Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
73rd Avenue is provided by the Q88. Most former Q75 customers have switched to these two
routes.
X32
The X32 had three branches that connected Downtown Jamaica, Oakland Gardens, and Bay
Terrace to Bronx High School of Science via the Whitestone Bridge. The entire route was
eliminated during the 2010 Service Reductions. There were only 50 daily weekday riders
combined for all three branches, almost exclusively students. Most customers switched to private
buses and the Q44.
X51
The X51 was an express bus route from Auburndale and Flushing to Midtown Manhattan. There
were several stops around Auburndale and Flushing before continuing non‐stop to Manhattan.
The route was discontinued due to low ridership and because it duplicated 7 train service. Most
former X51 customers have switched to the 7 train or to other buses in the area.
Other Recent & Upcoming Service Changes
Express Bus Route Names
In June 2010, the QM1 and QM1A along Union Turnpike were renamed the QM1, QM5, QM6,
QM7, QM8 to distinguish the different service patterns offered by the routes. The QM1, QM5,
and QM6 connect Northeast Queens to Midtown Manhattan, while the QM7 and QM8 connect
Northeast Queens to Lower Manhattan. In 2011, the QM2A was renamed the QM20 to distinguish
it from the QM2. Both routes provide service from Bay Terrace to Midtown.
QBx1
The QBx1 provided local bus service between Flushing, Co‐op City, and Pelham Bay Park and the
intermediate neighborhoods of College Point, Throgs Neck and Pelham Bay Park. The QBx1 had
multiple short service patterns operating only between Pelham Bay Park and the high density
residential development of Co‐op City. The multiple service patterns, which varied by time of day
and day of week, were confusing and did not provide a uniform and marketable service, which
discouraged ridership.
The QBx1 was split into two separate services in September 2010: the limited‐stop Q50 service
between Flushing and Co‐Op City, and the local Bx23 service between the 6 Pelham Bay Park
station and Co‐Op City. The Q50 route connects Downtown Flushing and Whitestone to areas in
the Bronx including Middletown‐Pelham Bay, Baychester, and Co‐Op City. The travel path in
Northeast Queens remains unchanged, but the Q50 previously had four different service patterns
within the Co‐Op City section of the Bronx that have since been regularized. The service levels
provided between the study area and the Bronx have increased to provide more service as
ridership has increased.
Q30 to Queensborough Community College
In January 2013, some Q30 trips were extended to Queensborough Community College.
Previously, many of these trips terminated at Horace Harding Expressway and Springfield
Boulevard, forcing students and staff of Queensborough Community College and Benjamin N.
Cardoza High School to transfer to the Q27 or walk several long blocks to the campuses.
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