on March 25, 1936. Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M101) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line streetcar on May 18, 1947. Routes combined as a one-way pair on July 17, 1960, and kept the route number M101. Limited-stop service began on October 14, 1991, with alternate buses running limited between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Portion south of Cooper Union split off into route M103 on September 10, 1995.
M102	Route M101A was started on March 2, 1969 (formerly Fifth, Madison and Lenox Avenues route 2, ex NYCO); became M102 on July 1, 1974. Portion south of Cooper Union split off into M103 on September 10, 1995.
M103	Former southern portion of routes M101 and M102 split off into new route on September 10, 1995.
M104	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M104) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Broadway Line streetcar on December 15, 1946. Service along 42nd Street was discontinued June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.
M106	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority began operating bus on September 10, 1962 as the M107. Originally ran between 106th Street-FDR Drive and 110th Street-Riverside Drive, western terminus cut back to 106th Street and Fifth Avenue on May 24, 1964. Became a branch of the M19 (which is now the M96) on January 7, 1974. The main branch of the M19 became the M96 in May 1993, and the 106th Street branch of the M19 became the M106 in 1996 when it was rerouted to use Madison and Fifth Avenues instead of Lexington and Third Avenues.
M116	New York City Omnibus Corporation bus (M20 - 20) replaced New York Railways' 116th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on April 1, 1936. Route M20 became M116 c. 1993.

Former routes

Except for early Fifth Avenue Coach Company routes, which were approved by the New York Legislature, all routes were assigned a franchise by the city, numbered in order from M1 to at least M47 and M100 to M106. Most companies used these numbers, but the New York City Omnibus Corporation (NYCOC) gave its routes numbers from 1 to 22, and the Fifth Avenue Coach Company used numbers from 1 to 20. The public designations were not changed to avoid conflicts until July 1, 1974.

Fifth Avenue Coach Company

Designation				Route	Notes
Public	1972	1974	Current
1	M1	M1		Fifth Avenue	Discontinued on January 14, 1966. Replaced by rerouted New York City Omnibus route M1.
2	M2A	M2		Fifth and Seventh Avenues
3	M3	M3		Fifth, St. Nicholas, and Convent Avenues
4	M4	M4		Fifth Avenue and Fort Washington Avenues
5	M5	M5		Fifth Avenue, Riverside Drive, and Broadway
6	M6	M30	M72	72nd Street Crosstown
15	QM15	M32	Q32	Fifth Avenue-Queensboro Bridge-Jackson Heights
16	QM16	Q89	N/A	Elmhurst Crosstown
19	M5	M5		Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive
20	M20	M28	M57	57th Street Crosstown

New York City Omnibus Corporation

Designation					Route
Franchise	Public	1972	1974	Current
M25	1/2	M1	M1		Fourth and Madison Avenues
M21	3/4	M101A	M101 and eventually M102		Lexington and Lenox Avenues
M23	5	M6			Sixth Avenue
M22	6	M6	M6		Broadway
M22	7	M7	M7		Broadway and Columbus and Lenox Avenues
M24	8/9				Seventh Avenue
M41	10	M10	M10	M10/M20	Eighth Avenue and Central Park West
M42	11	M11	M11		Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues
M2	12	M12	M12	N/A	Spring and Delancey Streets Crosstown
M16	13	M13	M13	M8	Eighth Street Crosstown
M17	14	M14	M14		14th Street Crosstown
M18	15	M15	M26	M23	23rd Street Crosstown
M19	16	M16	M16	M16/M34	34th Street Crosstown
M4	17	M17	M17	M79	79th Street Crosstown
M5	18	M18	M18	M86	86th Street Crosstown
M6	19	M19	M19	M96	96th Street Crosstown
M20	20	M20	M20	M116	116th Street Crosstown
M10	21	M21	M21		Houston Street and Avenue C Crosstown
M40	22				Pitt and Ridge Streets
M62	TB	TB	M34	M35	Manhattan-Wards Island via Triborough Bridge
MQ25	TB	TB	M35	N/A	Manhattan-Queens via Triborough Bridge
BxQ19	TB	TB	Bx21	N/A	Bronx-Queens via Triborough Bridge

Other companies

Designation				Company	Route	Notes
Franchise	Public	1974	Current
M1		M22	M22	Comprehensive	Madison and Chambers Streets Crosstown
M2		M12		New York City Omnibus Corporation	Spring and Delancey Streets Crosstown
M3		M27	M50/M27	Comprehensive	49th and 50th Streets Crosstown
M7		M29	M66	Comprehensive	65th, 66th, 67th, and 68th Streets Crosstown
M8			N/A	East Broadway	Grand Street Crosstown
M9				East Broadway	Avenue B
M10		M21		Hamilton Bus Corporation	Houston Street and Avenue C	To Triangle Bus Corporation, then to New York City Omnibus Corporation M21
M11		M31		East Side	York Avenue
M12		M18	M86	East Side	86th Street and York Avenue
M13		N/A		East Side	First Avenue
M14		N/A		East Side	Astor Place Shuttle
M15				East Side	Second Avenue
M40			N/A	Triangle Bus Corporation	Pitt and Ridge Streets	To New York City Omnibus Corporation M22
M100				Surface	Broadway-Kingsbridge
M101				Surface	Third Avenue-Amsterdam Avenue
M102		N/A		Surface	125th Street Crosstown	Only operated from June 29 to July 1, 1947.
M103			N/A	Surface	59th Street Crosstown
M104				Surface	Broadway
M105		N/A		Surface	Tenth Avenue
M106			M42	Surface	42nd Street Crosstown

Renumbered or eliminated routes since 1962

Route	Major streets	History
M1	Madison Street, Chambers Street	This route was renumbered M22 on July 1, 1974.
M1 (FACCo)	Fifth Avenue	Fifth Avenue Transportation Company (predecessor to Fifth Avenue Coach Company) began operating this route in 1886. Originally ran from Bleecker Street to 89th Street. Extended north to 135th Street on August 5, 1900. Assigned route number 1 around 1916 or 1917. After c. 1950's, one trip per day remained to maintain the franchise. This route was discontinued on March 1, 1962 after MaBSTOA took over Fifth Avenue Coach operations; today's M1 is of no relation to this route.
M2 (NYCOC 12)	79th Street Crosstown	This route was renumbered M12 in 1972.
M2 (NYCO)	Fourth and Madison Avenues	Along with the current M1 (see History of the current Manhattan bus routes), replaced streetcars on the Fourth and Madison Avenues Line on February 1, 1935. Extended west via 116th Street and north via Lenox Avenue to 146th Street on July 17, 1960, and then one block north to 147th Street on April 30, 1967. Southbound buses moved to Fifth Avenue on January 14, 1966; was a separate and distinct route from today's M2. This route was discontinued on March 2, 1969, and replaced north of Lenox Avenue and 116th Street by the M101A (today's M102).
M3	49th and 50th Streets Crosstown	This route was renumbered M27 on July 1, 1974.
M4 (NYCOC 17)	79th Street Crosstown	This route was renumbered M17 in 1972.
M5 (NYCOC 18)	79th Street Crosstown	This route was renumbered M18 in 1972.
M6 (NYCOC 19)	79th Street Crosstown	This route was renumbered M19 in 1972.
M6	72nd Street Crosstown	This route was renumbered M30 on July 1, 1974.
M6	Broadway and Sixth Avenue	New York City Omnibus Corporation buses route (M23 - 5) replaced New York Railways' Sixth Avenue Line streetcar on March 3, 1936. New York City Omnibus Corporation buses route (M22 - 6) replaced New York Railways' Broadway Line streetcar on March 6, 1936. The routes were combined as a one-way pair on November 10, 1963, and kept the number 6. The route through Midtown was shifted from Broadway to Seventh Avenue in 2009. The route was merged into M5 on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. The Seventh Avenue section was discontinued.
M7	65th Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered M29 on July 1, 1974.
M8 (first use)	Grand Street and Broome Street	Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company bus (M8) replaced Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad's Grand Street Line streetcar on July 30, 1932. Operations taken over by Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority in 1980. This route was discontinued on June 26, 1988.
M10 (NYCOC 21)	Houston Street and Avenue C	The route was renumbered M21 on July 1, 1974.
M11	York Street	The route was renumbered M31 on July 1, 1974.
M12	86th Street and York Ave	The route was renumbered M18 on July 1, 1974.
M12 (first use)	Spring and Delancey Streets Crosstown	New York City Department of Plant and Structures bus route (M2 – soon became NYCO's 12) replaced New York Railways' Spring and Delancey Streets Line streetcar on September 21, 1919. Operated by Green Bus Lines from 1933 to 1936, then taken over by New York City Omnibus Corporation on June 22, 1936. This route was discontinued on October 26, 1979.
M13 (first use)	First Avenue	The route was combined as a one-way pair with route M15 on June 4, 1951.
M13 (second use)	Journal Building Shuttle	Operated via from William Street via New Chambers Street, Pike Street, Pike Slip, and South Street to Market Slip and Catherine Street. Return route via South Street, James Slip and New Chamber Street to William Street. Operated c.1954 to May 13, 1966 and again from February 15, 1970 to April 1, 1971. Re designated M15S in the early 1960s.
M13 (third use)	see M8
M14	Astor Place Shuttle	The route was discontinued on July 1, 1974.
M14C	14th Street and Avenue C	This variant of the M14 was eliminated in 2006, replaced by the M9.
M15	23rd Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered M26 on July 1, 1974.
M16 (NYCOC 13)	8th Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered M13 in 1972.
M16	34th Street	The route was renumbered M34A when Select Bus Service along 34th Street began on November 13, 2011.
M17 (NYCOC 14)	14th Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered M14 in 1972.
M17	see M79
M18 (NYCOC 15)	23rd Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered M15 in 1972, and then M26 in 1974.
M18 (first use)	see M86
M18 (second use)	Convent Avenue, 116th Street	The route ran from 168th Street and Broadway to Central Park North and Fifth Avenue at all times except overnight hours. Originally, this was the former Convent Avenue branch of the M3. Service on the branch was discontinued in 1987 for the reconstruction of.a water tunnel under the street. The buses were rerouted via St. Nicholas Avenue. During the six-year long project, the NYCTA attempted to eliminate bus service. The agency would have eliminated the bus shelters if not for the pleas from community leaders. The M18 was created in 1993, restoring service to the Convent Avenue corridor. Due to a budget crisis, the route was slated to be discontinued in June 1995, saving the Transit Authority $450,000 annually. Instead of being completely discontinued, the route was truncated to Harlem on September 10, 1995. The route was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to another budget crisis.
M19 (NYCOC 16)	34th Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered M16 on July 1, 1974.
M19	see M96 and M106
M20	57th Street Crosstown	The route was renumbered the M28 on July 1, 1974.
M20	see M116
M21 (NYCOC 3/4)	Lexington Avenue, Lenox Avenue	The route was renumbered the M101A in 1972.
M22 (NYCOC 6/7)	Broadway, Columbus Avenue, Lenox Avenue	The route was extended over the M23 (New York City Omnibus Corporation 5) in 1963. The route was renumbered into the M6 and M7 in 1972.
M23 (NYCOC 5)	Broadway	The route became part of the M22 in 1963.
M24 (NYCOC 8/9)	Seventh Avenue	By 1972 this route was discontinued.
M25 (NYCOC 1/2)	Fourth Avenue, Madison Avenue	This route was renumbered M1 in 1972.
M26	see M23
M27	49th and 50th Streets	New York City Transit Authority began operating the route on October 11, 1971 as a variant of the M6. The route was renumbered as the M27 in 1972. A portion of the route became the M50 c. 1989. The route was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.
M28	see M57
M29	see M66
M30	East 72nd Street, 57th Street	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating this route in 1900 as Route 6. The route was renumbered as the M30 on July 4, 1974. It was formerly operated as weekday rush hour peak direction service. Service on the route was modified on September 10, 1989. Service was cut to running during weekday rush hours only. On June 27, 2010, this route was discontinued due to a budget crisis. The route was consolidated into the M31 and M57 routes.
M32	see Q32
M34	see M35
M40 (NYCOC 22)	Pitt Street, Ridge Street	The route was discontinued in 1972.
M41 (NYCOC 10)	Eighth Avenue, Central Park West	The route was renumbered M10 in 1972.
M41	"Culture Bus Loop I" The M41 and B88 Culture Loop buses (I & II) began operating on May 26, 1973. Both routes only operated during weekends and holidays. Both routes were discontinued on September 3, 1984.
M42 (NYCOC 11)	Ninth Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue	The route was renumbered M11 in 1972.
M58	57th Street	The M58 was created on September 10, 1989 as part of the restructuring of crosstown bus service along 57th Street and 72nd Street. The route was created to provide direct service between 57th Street and York Avenue. The route initially ran between Eighth Avenue/57th Street and York Avenue/72nd Street. The M58 merged with the M31 in January 1994.
M101A	Third Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Lenox Avenue	This route was formerly the Lenox Avenue branch of the M101. It was renumbered M102 on July 1, 1974.
M102 (first use)	125th Street	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M102) replaced Third Avenue Railway's 125th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on November 11, 1946. The route was discontinued on July 1, 1947.
M103 (first use)	West End Avenue and 59th Street	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M103) replaced Third Avenue Railway's 59th Street Crosstown Line streetcar on November 11, 1946. This route ran from 72nd Street and Broadway to York Avenue and 61st Street. On September 10, 1989 the M103 was merged with the M28 (57th Street Crosstown) to create the M57 along 57th Street.
M105	Tenth Avenue and Broadway	Surface Transportation Corporation bus (M105) replaced Third Avenue Railway's Tenth Avenue Line (Manhattan surface) streetcar on November 17, 1946. The bus route was moved to Eleventh Avenue on November 6, 1948 when Tenth Avenue became a one-way street. One trip per day remained after April 15, 1957 to maintain the franchise. The route was discontinued on March 1, 1962 after MaBSTOA took over Surface operations.
M106	see M42
M107	see M96 and M106
train shuttle bus	Service between Harlem–148th Street and 135th Street	This route operated overnights only, when late night 3 train service was suspended from 1990 to 1994, and again from 1995 to 2008, and provided customers at 135th Street subway access to the train.
Grand Street Shuttle bus	Service between Canal Street and Grand Street	This route operated when the Sixth Avenue tracks of the Manhattan Bridge were closed from 2001 to 2004, and provided customers at Grand Street access to Brooklyn.

External links

• "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
• "Manhattan Bus Service" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
• Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit
• www.nycsubway.org: Local Bus Companies of Manhattan