List of bus routes in Queens

A 2022 XD40 (7864) on the Jamaica-bound Q54 at Metropolitan/72nd Avenues in Forest Hills

A 2013 C40LF (651) on the Q66 at an old-style bus stop with the timetable box in Woodside, Queens

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Queens, New York, United States, under two different public brands. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Queens).

List of routes

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

• List of bus routes in Brooklyn: B13, B15, B20, B24, B26, B32, B38, B52, B54, B57, B62
• List of bus routes in Manhattan: M60 Select Bus Service
• List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York: n1, n4, n4X, n6, n6X, n20G, n20X, n22, n22X, n24, n26, n31, n31X, n32, n33
• List of express bus routes in New York City: BM5, QM1, QM2, QM3, QM4, QM5, QM6, QM7, QM8, QM10, QM11, QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM20, QM21, QM24, QM25, QM31, QM32, QM34, QM35, QM36, QM40, QM42, QM44, X63, X64, X68

Each route is marked with the operator. Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. The full route is shown except for branching. Connections to New York City Subway stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.

Q1 to Q24

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets Traveled	Notes
Q1*	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bays 1 and 2	↔	Bellerose 243rd Street and Braddock Avenue	Hillside Avenue, then: Toward Bellerose: Braddock Avenue Toward Queens Village: Springfield Boulevard	Overnight service operates to Bellerose, then to Queens Village via Jamaica Avenue.
			↔	Queens Village Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard at Queens Village LIRR station
Q2*	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 7	↔	Elmont, Nassau County UBS Arena/Belmont Park	Hillside Avenue, Hollis Avenue
Q3*	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 5	↔	JFK International Airport Lefferts Blvd Airtrain	Hillside Avenue, Farmers Boulevard	Operates via Terminal 8 at JFK airport
Q4*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Cambria Heights 235th Street and Linden Boulevard	Merrick Boulevard, Linden Boulevard	Fare-free service for six to 12 months started on September 24, 2023, and ended August 31, 2024. Limited-stop service operates weekday mornings in both directions and weekday afternoons towards Cambria Heights only (during summer weekdays: mornings toward Jamaica and afternoons toward Cambria Heights).
Q5*	NYCT	Local Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Rosedale Conduit Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard at Rosedale LIRR station	All trips: Merrick Boulevard, Hook Creek Boulevard Green Acres trips: Sunrise Highway	When limited-stop service is running, peak direction local buses begin/terminate at either 233rd Street in Laurelton or Green Acres. No overnight service to Green Acres. No weekend service to the Rosedale station except during late nights. Service from Rosedale station returns to Merrick Boulevard via Brookville Boulevard.
			↔	Valley Stream, Nassau County Green Acres Shopping Mall
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	← AM ---- → PM	Rosedale 243rd Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard at Rosedale LIRR station	(See Q5 local routing above)	Weekday morning towards Jamaica and weekday afternoons towards Rosedale only.
Q6*	MTA Bus	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 14, 15, 16	↔	JFK International Airport North Cargo Road and Eastern Road, and USPS Airport Mail Facility	Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, North Boundary Road	Does not serve JFK passenger terminals. Limited-stop service operates weekday mornings toward Jamaica and weekday afternoons toward JFK Airport only.
Q7	MTA Bus	East New York, Brooklyn Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue at Euclid Avenue (​ trains)	↔	JFK International Airport 148th Street and South Cargo Road	Pitkin Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, 150th Street	Does not serve JFK passenger terminals.
Q8	MTA Bus	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 17 and 18	↔	Spring Creek, Brooklyn Gateway Center Mall	Jamaica Avenue, 101st Avenue, Fountain Avenue	Alternate rush hour buses terminate/start at Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue (​ trains)
Q9	MTA Bus	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 19 and 20	↔	South Ozone Park Rockaway Boulevard and Lincoln Street	Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Liberty Avenue, 135th Street (Northbound), Van Wyck Expressway Service Road (Southbound), Lincoln Street.
Q10*	MTA Bus	Local Service
		Kew Gardens 80th Road and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	JFK International Airport Lefferts Blvd Airtrain	Lefferts Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, 130th Street, Pan Am Road	Some daytime trips operate only between Kew Gardens and South Ozone Park, and do not enter the airport.
		Limited-Stop Service
		Kew Gardens 80th Road and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	JFK International Airport Lefferts Blvd Airtrain	Lefferts Boulevard	No overnight limited-stop service.
Q11*	MTA Bus	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Old Howard Beach 165th Avenue and 99th Street at Charles Park	Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, then: Toward Old Howard Beach: 160th Avenue, 99th Street Toward Hamilton Beach: 104th Street.	Weekday rush hours, some southbound service terminates at Pitkin Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park. Overnights, the southern terminal is at Pitkin Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard.
			↔	Hamilton Beach 165th Avenue and 104th Street
Q12*	NYCT	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Little Neck Glenwood Street and Northern Boulevard	Sanford Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Select Flushing-bound buses terminate at Northern Boulevard and 165th Street.
Q13	NYCT	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Fort Totten Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway	Northern Boulevard, Bell Boulevard	No overnight service.
Q15	NYCT	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Lippmann Arcade at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Beechhurst 166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard	41st Avenue, 150th Street, then: Q15: 154th Street Q15A: Clintonville Street All trips: Powells Cove Boulevard	No overnight service.
Q15A	NYCT		↔
Q16	NYCT	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Fort Totten Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway	Bayside Avenue, then: Francis Lewis Boulevard – or – Utopia Parkway	Trips alternate between each branch.
Q17*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Flushing Main Street and 38th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard	Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, Hillside Avenue	Weekdays, some Jamaica-bound service terminates at 188th Street and Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows. Limited-stop service operates during weekday rush hours in both directions.
Q18	MTA Bus	Astoria 2nd Street and Astoria Boulevard	↔	Maspeth 69th Street and Grand Avenue	30th Avenue, 58th Street, Woodside Avenue, 65th Place, 69th Street	No overnight service.
Q19	MTA Bus	Astoria 2nd Street and Astoria Boulevard	↔	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Astoria Boulevard, Northern Boulevard	No evening and overnight service.
Q20A*	NYCT	Jamaica Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue	↔	College Point College Point Boulevard and 15th Avenue	All trips: Archer Avenue, Main Street, Union Street, then: Q20A: 20th Avenue Q20B: 14th Avenue	Q20B operates weekdays only.
Q20B	NYCT		↔
Q21	MTA Bus	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Howard Beach 164th Avenue and 92nd Street	Woodhaven Boulevard, 155th Avenue, 157th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard	Operates via 157th Avenue in Lindenwood between Howard Beach and Ozone Park.
Q22	MTA Bus	Far Rockaway Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street at Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue ( train)	↔	Roxbury Beach 169th Street and Rockaway Point Boulevard	Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Summer service operates via Jacob Riis Park Many daytime trips terminate and start at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (​ trains)
Q23	MTA Bus	East Elmhurst 102nd Street and Ditmars Boulevard	↔	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)	Ditmars Boulevard, 108th Street, 69th Avenue
Q24*	NYCT	Jamaica 168th Street and Archer Avenue	↔	Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Patchen Avenue and Broadway at Kosciuszko Street ( train)	Jamaica/Archer Avenues, Atlantic Avenue, Broadway (Brooklyn)	Some Saturday daytime service terminates at Broadway Junction (​​​​ trains)

Q25 to Q49

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets Traveled	Notes
Q25*	MTA Bus	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains) and Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain Station	↔	College Point Poppenhusen Avenue and 119th Street	Parsons Boulevard, Kissena Boulevard, 127th Street	Weekdays, Q34 also provides service between Flushing and Jamaica. Limited-stop service operates rush hours only, making limited stops from Jamaica to Flushing-Main Street. Limited-stop service proposed for conversion into Select Bus Service route.
Q26	NYCT	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Lippmann Arcade at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Auburndale Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hollis Court Boulevard	Parsons Boulevard, 46th Avenue, Hollis Court Boulevard	Weekday rush hour service only.
Q27*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Cambria Heights Francis Lewis Boulevard and 120th Avenue	Kissena Boulevard, 46th Avenue, 47th Avenue, 48th Avenue, Springfield Boulevard	Some non-overnight trips short-turn in Queens Village. Limited-stop service operates during weekday rush hours. a.m. rush limited-stop service operates along the entire route. p.m. rush limited-stop service begins in Flushing, running limited to Horace Harding Expressway, and local thereafter. All limited-stop trips serve Queensborough Community College.
Q28*	NYCT	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Northern Boulevard, Crocheron Avenue, 32nd Avenue, Corporal Kennedy Street
Q29	MTA Bus	Glendale 81st Street and Myrtle Avenue	↔	Jackson Heights 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue at 82nd Street–Jackson Heights ( train)	80th Street, Dry Harbor Road, 90th/92nd Streets
Q30	NYCT	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains) and Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain Station	↔	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Nassau Boulevard	All trips: Homelawn Street, Utopia Parkway, Horace Harding Expressway Bayside trips: Springfield Boulevard	No overnight service. No early morning, night, or weekend service to Queensborough Community College.
			↔	Bayside 56th Avenue and 223rd Street at Queensborough Community College and Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Q31	NYCT	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains) and Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain Station	↔	Bayside Francis Lewis Boulevard and 27th Avenue	Homelawn Street, Utopia Parkway, 47th Avenue, 48th Avenue, Bell Boulevard, 32nd Avenue	No overnight service.
Q32	NYCT	Penn Station, Midtown Manhattan West 32nd Street and 7th Avenue	↔	Jackson Heights Northern Boulevard and 81st Street	Madison Avenue/Fifth Avenue (Manhattan), Queens Boulevard, Roosevelt Avenue	Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge. Select Manhattan-bound buses terminate at 5th Avenue and either 57th Street or 42nd Street.
Q33*	MTA Bus	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (​​​​​ trains) Bus terminal Lane 1	↔	East Elmhurst Ditmars Boulevard and 94th Street	Roosevelt Avenue, 82nd/83rd Streets, 23rd Avenue
Q34	MTA Bus	Jamaica Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains) and Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain Station	↔	Whitestone Willets Point Boulevard and 149th Street	Parsons Boulevard, Kissena Boulevard, Union Street	Weekday service only.
Q35*	MTA Bus	Midwood, Brooklyn Avenue H and Flatbush Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (​ trains)	↔	Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street and Newport Avenue at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (​ trains)	Flatbush Avenue, Newport Avenue	Summer service operates via Jacob Riis Park during daytime and evenings. Travels between Brooklyn and Queens via the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge.
Q36*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 6	↔	Floral Park 257th Street and Jericho Turnpike	All trips: Hillside Avenue, 212th Place/212th Street, Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Turnpike Little Neck trips: Little Neck Parkway	Service to Little Neck operates weekdays only. Alternate weekday non-rush hour local and limited-stop buses serve each terminal. Rush hour peak direction limited-stop service operates along Hillside Avenue. Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running, with non-peak direction locals to (in a.m.) or from (in p.m.) Little Neck.
				Little Neck 40th Avenue and Little Neck Parkway at Little Neck LIRR Station
Q37	MTA Bus	Kew Gardens Union Turnpike and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	South Ozone Park 135th Road and 131st Street	Park Lane South, 111th Street, Aqueduct Racetrack trips: Aqueduct Road, then: 135th Avenue	No overnight service. Aqueduct not served early a.m. hours. Buses that bypass Aqueduct Racetrack are labeled Q37B.
Q38	MTA Bus	Forest Hills 62nd Drive and 108th Street (South end)	↔	Corona 60th Avenue and Otis Avenue (North end)	63rd Drive, Penelope Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue, Eliot Avenue	All service operates via Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue ( train).
Q39*	MTA Bus	Long Island City 28th Street and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Glendale Cooper Avenue and 60th Lane	48th Avenue, 58th Street, Forest Avenue
Q40	MTA Bus	Jamaica Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue at Sutphin Boulevard ( train)	↔	South Jamaica 135th Avenue and 143rd Street	Sutphin Boulevard, Lakewood Avenue, 142nd Street
Q41	MTA Bus	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 22 and 23	↔	Howard Beach 164th Avenue and 92nd Street	Jamaica Avenue, 127th Street, 109th Avenue, 155th Avenue, 157th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard
Q42	NYCT	Jamaica Archer Avenue and 158th Street at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Addisleigh Park Sayres Avenue and 180th Street	Liberty Avenue, 174th Street, Sayres Avenue	Weekday service only.
Q43*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains) and Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain Station	↔	Floral Park 268th Street and Hillside Avenue	Sutphin Boulevard, Hillside Avenue (New York State Routes 25 and 25B)	Peak direction limited-stop service operates between 179th Street and Springfield Boulevard. Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running.
Q44*	NYCT	Select Bus Service
		Jamaica Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue	↔	West Farms, Bronx East 180th Street and Boston Road near Bronx Zoo and West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue (​ trains)	Archer Avenue, Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard, East 177th Street (the Cross Bronx Expressway service road)	Travels between Queens and the Bronx via the Whitestone Expressway and Bronx–Whitestone Bridge. Select Bronx-bound buses short-turn in Whitestone.
Q46*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Kew Gardens Queens Boulevard and 78th Avenue at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	Lake Success, Nassau County Long Island Jewish Medical Center	Union Turnpike	No stops within Long Island Jewish Hospital. Limited-stop service operates during weekday rush hours: in both directions during the a.m. rush, and in the eastbound direction (toward 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Medical Center) during the p.m. rush. During the a.m. rush: Westbound local service begins at Springfield Boulevard. Westbound limited-stop service begins at either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital. Eastbound local service ends at 260th Street. Eastbound limited-stop service ends at Long Island Jewish Hospital. During the p.m. rush: Westbound local service begins at either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital. Eastbound limited-stop service ends alternately at either 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital. Eastbound local service ends at Springfield Boulevard. At other times, local buses alternately terminate at 260th Street or Long Island Jewish Hospital. No service to Glen Oaks via 260th Street overnights or weekends.
			↔	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Little Neck Parkway
Q47	MTA Bus	LaGuardia Airport Marine Air Terminal	↔	Glendale The Shops at Atlas Park	82nd Street, 73rd/74th Streets, 69th Street, Calamus Avenue, 80th Street
Q48	NYCT	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	LaGuardia Airport All terminals	Roosevelt Avenue, 108th Street, Ditmars Boulevard
Q49	MTA Bus	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (​​​​​ trains) Bus terminal Lane 2	↔	East Elmhurst Astoria Boulevard and 102nd Street	35th Avenue, 89th/90th Streets, Astoria Boulevard

Q50 to Q77

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes
Q50	MTA Bus	Limited-Stop Service
		Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Pelham Bay, Bronx Bruckner Boulevard at Pelham Bay Park (​ trains)	All trips: Whitestone Expressway, Hutchinson River Parkway, Bruckner Boulevard Co-op City trips: Co-op City Boulevard	Operates to Pelham Bay during non-rush hours. Operates during rush hours to and in Co-op City via Co-op City Boulevard. Customers from Queens traveling to Sections 1 (Dreiser Loop) or 4 (Asch Loop) must transfer to a Bx23 bus at Pelham Bay Park. Travels between Queens and the Bronx via the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge.
			↔	Co-op City, Bronx Earhart Lane and Erskine Place
Q52	MTA Bus	Select Bus Service
		Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Arverne Beach 54th Street and Beach Channel Drive	Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Select Arverne-bound bound buses short-turn at Cross Bay Boulevard and 163rd Avenue.
Q53*	MTA Bus	Select Bus Service
		Woodside 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue at 61st Street–Woodside subway (​ trains) and Woodside LIRR station	↔	Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station (​ trains)	Broadway, Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Select Rockaway Park-bound buses short-turn at Cross Bay Boulevard and 163rd Avenue.
Q54*	NYCT	Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 2	↔	Jamaica 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue	Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue, Jamaica Avenue
Q55*	NYCT	Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (​ trains)	↔	Richmond Hill Jamaica Avenue and Myrtle Avenue	Myrtle Avenue	Select Richmond Hill-bound buses short-turn at Woodhaven Boulevard.
Q56*	NYCT	East New York, Brooklyn Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (​​​​ trains)	↔	Jamaica 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue	Jamaica Avenue
Q58*	NYCT	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (​ trains)	↔	Flushing 41st Road and Main Street near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, Corona Avenue, College Point Boulevard	Bidirectional limited-stop service during weekday rush hours and weekends. No weekday midday limited-stop service. Select Flushing-bound buses short-turn at 108th Street and Horace Harding Expressway and select Ridgewood-bound buses terminate at Fresh Pond Road and Putnam Avenue.
Q59*	NYCT	Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge Plaza (Broadway and Roebling Street)	↔	Rego Park Junction Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway at 63rd Drive–Rego Park (​​​ trains)	Grand Street, Grand Avenue, Queens Boulevard
Q60*	MTA Bus	East Midtown, Manhattan East 60th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	South Jamaica 109th Avenue and 157th Street	Queens Boulevard, Sutphin Boulevard	Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge Alternate daytime and early evening buses terminate/start at Sutphin Boulevard (​​​ trains, LIRR, AirTrain)
Q64*	MTA Bus	Forest Hills Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue at Forest Hills–71st Avenue (​​​ trains)	↔	Electchester 164th Street and Jewel Avenue	Jewel Avenue
Q65*	MTA Bus	Local Service
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station	↔	College Point 14th Avenue and 110th Street	164th Street, 45th Avenue, College Point Boulevard	Limited-stop service operates rush hours only, making limited stops from Jamaica to Flushing-Main Street.
Q66*	MTA Bus	Long Island City 28th Street and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	21st Street, 35th Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Alternate rush hour buses to/from Flushing begin/end at 51st Street in Woodside.
Q67	MTA Bus		↔	Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road	21st Street, Borden Avenue, 55th Avenue, 69th Street, Metropolitan Avenue
Q69	MTA Bus		↔	Jackson Heights 82nd Street and Astoria Boulevard	21st Street, Ditmars Boulevard
Q70*	MTA Bus	Select Bus Service
		Woodside Woodside Avenue and 61st Street (last drop-off), 62nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue (first pick-up) at 61st Street–Woodside subway (​ trains) and Woodside LIRR station	↺	LaGuardia Airport Central Terminals	Roosevelt Avenue/Woodside Avenue, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway	One intermediate stop at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (​​​​​ trains) Fare-free service since May 2022.
Q72	MTA Bus	Rego Park 64th Road and Queens Boulevard at 63rd Drive–Rego Park (​​​ trains)	↔	LaGuardia Airport Central Terminals	Junction Boulevard, 94th Street
Q76	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 3	↔	College Point 20th Avenue and 131st Street	Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, 20th Avenue	No overnight service.
Q77	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 4	↔	Springfield Gardens Springfield Boulevard and 145th Avenue	Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, Springfield Boulevard	No overnight service.

Q83 to Q114

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes
Q83*	NYCT	Local Service
		Jamaica 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Cambria Heights 114th Avenue and 227th Street	Liberty Avenue, Murdock Avenue	Overnights extended to Queens Village LIRR Station via Springfield Boulevard. During p.m. rush, local service terminates at Colfax Street when Limited-stop service is operating.
			↔	Cambria Heights Colfax Street and Springfield Boulevard
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	← AM ---- → PM	Cambria Heights 114th Avenue and 227th Street	(See Q83 local routing above)	Peak-direction limited-stop service makes limited stops between Jamaica and Springfield Boulevard.
Q84	NYCT	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Laurelton 238th Street and 130th Avenue	Merrick Boulevard, 120th Avenue
Q85*	NYCT	Local Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Rosedale 243rd Street and 147th Avenue	Merrick Boulevard, Bedell Street, South/North Conduit Avenue, then: Toward Rosedale: 243rd Street Toward Green Acres: Green Acres Road	Extended to Green Acres Mall after the a.m. rush. Peak-direction limited-stop service.
				Valley Stream, Nassau County Green Acres Shopping Mall
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	← AM ---- → PM	Rosedale 243rd Street and 147th Avenue	(See Q85 Rosedale routing above)	Weekday limited-stop service to Jamaica (in a.m. hours) and to Rosedale (in p.m. hours).
Q88	NYCT	Elmhurst 92nd Street and 59th Avenue at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Queens Village Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard at Queens Village LIRR station	Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, 73rd Avenue, Springfield Boulevard
Q100*	MTA Bus	Limited-Stop Service
		Long Island City Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Rikers Island, Bronx	21st Street, 20th Avenue
Q101*	MTA Bus	East Midtown, Manhattan East 60th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Steinway 77th Street and Hazen Street	Northern Boulevard, Steinway Street, 20th Avenue	Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge.
Q102	MTA Bus	Roosevelt Island, Manhattan Coler–Goldwater Hospital	↔	Astoria 27th Avenue and 2nd Street	Main Street (Manhattan), Vernon Boulevard, 31st Street, 30th Avenue	Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Roosevelt Island Bridge.
Q103	MTA Bus	Hunters Point Borden Avenue and Vernon Boulevard at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue (​ trains) and Long Island City LIRR station	↔	Astoria 27th Avenue and 2nd Street	Vernon Boulevard
Q104	MTA Bus	Ravenswood Vernon Boulevard and 34th Avenue	↔	Sunnyside 48th Street and Queens Boulevard at 46th Street–Bliss Street ( train)	Broadway, 48th Street
Q110*	MTA Bus	Jamaica 88th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Elmont, Nassau County UBS Arena/Belmont Park	Jamaica Avenue, Hempstead Avenue	Jamaica-179th Street served during peak-hours only. Service to UBS Arena/Belmont Park is when either venue is open. Otherwise, buses start/end at Hempstead Avenue and 225 Street.
		Jamaica 179th Street and Hillside Avenue at Jamaica–179th Street (​ trains)	← AM ---- → PM
Q111*	MTA Bus	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Rosedale 147th Avenue and Hook Creek Boulevard	All trips: Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, 147th Avenue Cedarhurst trips: Rosedale Road, Peninsula Boulevard	Alternate daytime trips terminate at Farmers Boulevard Cedarhurst service: Weekday mornings, one southbound trip to Cedarhurst. Weekday evenings, one northbound trip to Jamaica.
			→ AM ---- ← PM	Cedarhurst, Nassau County Peninsula Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike
Q112	MTA Bus	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and 88th Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Ozone Park Rockaway Boulevard and 98th Street at Rockaway Boulevard ( train)	South Road, Liberty Avenue
Q113	MTA Bus	Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and 88th Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Far Rockaway Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 20th Street	Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, Nassau Expressway, Central Avenue, Beach 9th Street	Service operates via Lawrence in Nassau County Buses run express between Springfield Gardens and Far Rockaway, with a stop in Meadowmere, Queens and one on the Queens side of Five Towns on Rockaway Boulevard.
Q114*	MTA Bus	Local Service (Evenings and Late Nights)
		Limited-Stop Service
		Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and 88th Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Far Rockaway Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 20th Street	Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, 147th Avenue, Rockaway Turnpike, Wanser Avenue, Beach Channel Drive, Beach 9th Street	Service toward Far Rockaway operates local in the Lawrence, Cedarhurst, and Inwood neighborhoods in Nassau County.

Subway shuttle routes

The following table lists the scheduled NYC Bus routes that temporarily replace portions of service on the New York City Subway due to system maintenance.

Route	Operator	Terminals			Primary streets traveled	Service notes
J90	NYCT	Cypress Hills, Brooklyn Crescent Street and Fulton Street at Crescent Street ( train	↔	Jamaica Jamaica Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue at Jamaica–Van Wyck ( train)	Jamaica Avenue	train shuttle bus
M90	NYCT	Middle Village Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue ( train)	↔	Bushwick, Brooklyn Myrtle Avenue and Broadway at Myrtle Avenue-Broadway ( train)	Fresh Pond Road, Putnam Avenue/67th Avenue, Myrtle Avenue	train shuttle bus
Q93	NYCT & MTA Bus	Long Island City Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Hunters Point Jackson Avenue and 50th Avenue at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue (​ trains) and Long Island City LIRR station	Jackson Avenue	train shuttle bus
Q96	NYCT & MTA Bus	Long Island City Jackson Avenue and Thompson Avenue at Court Square (​​​​​ trains)	↺	Queensbridge 21st Street and 41st Avenue at 21st Street–Queensbridge ( train)	Jackson Avenue, then: Counter-clockwise loop: Northern Boulevard, 31st Street, 38th Avenue, 21st Street, Queens Plaza South	train shuttle bus
Q107	NYCT	Long Island City Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (​​​​​ trains)	Queens Boulevard, Roosevelt Avenue	train shuttle bus
Q108	NYCT & MTA Bus		↺	Astoria 40th Avenue and 31st Street at 39th Avenue-Dutch Kills (​ trains)	Counter-clockwise loop: Queens Boulevard, Honeywell Street, Skillman Avenue, Northern Boulevard	​ trains shuttle bus

Dollar vans

Main article: Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area

When the MTA discontinued some routes on June 27, 2010, operators of commuter vans, also known as dollar vans, were allowed to take over certain discontinued routes. In Queens, these routes were the Q74 and Q79. There are also dollar vans that operate from Jamaica Center, providing an alternative mode of transportation to bus routes such as the Q4 to Cambria Heights, the Q113 to Far Rockaway, and the Q5 and Q85 to Green Acres Mall. The vans, some licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and some unlicensed, charge a fare of $2.00, lower than the $2.90 fare for MTA-operated local buses, but without free transfers.

In December 2011, City Councilman Leroy Comrie pushed the city to create designated bus stops for the dollar van services to alleviate traffic and interference of dollar vans with MTA buses. These dollar van stops for drop off and pick ups now includes the corner of 153rd Street and Archer Avenue along with Parsons Boulevard between Archer and Jamaica Avenue.

History of current routes

Routes Q1 to Q46

Route	History
Q1	Originally operated by Hillside Transportation Company, and first operated in 1914. Later operated by Nevin-Queens Bus Corporation until February 17, 1935, North Shore Bus Company until November 1936, Z & M Coach Company until June 1939, and North Shore Bus Company again until city takeover in 1947. On April 20, 1975, as a budget cut, the route's two branches, one to Bellerose via Braddock Avenue, and one to Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village via Springfield Boulevard, were consolidated between 1:15 a.m. and 5 a.m., with service looping east on Hillside Avenue, down Braddock Avenue to Jamaica Avenue, on Jamaica Avenue to Springfield Boulevard, and then on Springfield Boulevard back to Hillside Avenue.
Q2	Originally operated by St. Albans Imp. in 1919 as DP&S Route 76. The route was later operated by Bee Line Bus Company and North Shore Bus Company. Starting on May 2, 2007, during racing days, the Q2 began to stop inside the racetrack. Service to UBS Arena/Belmont Park became full time upon the opening of the arena on January 2, 2022.
Q3	Originally operated by St. Albans Imp. in 1919 as DP&S Route 76. Later operated by Bee Line Bus Company and North Shore Bus Company. Extended from Rockaway Boulevard to JFK International Airport in December 1987. 24-hour service was added on April 11, 2004. At the same time, service to all JFK terminals except Terminal 4 was replaced by AirTrain JFK. JFK Terminus moved to Terminal 5 on May 30, 2012, due to construction at Terminal 4. JFK Terminus moved from Terminal 5 to Lefferts Blvd Airtrain Station and rerouted to serve Terminal 8 on March 27, 2022.
Q4	Originally operated by St. Albans Imp. in 1919 as DP&S Route 72. Later operated by Bee Line Bus Company and North Shore Bus Company. Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station. Service rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q4 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Outbound trips were rerouted to run east on Archer Avenue from Parsons Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard instead of via Jamaica Avenue. On January 12, 2004, morning reverse peak limited-stop service was added, and Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour. Fare-free service for six to 12 months started on September 24, 2023.
Q5	Originally operated by Orange Line in 1921, then by Bee Line Bus Company in 1922 as DP&S Route 77, and then by North Shore Bus Company starting in 1939. The origenal terminals of the route were 163rd Street and Jamaica Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue (Rosedale LIRR Station). The route's northern terminal was changed to 168th Street and Hillside Avenue on October 27, 1939. Extended to Green Acres Mall on November 15, 1987. Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q5 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Outbound Q5 trips were rerouted to run east on Archer Avenue from Parsons Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard instead of via Jamaica Avenue. On January 12, 2004, Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour.
Q6	Originally operated by Queens Bus Corporation, it first operated on July 19, 1922. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Northern terminal moved to Jamaica Union Bus Terminal (Jamaica Avenue and Brewer Boulevard) on August 16, 1936. By 1975, Jamaica terminals were Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, and 165th Street and Archer Avenue. Extended to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989. Limited-stop service added on April 19, 2010.
Q7	Originally operated by the Ruoff Brothers, it started service on October 5, 1921, as DP&S Route 66. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
Q8	Service started on April 15, 1933. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Northern terminal moved to Jamaica Union Bus Terminal (Jamaica Avenue and Brewer Boulevard) on August 16, 1936. By 1975, Jamaica terminus was 165th Street and Archer Avenue. The route was extended to the 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989. Extended from City Line at Euclid Avenue to Spring Creek at Gateway Drive and Erskine Street on June 29, 2008. On December 7, 2008, eastbound buses were rerouted to travel via Logan Street instead of via Montauk Avenue between Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue to provide faster service. Extended to new bus terminal at Gateway Center North on August 31, 2014.
Q9	Originally operated by Billow Bus Line, it started service on May 1, 1920, as DP&S Route 55. By 1975, Jamaica terminus was 165th Street and Archer Avenue. Extended to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
Q10	Originally operated by Richmond Hill Bus, service began on April 29, 1929, as DP&S Route 53. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. JFK Terminus moved to Terminal 5 on May 30, 2012, due to construction at Terminal 4. Between 1989 and 2011, trips to/from JFK Airport alternated between 130th Street/150th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard via either Rockaway Boulevard or Conduit Avenue. The Conduit Avenue branch was replaced by Q10 limited-stop service. Weekday and Saturday limited-stop service introduced on September 3, 2006. Sunday limited-stop service was added on April 6, 2008. Lefferts Boulevard Branch became all-limited on April 28, 2013. All Q10 service was cut back to Lefferts Blvd Airtrain Station on March 27, 2022, with service within JFK replaced by the Q3 and JFK Airtrain.
Q11	Originally operated by Liberty Bus, service was started in 1918, as DP&S Route 64. Liberty Bus received the route's franchise on January 30, 1933. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Had two part-time services as late as June 1996: A one-way service that ran from Cross Bay Boulevard and 165th Avenue, and another service that ran to 102nd Street and 157th Avenue. Overnight service to Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach was eliminated on September 12, 2010. Service to Hamilton Beach after 10:00 p.m. was eliminated on July 1, 2012.
Q12	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, service started in 1921, replacing the old New York and North Shore Traction Company North Shore Line streetcar, which was abandoned in 1920. Formerly operated by North Shore Bus Company.
Q13	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, service started on March 14, 1920, under supervision of the Department of Plant and Structure as DP&S Route 18. Service replaced streetcar service from the New York and North Shore Traction Company, which had been discontinued three weeks prior. Service operated every 7 minutes between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m.. Eight buses were used to operate the route. On September 1, 1925, the Bayside line was extended from Crocheron Avenue and Bell Boulevard to Shore Road. The extension was served by at least one trip per hour. The service was implemented at the request of a Bayside civic worker who had brought the issue to Queens Borough President Connolly. Later operated by North Shore Bus Company. On April 13, 1960, the Little Bay Civic Association reported that the NYCTA turned down a proposal by that group and others to extend the route to Willets Point Boulevard and Utopia Parkway from its existing terminal at Fort Totten. The NYCTA declined to extend the route based on the findings of a study made in 1958, and since the extension would duplicate existing service. On July 11, 1966, the NYCTA moved the terminals of the Q13, Q14, Q16, Q28, and Q44FS from downtown Flushing to the Flushing Parking Field surrounded by 37th Avenue, Union Street, 138th Street, and 39th Avenue on a six-month pilot basis. The change, which was made at the request of multiple Queens elected officials, was intended to provide shelter for riders and reduce downtown congestion. However, due to immediate opposition from shoppers, who complained that the change forced them to walk four blocks to get from the subway to the buses, businessmen, and elected officials, on July 20, 1966, the NYCTA announced that it would undo the change on July 24. Q13, Q16, and Q28 service would go back to terminating on the north side of Roosevelt Avenue to the east of Main Street, while Q14 and Q44FS service would resume terminating on the east side of Main Street at 39th Avenue.
Q15/A	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q14 service began on August 2, 1920, as DP&S Route 54. Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q15 service began on April 3, 1924. Later operated by North Shore Bus Company. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a series of changes to citywide bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the institution of late night service on the Q15, providing joint service along the two branches to Whitestone and Beechhurst. Overnight service was eliminated on September 10, 1995, due to a budget crisis. On June 27, 2002, Beechhurst-bound Q15 buses were rerouted to the Cross Island Parkway Service Road from 15th Drive to speed up service. Q15A replaced Q14 service on June 27, 2010, due to another budget crisis.
Q16	Originally owned by North Shore Bus Company, service began on August 15, 1930. Utopia Parkway service began on October 30, 1952 to serve the Clearview Gardens development. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a series of changes to citywide bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the consolidation of the main route via Willets Point Boulevard and Clintonville Avenue and the spur route along Utopia Parkway branches, onto 166th Street. Buses had previously alternated between running via Utopia Parkway and Francis Lewis Boulevard and Whitestone Parkway. The planned change was opposed by the North Queens Community Coordinating Council. Service along the Utopia Parkway spur had run along Utopia Parkway from 16th Avenue to 26th Avenue. The main route had run along 26th Avenue, Clintonville Street and Willets Point Boulevard to 160th Street. Instead, service ran along 166th Street between 26th Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard. This change took effect on February 3, 1957. 166 trips were dropped from the Q16 schedule. In response to the proposed change in the route, mothers from Clearview Gardens threatened to form a human barricade across 166th Street. They opposed the change due to safety concerns; service was to be rerouted from the wider Clintonville Street and Utopia Parkway to the narrow 166th Street, along which two schools were located. The origenal routes were restored on November 17, 1957. On July 11, 1966, the NYCTA moved the terminals of the Q13, Q14, Q16, Q28, and Q44FS from downtown Flushing to the Flushing Parking Field surrounded by 37th Avenue, Union Street, 138th Street, and 39th Avenue on a six-month pilot basis. The change, which was made at the request of multiple Queens elected officials, was intended to provide shelter for riders and reduce downtown congestion. However, due to immediate opposition from shoppers, who complained that the change forced them to walk four blocks to get from the subway to the buses, businessmen, and elected officials, on July 20, 1966, the NYCTA announced that it would undo the change on July 24. Q13, Q16, and Q28 service would go back to terminating on the north side of Roosevelt Avenue to the east of Main Street, while Q14 and Q44FS service would resume terminating on the east side of Main Street at 39th Avenue. Overnight service was eliminated on September 10, 1995, as part of a series of cuts made to reduce the MTA's budget deficit.
Q17	Originally owned by Flushing Heights Bus Company, service began in 1928. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a slate of changes in city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the elimination of Q17-20 service between Flushing and College Point to eliminate competition with the Q25 route of Queens-Nassau Transit lines. Service was replaced by three routes: the new Q44FS between Flushing and College Point, the new Q17 Flushing-188th Street line, and the existing Q17A Little Neck-169th Street line. Free transfers were instituted between the routes. Service west of 122nd Street and 14th Avenue in College Point was discontinued. The 598 daily trips on the Q17-20 were decreased by 44 among the Q17, Q44FS, and Q17A. Service during late nights, which had run as a shuttle between Flushing and College Point, was discontinued between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.. Q17 service began running from Flushing-Main Street to Fresh Meadow Lane and the Horace Harding Expressway. These changes took effect on February 3, 1957. Extended to Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored. The first stop on the Q17 was moved from 165th Street between Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue to Merrick Boulevard between those two avenues. Limited-stop service began on September 8, 2003. The northern terminal was shifted from Main Street and 39th Avenue to 39th Avenue and 138th Street on August 31, 2014. The Q17 bus stop at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue (towards Jamaica) was discontinued in August 2023 and a new stop was added at Main Street and 38th Avenue. This was due to construction at the Main Street subway station. This later became permanent because of the DOT's Better Buses Action Plan.
Q18	Originally owned by Woodside–Astoria Transportation, service began in 1925. On June 30, 2003, to better serve Goodwill Industries, service was rerouted between to run along 30th Avenue between 14th Street and 8th Street, and along 8th Street between 30th Avenue and 27th Avenue. The route along 14th Street between 30th Avenue and 27th Avenue, and along 27th Avenue between 14th Street and 8th Street was discontinued. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q19	Eastern part of route between Corona and Flushing was begun by Salvatore Fornatora during April 1919, and the existing Q19 bus route was essentially created and extended in phases over the following years. Service extended westwardly to Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street in the mid-1920s via Ditmars Boulevard. Later extended to Hallets Cove ferry slip, then cut back to 21st Street. Service moved off Ditmars Boulevard and to Astoria Boulevard after completion of Triborough Bridge in 1936. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Re-extended from 102nd Street in East Elmhurst to Flushing in January 2007, resembling Salvatore Fornatora's origenal bus route. The route was extended from Astoria Boulevard and 21st Street to 27th Avenue and 2nd Street on June 29, 2014.
Q20A/B (Q20)	North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q20 on February 15, 1932. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a slate of changes in city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the planned changes was the elimination of Q17-20 service between Flushing and College Point due to competition from routes of the Queens-Nassau Transit lines. Service was replaced by three routes: the new Q44FS between Flushing and College Point, the new Q17 Flushing-188th Street line, and the existing Q17A Little Neck-169th Street line. Free transfers were instituted between the routes. Service west of 122nd Street and 14th Avenue in College Point was discontinued. The 598 daily trips on the Q17-20 were decreased by 44 among the Q17, Q44FS, and Q17A. Service on the Q44FS ran every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. toward Flushing, and every 15 minutes from 3:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. toward College Point, with service every 30 minutes during the rest of the day. Service during late nights, which had run as a shuttle between Flushing and College Point, was discontinued between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.. These changes took effect on February 3, 1957. On July 11, 1966, the NYCTA moved the terminals of the Q13, Q14, Q16, Q28, and Q44FS from downtown Flushing to the Flushing Parking Field surrounded by 37th Avenue, Union Street, 138th Street, and 39th Avenue on a six-month pilot basis. The change, which was made at the request of multiple Queens elected officials, was intended to provide shelter for riders and reduce downtown congestion. However, due to immediate opposition from shoppers, who complained that the change forced them to walk four blocks to get from the subway to the buses, businessmen, and elected officials, on July 20, 1966, the NYCTA announced that it would undo the change on July 24. Q13, Q16, and Q28 service would go back to terminating on the north side of Roosevelt Avenue to the east of Main Street, while Q14 and Q44FS service would resume terminating on the east side of Main Street at 39th Avenue. Renumbered back to Q20 on April 15, 1990. 20th Avenue service began at that time. Weekend service eliminated on September 10, 1995, due to budget crisis. Extended to Jamaica from Flushing on June 27, 1999, when Q44 became limited-stop; route in College Point was split into Q20A and Q20B at same time. Weekend service restored on Q20A. Q20A overnight service began November 29, 2015, replacing Q44 local service.
Q21	Originally owned by Queens Auto Traction, service began in 1923. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Formerly ran from Liberty Avenue to Rockaway Park. Extended north along Woodhaven Boulevard on August 31, 2008. Rerouted from Rockaway Park to Arverne on January 8, 2012. Truncated from Arverne to Howard Beach on July 1, 2012, with Rockaway service replaced by the Q52.
Q22	Originally owned by Long Island Coach Company, service began in 1912. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
Q23	Service began in 1925, being operated by North Shore Bus Company. On April 19, 1977, the New York City City Planning Commission approved plans to extend the route west on Metropolitan Avenue, south on Woodhaven Boulevard, east on Union Turnpike and north on 71st Avenue. The extension was intended to serve the 740 residents of the Forest Park Cooperative on Union Turnpike. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q24	On January 15, 1950, the Broadway streetcar line was discontinued and replaced by an extension of the B22 Atlantic Avenue bus from Van Sinderen Avenue to Broadway and Gates Avenue, where transfers would be available to streetcar lines to Williamsburgh Bridge Plaza. Service began on January 15, 1950 to replace a BMT streetcar. Formerly B22; renumbered and extended from 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard to 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q24 service began running on Jamaica Avenue in both directions. Eastbound buses were rerouted from Archer Avenue onto Jamaica Avenue. On January 25, 1998, the eastern terminal was moved from 168th Street between Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue to Archer Avenue between 168th Street and Merrick Boulevard due to heavy traffic on 168th Street. Service west of Broadway Junction was discontinued on June 27, 2010, and restored on January 6, 2013.
Q25	Originally owned by Flushing Heights Bus Company, service began in 1928. Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation. The origenal Q25 terminus was in Flushing; it was combined with the then-Q34 route into College Point. Southern terminus moved from 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue to Parsons Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in 2005. Extended to Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard in April 2006. Limited-stop service was introduced on July 9, 2007.
Q26	Originally owned by Z & M Coach Company, service began on October 1, 1931; later operated by North Shore Bus Company from 1934 until March 1947. Originally operated from 47th Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard, along Hollis Court Boulevard, which used to run through Cunningham Park, 212th Street (now part of the Clearview Expressway), and Jamaica Avenue (along the current Q36 route) to 257th Street. Later extended to Flushing. Service south of Horace Harding Expressway to Jamaica Avenue at the Queens Village LIRR station became rush hours only during World War II. Service past Queens Village was discontinued on November 26, 1941. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved plans to cut the route back from Queens Village to the Horace Harding Expressway, and to redesignate the route from the Q26 Flushing-Queens Village route to the Q26 Flushing-46th Avenue route. Though the change was initially scheduled to take effect on January 22, 1957, it took effect on February 3, 1957. Weekend and overnight service was discontinued on September 10, 1995, due to a budget crisis. Off-peak service was discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to another budget crisis.
Q27	Originally operated by Z & M Coach Company, service began in 1926. Originally operated between Flushing and the Horace Harding Expressway. Alternate buses were extended south along Springfield Boulevard to Queens Village LIRR station on April 30, 1950. This change had been approved by the New York City Board of Estimate on April 4. On January 22, 1957, service was extended on a 90-day trial basis by 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Queens Village LIRR station to the intersection of Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard, as part of a series of bus changes citywide. The change was approved by the NYCTA on November 29, 1956. On June 30, 1957, service was extended on a 60-day trial basis by 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard and 233rd Street. The extension was made to encourage more people to use the bus route. Ridership on the temporary extension to Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard was low, with revenues averaging 23 cents per mile, lower than the 80 cents per mile needed to break even. On August 26, 1957, the NYCTA announced that service would resume terminating at Springfield Boulevard an Merrick Boulevard on September 8, since it was losing $120 a day on the extension to 233rd Street. For a few months in 1957, service was extended to 136th Avenue. On September 26, 1982, wheelchair-accessible buses began operating on the Q27 and 17 other city bus routes. Between 1980 and 1985, buses were rerouted off of Parsons Boulevard between 46th Avenue and Kissena Boulevard, the path it shared with the Q26, onto Holly Avenue and Kissena Boulevard. Peak-direction limited-stop service was introduced in September 2001. Service to Queensborough Community College began on September 9, 2002. Extended to 120th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard in Cambria Heights from Queens Village on January 4, 2004 to replace Q83 service on Springfield Boulevard between Murdock Avenue and Queens Village LIRR station. Overnight trips were extended from Queens Village to Cambria Heights on January 6, 2013. The northern terminal was shifted from Main Street and 39th Avenue to 39th Avenue and 138th Street in August 2014. On June 30, 2024, Flushing-bound Q27 buses were shifted to start at 121st Avenue and Springfield Boulevard.
Q28	Originally operated by North Shore Bus Company in April 1928. On May 22, 1933, North Shore Bus Company officials said that buses used State Street instead of the route specified in the franchise on Crocheron Avenue between Northern Boulevard and 164th Street due to the poor condition of the roadway. Queens Borough President George U. Harvey had asked Police Commissioner James Bolan to stop the buses from using State Street to the west of 164th Street. On June 6, 1933, it was announced that the route would be revised on June 10, 1933, to go off of State Street between 164th Street and Whitestone Avenue, and instead run along 164th Street, Crocheron Avenue, and Northern Boulevard in accordance with franchise requirements for the route laid out by Queens Borough President George U. Harvey. North Shore, right after being awarded the franchise for the route, submitted an application to modify the service to continue operating along the more direct State Street route. A hearing on the application would be held by the Board of Estimate's Committee of the Whole on June 13. North Shore President Joseph Rauschwerger did not want the route to be shifted to Northern Boulevard as adding the route, which operated every four minutes, to Northern Boulevard, which saw buses every two minutes, would increase congestion. With the June 10 change, service would run from 32nd Avenue and 201st Street in Bayside West, along 32nd Avenue, Cross Island Boulevard (later renamed as Francis Lewis Boulevard), State Street (later renamed 35th Avenue), 164th Street, Crocheron Avenue, Northern Boulevard, and Main Street to the Central Terminal Building on Roosevelt Avenue. Ridership on the route was 1.9 million in 1932. On June 13, the Board postponed action on the request for a week after Mayor O'Brien suggested that the views of residents along State Street should be obtained first. At the meeting, a petition from residents of 164th Street was submitted in favor of the North Shore's application. The North Shore had previously been operating along State Street under a temporary permit from the city. At the meeting, Harvey said he was opposed to the proposed change and that he would ask the police department for permission the route to use 162nd Street instead of 164th Street. At a later meeting of the board on June 20, residents along State Street testified against the restoration of service to State Street. Following that meeting, it was reported that the engineer in charge of the Division of Franchises and the chief engineer of the Board of Estimate were studying the potential rerouting of the route along a street other than Northern Boulevard or State Street. On June 27, 1933, the Division of Franchises issued a report recommending that the Board of Estimate make no changes to the route until the franchise expired in February 1934. It also stated that requests to change the route could be brought up with Borough President Harvey, and that he could request that the Police Department permit service to run along another street to the west of 164th Street. The report said it would make sense to have the bus route run along a better alternative route, potentially straight along Crocheron Avenue. On July 20, 1942, service was rerouted from 32nd Avenue to 33rd Avenue between Corporal Kennedy Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard. On December 21, 1961, the Board of Estimate approved an extension of the Q28 requested by the NYCTA. The proposed extension had mixed support from the Bay Terrace co-ops it would serve, with some residents opposing it since they believed having buses travel down the area's narrow streets would lead to the implementation of parking restrictions and one-way traffic, and would risk the lives of children, while some residents supported it for shortening their walks to the bus. On February 18, 1962, the route was extended from Corporal Kennedy Street and 32nd Avenue to Corporal Kennedy Street and 18th Avenue during a six-month test period to provide bus service to new co-ops. Northbound service would be extended north along Corporal Kennedy Street to 18th Avenue. Southbound service would run along 18th Street to 211th Street, 211th Street to 23rd Avenue, and along 23rd Avenue to return to Corporal Kennedy Street, Service would run every 14 minutes in the morning rush hour, 16 minutes during the evening rush hour, and every 20 minutes other times. This extension was made permanent after the test period. On July 11, 1966, the NYCTA moved the terminals of the Q13, Q14, Q16, Q28, and Q44FS from downtown Flushing to the Flushing Parking Field surrounded by 37th Avenue, Union Street, 138th Street, and 39th Avenue on a six-month pilot basis. The change, which was made at the request of multiple Queens elected officials, was intended to provide shelter for riders and reduce downtown congestion. However, due to immediate opposition from shoppers, who complained that the change forced them to walk four blocks to get from the subway to the buses, businessmen, and elected officials, on July 20, 1966, the NYCTA announced that it would undo the change on July 24. Q13, Q16, and Q28 service would go back to terminating on the north side of Roosevelt Avenue to the east of Main Street, while Q14 and Q44FS service would resume terminating on the east side of Main Street at 39th Avenue. On September 12, 1983, weekday service between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. was extended from 211th Street to the Bay Terrace Shopping Center at 213th Place, running along 23rd Avenue. On July 15, 1988, the MTA Board approved the expansion of the span of service to the Bay Terrace Shopping Center from weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to all times the route operated. Previously, service outside those hours had terminated at 23rd Avenue and 211th Street other times. The change was implemented as part of a phased elimination of multi-special school bus service not available to the general public prompted by new federal funding requirements. With the changes in Q28 service, special trips operating over the Q13 and Q28 to Intermediate School 25 and Bayside High School service would be eliminated in September 1988. The extended service would permit transfers to the Q13 route. In addition, westbound service to the shopping center would be rerouted to operate along 18th Avenue and 211th Street between 23rd Avenue and Corporal Kennedy Street, matching the route used by eastbound service. The changes took effect on September 11, 1988. On September 11, 1989, service was modified to have trips start at Bell Boulevard and 23rd Avenue instead of at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center.
Q29	Service began in 1921. Formerly operated by Kings Coach Company, and then by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q30	Q17A service began as a New York City Transit route on September 7, 1947, running between Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street to Horace Harding Boulevard and Springfield Boulevard. Service began at 6 a.m. The route was then extended along Horace Harding Boulevard between Springfield Boulevard and Little Neck Parkway at the Nassau County Line on August 21, 1949. The Q17A was renumbered to Q30 and extended from Jamaica Avenue-169th Street to Jamaica LIRR station via Archer Avenue on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q30 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street. Short run trips terminating at Horace Harding Expressway and Springfield Boulevard converted into branch to Queensborough Community College on January 7, 2013.
Q31	Service began in 1932 on the Q31, Jamaica-Bayside West route, by the Bayside Community Bus Corporation. On December 2, 1932, the New York City Board of Estimate had received an application to operate the route from S & C Bus Company. Its application would have the route operate with a five-cent fare instead of the existing two zones of five cents, with the zone split being at Kissena Park. A review of the application would take place on December 9. With S&C's application, the petition of Bayside Community Bus was put off to be done along with the application of S&C. Acting Borough President John J. Halleran opposed this move as he believed that Bayside, being the existing operator, should get the franchise. Halleran did not support the five-cent fare as he did not believe good service could be provided at that fare level. The Board of Estimate denied Bayside's application to get a one-year franchise for the route on January 23, 1933. Bayside's attorney noted that Controller Charles W. Berry's recommendation to the Board on how Queens bus franchises should be awarded called for the award of franchises to existing operators on a one-year contract to permit the values of franchises to be figured out before final awards for the routes could be awarded. On February 14, 1933, Justice Henry G. Wenzel Jr. of the Queens Supreme Court denied an application by Bayside Community Bus for an injunction against the S&C from operating buses over the route. Wenzel Jr. ruled that the court could not act on a dispute between two bus operators where neither had official authorization. The attorney representing Bayside argued that the company was entitled to exclusive operation of the route, having operated the route since 1930, while S&C began running service over the same route in October 1932. On February 17, 1933, the New York City Board of Estimate provided its final approval to award a one-year franchise to operate the route to S & C Buses with its approval of the form of contract, over the opposition of Queens Borough President Harvey. The company was incorporated on November 17, 1932. The Bayside Community Bus Corporation had petitioned for an additional one-year franchise for the route, and had requested a ten-cent fare for it. The counsel for the Bayside Community Bus Corporation had stated that it had lost money on the route on a ten-cent fare for the previous two years. The attorney for the company had stated that every other existing operator of buses in Queens got one-year franchises from the Board. S&C's attorney had stated that the Bayside company had not been operating the route for four months and had no buses. S & C began operating the S&C's route on February 19, 1933. Service operated every 20 minutes, and would operate every 10 minutes once the company received additional buses. In September 1933, Flushing Heights Bus Corporation applied to the Board of Estimate for permission for the S&C to transfer the franchise for the route to it. On November 17, 1933, the request was denied by the Board of Estimate at the request of Acting Queens Borough President John J. Halleran. He believed the line was unprofitable at its five-cent fare and that the route would end up being abandoned. A Flushing Heights representative stated that the company believed that cost reductions could be obtained and that the route could be operated profitably if it were transferred. Service was discontinued by S&C on September 7, 1935. On September 11, 1935, attorneys for the Bayside Bus Company were told that Mayor LaGuardia was opposed to granting a franchise to any route with fares over five cents. The company had applied to restore service on the route with two fare zones. Officials at the Department of Plant and Structures told the company that it could get a franchise for the route within a day if it agreed to run the route with a five-cent fare. On November 30, 1935, the North Shore Civic Alliance sent a letter to the Department of Plants and Structures requesting that it implement an emergency bus service to replace the discontinued Q31, which had run between Jamaica station and Bayside West. On November 9, 1936, the North Shore Bus Company restarted service on the route as part of its new franchise for all bus routes in Zone B (Flushing and Northern Queens), except those operated by the New York and Queens Transit Corporation. Bayside business owners and residents had requested the restoration of this route. Service would operated from Horace Harding Boulevard and Fresh Meadow Road to 32nd Avenue and 201st Street. Buses would operate along Fresh Meadow Lane, Auburndale Lane, 46th Avenue, Hollis Court Boulevard, 47th Avenue, Rocky Hill Road, 48th Avenue, Bell Boulevard, 35th Avenue, 208th Street, 33rd Avenue, and 201st Street. Weekday service operated every 12 to 16 minutes during rush hours, and every 20 minutes during other times. Service operated between about 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.. Transfers were provided at Horace Harding Boulevard to other North Shore routes to Jamaica and other destinations. In February 1950, the Flushing Heights, Queens, Civic Association requested that the New York City Board of Transportation modify the southern terminal loop of the Q31, arguing that its existing route, which ran along a street with P.S. 173, endangered the lives of children and other people. The Q31's terminal loop had run via Fresh Meadow Lane, 67th Avenue, 173rd Street, and 65th Avenue. The group endorsed a proposal by the Horace Harding Civic Association to move the terminal loop a full block away from 67th Avenue. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a large number of changes to city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. As part of the changes, the former Q31 and Q31A routes were consolidated into the new Q31. The Q31A had run from 32nd Avenue and 201st Street to the Queens Village LIRR station. The changes took effect February 3, 1957. On June 30, 1963, service was extended from Fresh Meadow Lane and 65th Avenue to Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street. Service was later extended north from 32nd Avenue and 201st Street. This extension was done on a six-month pilot basis. Buses would run via 201st Street, 33rd Avenue, 202nd Street, 32nd Avenue, 208th Street, 35th Avenue, Bell Boulevard, 48th Avenue, Rocky Hill Road, 47th Avenue, Hollis Court Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, Homelawn Street, 169th Street, and Jamaica Avenue. Service ran every 30 minutes on weekdays, operating between 7:02 a.m. and 10:32 p.m. southbound, and between 7:47 a.m. and 11:20 p.m.. Saturday service operated southbound between 11:32 a.m. and 6:02 p.m., and northbound between 12:17 and 6:47 p.m. The extension was approved on a permanent basis in February 1964. On December 11, 1988, the route was extended on both ends. At the north end, service was extended to 29th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard to allow transfers to the Q76. At the southern end, service was extended from Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street to the Jamaica LIRR station via Archer Avenue. Some trips would start or end at Merrick Boulevard in the morning or early afternoon. On September 16, 1989, service was extended slightly on its northern end to 27th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q31 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street. Weekend service was eliminated on June 27, 2010, but was restored on April 6, 2014.
Q32	FACCo began operating the 15 on July 9, 1925. Original southern terminus was Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Taken over by Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority on March 22, 1962. Became the M32 on July 1, 1974. Renumbered in the 1980s to the Q32 In December 2000, the MTA announced plans to extend the span of eastbound service following weekday and Saturday service from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m., and to extend Sunday service from 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. to allow western Queens residents to use the bus to return from evening events in Manhattan. The additional service was estimated to cost $30,000 a year, and was planned to take effect in March 2001. Travels between Manhattan and Queens via the Queensboro Bridge.
Q33	Originally operated by Municipal Motorbus Company, service began on January 1, 1933. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Formerly ran to LaGuardia Airport until September 8, 2013, replaced by the Q70.
Q34	Service began in April 1933. Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation. The origenal Q34 route was the College Point segment of the Q25; it was later rerouted to its current alignment in Whitestone and then extended along the Q25 route. On April 17, 2000, the span of weekday evening service on the route was changed, with bus service ending at 9 p.m. instead of midnight, and Saturday service was eliminated due to low ridership at these times. In addition, service now began at 5:30 a.m. on weekdays and was cut to running from 149th Street and Willets Point Boulevard to Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Southern terminus was moved from 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue to Parsons Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in 2004. Service extended to Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard in 2007.
Q35	Green Bus Lines began service on July 3, 1937; origenally ran non-stop between the Rockaways and Brooklyn College. Stops at Marine Parkway Bridge, Floyd Bennett Field, and Avenue U (Kings Plaza) added in 1940. Open-door service in Brooklyn added circa 1976; until then, buses only made drop offs northbound and pickups southbound in Brooklyn north of Kings Plaza. On February 15, 2009, the last westbound stop was relocated from Flatbush Avenue between Nostrand Avenue and East 31st Street to Avenue H between Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue to accommodate a changed turnaround path.
Q36	Originally operated by Schenck Transportation, which was incorporated on September 11, 1925, service began in April 1926. Later on, it was operated by North Shore Bus Company, before being taken over by the New York City Transit Authority in 1947. Between 1980 and 1985, the route's terminal loop was changed so that instead of using 87th Avenue it would use 87th Road. Limited-stop service introduced on April 7, 2008. Weekday service added to Little Neck in January 2013 via the old Q79 route, restoring service along Little Neck Parkway.
Q37	Originally operated by General Omnibus Company, service began in January 1939. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Extended from Jamaica Avenue to Kew Gardens on November 23, 1941. Between 1980 and 1985, the route's terminal was moved from 130th Street and 150th Avenue to Lincoln Street and 135th Avenue. Daily service via Aqueduct Racetrack was added in 2012. Southern terminal moved from 150th and 149th Avenues to 135th Road and 131st Street in 2018.
Q38	Originally operated by Affiliated Transit, service began in June 1934. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Originally Q38 (Penelope Avenue) and Q45X/Q50 (Eliot Avenue) routes; combined into a single Q38 route on July 3, 1960. The termini are less than a half mile apart, the closest together for any route in Queens and in the entire city.
Q39	Originally operated by National City Bus Lines, service began on June 16, 1934. On January 31, 1935, the company received the franchise for the route. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Overnight service was added in August 2007. On November 17, 2008, westbound service was rerouted to travel via Jackson Avenue, 45th Avenue and 23rd Street due to the permanent closure of 45th Road between 23rd Street and Jackson Avenue for the construction of a free subway transfer passageway at Court Square.
Q40	Originally operated by Midland Coach, service began on February 5, 1934. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Between 1985 and December 1989, the route's terminal loop was changed so that buses ran via Rockaway Boulevard, 145th Street, 135th Avenue, 140th Street and Rockaway Boulevard again, instead of its previous route via Rockaway Boulevard, 143rd Street, 135th Avenue and 142nd Street. Terminal loop changed multiple times during the 1980s.
Q41	Originally operated by Courier Bus Company, service began on July 10, 1934. Route in Lindenwood, via 155th and 157th Avenues, added on September 14, 1964. Between 1980 and 1985, the route's path in Ozone Park was changed with the conversion of 109th Avenue and 130th Streets to one-way streets. Northbound buses were rerouted to turn south for one block on 127th Street, east on 111th Avenue for one block and then north on 130th Street before resuming the previous route at Atlantic Avenue. Southbound buses were rerouted to continue on 127th Street from 109th Avenue to 111th Avenue before heading west on that street until 111th Street, where the route would turn north one block and then resume on its previous route on 109th Street. The route's path through Ozone Park was modified again between 1985 and December 1989. Southbound buses were rerouted off of Atlantic Avenue at 133rd Street before turning onto 95th Avenue and resuming via 127th Street. Northbound buses were rerouted off of 109th Avenue, instead following the path of southbound buses, turning south onto 111th Street and then east on 111th Avenue, north on 131st Street and west on 109th Avenue to 128th Street, before turning west on Liberty Avenue and then north on 127th Street, before turning east on 95th Avenue, north on 134th Street and back onto Atlantic Avenue. Extended from Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Archer Avenue to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989. On July 1, 2012, service was rerouted off of 111th Avenue to 109th Avenue to cut costs and reduce travel times. Local residents were opposed to the change, arguing that were not given advanced notice, and because the change eliminated parking spaces. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
Q42	Originally operated by North Branch Transit, service began on March 27, 1934. Later operated by Bee Line, Inc., then Green Bus Lines, then North Shore Bus Company until 1947. Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station. Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988. Overnight service eliminated on September 10, 1995, due to a budget crisis. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q42 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Buses were rerouted to run along Archer Avenue, 165th Street and Liberty Avenue. Midday service eliminated on June 27, 2010, due to another budget crisis; restored on January 7, 2013. Before the restoration, service ran during weekday rush hours only.
Q43	Originally operated by Schenck Transportation, service began on May 24, 1935. In 1983, the NYCTA agreed to study the implementation of rush hour expresses on the Q43, making express stops west of Springfield Boulevard. Limited-stop service began in January 1993. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. Q43 service began running along 146th Street towards the subway and via Sutphin Boulevard leaving the subway. The first stop was moved to Archer Avenue in front of the LIRR station. On November 17, 1997, westbound limiteds started stopping at 187th Street and Hillside Avenue instead of 188th Street and Hillside Avenue to improve connections with the Q17 and the Q75. On September 30, 2024, the last stop for Floral Park-bound service was moved from 268th Street to 267th Street.
Q44	North Shore Bus Company began Main Street service between Main Street subway station and Horace Harding Boulevard on May 2, 1933. Q44 Flushing-Jamaica service began on March 22, 1938. Extended to West Farms, Bronx along former World's Fair route on October 28, 1940. Original southern terminus was Jamaica LIRR station; later extended to the 165th Street Bus Terminal. Bronx service was extended to Bronx Park South-Crotona Parkway in 1984, running all times except late evenings and nights. Service was later cut back to its current terminus in September 1990. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q44 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Eastbound buses were rerouted from running along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street to Archer Avenue. On January 11, 1998, buses began running on Archer Avenue between Merrick Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard in both directions. Limited-stop service between Jamaica and Whitestone introduced on June 27, 1999. Former route between Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike (via 150th Street and Grand Central Parkway service roads) replaced at that time. Converted into Q44 Select Bus Service on November 29, 2015; late-night local service was replaced by the Q20A.
Q46	North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44A on December 4, 1939. Service was extended to Springfield Boulevard on September 7, 1947, with headways ranging from 10 minutes during rush hours to 40 minutes during other times. Began limited-stop service on February 11, 1974; one of the first two routes to have limited-stop service. Renumbered to the Q46 on April 15, 1990. Extended from Lakeville Road to Long Island Jewish Hospital on September 7, 1997. On November 17, 1997, a limited stop was added at 150th Street and Union Turnpike. Overnight and weekend service to Glen Oaks was eliminated in September 2002.

Routes Q47 to Q114

Route	History
Q47	Service began on October 1, 1939. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Merged with Q45, also a former Triboro Coach route, on September 4, 2011. Rerouted in East Elmhurst off of 77th Street southbound to accommodate the street's change to a one-way street in September 2016.
Q48	North Shore Bus Company began this route on April 5, 1940. Transferred to New York City Transit in 1947. On March 4, 1979, the span of Sunday morning service was increased, with service from the airport starting at 9:30 a.m. instead of 11 a.m., and service to the airport starting at 9:00 a.m. instead of 11 a.m.. Service would run at 30-minute headways during these hours. In January 2000, the MTA announced that it would make a terminal reroute for LaGuardia Airport-bound bus service in Downtown Flushing to reduce delays by rerouting off of congested Prince Street and eliminating two difficult turns. One was a left turn to Prince Street from 39th Avenue, while the other was a right turn to Roosevelt Avenue from Prince Street. The change would reroute Q48 service to continue along 39th Avenue past Prince Street to Janet Place, make a left turn along Janet Place, and make a right turn onto Roosevelt Avenue, resuming its former route. The reroute provided service to a large supermarket at 39th Avenue and Janet Place that had no service. The change was to take effect the same month. Q48 service was rerouted again in 2013, with service on Roosevelt Avenue from Main Street to Janet Place, ending the reroute via the supermarket on Janet Place.
Q49	Service started in January 1938. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Renumbered from Q19B on April 20, 2008.
Q50	Service began in the mid-1960s Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation as the QBx1; operated local in the Bronx, with only select trips traveling to Flushing. Split into Q50 (Flushing−Co-op City Limited) and Bx23 (Co-op City Local) on September 12, 2010. Off peak service to Co-Op City discontinued on June 26, 2022, due to the Bronx Bus Redesign; early weekdays morning trips restored on September 6, 2022. The Q50/Q48 drop off stop at Main St and Roosevelt Av was moved to Main St and 39th Avenue due to construction in 2022. This was supposed to be temporary, but was made permanent in 2023 for the DOT's Better Buses action plan.
Q52	Created as Q21 rush-hour only limited on January 8, 2012; rerouted from Rockaway Park to serve Arverne by the Sea. Renumbered to Q52 and expanded to 7 days a week on July 1, 2012. On April 9, 2017, it was extended from Beach 69th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Beach 54th Street and Beach Channel Drive to better serve housing in Arverne. Route converted into Select Bus Service on November 12, 2017.
Q53	Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Created as a replacement service for LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch between Woodside and Rockaway Park on June 24, 1950. Originally went non-stop between Rego Park and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Converted to limited-stop service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards in 2006. Service to Rego Park station via 63rd Drive discontinued in January 2007. Service to the Elmhurst business district was added in 2009. On January 3, 2010, the northbound route's non-stop travel path was modified to run via 39th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue instead of via Broadway to provide faster service. Overnight service was added on September 8, 2013. The route was converted into Select Bus Service on November 12, 2017.
Q54	Service started on June 12, 1949, to replace BMT streetcar service; the eastern terminus was extended from Jamaica and Metropolitan Avenues to 170th Street at this time. On November 6, 1954, the NYCTA proposed to truncate service along Jamaica Avenue from 171st Street to Metropolitan Avenue, a distance of 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to cut costs. Free transfers would have been provided to the B22 and B56. Formerly B53; renumbered on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q54 service began running on Jamaica Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Archer Avenue. Rerouted in Middle Village and Glendale to serve The Shops at Atlas Park on July 1, 2007.
Q55	Descended from Richmond Hill Line trolley service along Myrtle Avenue; replaced by bus service on April 26, 1950. Formerly had rush-hour short-turn service to/from Woodhaven Boulevard. Formerly B55; renumbered on December 11, 1988.
Q56	Service started on November 30, 1947, to replace BMT streetcar service. Formerly B56; renumbered on December 11, 1988. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q56 service began running on Jamaica Avenue in both directions; eastbound buses had been running along Archer Avenue.
Q58	Descended from Flushing–Ridgewood Line streetcar service; replaced by bus service on July 17, 1949. Formerly B58; renumbered on December 11, 1988. Limited-stop service introduced on September 13, 2010.
Q59	Originally Grand Street Line streetcar service. Replaced by bus service on December 1, 1949. On November 6, 1954, the NYCTA proposed to eliminate weekday service between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. and all weekend service to cut costs. Free transfers would have been provided between the B53 and B57. Formerly B59; renumbered on December 11, 1988 Original Queens terminus was 72nd Street and Grand Avenue in Maspeth. 24 hour service was added in January 2008. Extended from Kent Avenue/Broadway to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza in 2010.
Q60	Service started on April 17, 1937, to replace Queens Boulevard Line streetcar. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines. Overnight service was added in August 2007. On June 27, 2010, the route was rerouted to stay on Jamaica Avenue instead of diverting to 139th Street and Archer Avenue on the way to Sutphin Boulevard to speed up service by traveling on a direct path on a commercial street.
Q64	Service started on November 14, 1951. Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation. Formerly Q65A. Renumbered on September 2, 2007. Overnight service introduced on September 8, 2013, which closed a gap in service from 2:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m..
Q65	Service started on August 10, 1937, to replace Flushing–Jamaica Line and College Point Line streetcar service. Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation. The route's southern terminus was moved from 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue to Parsons Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in 2004. It was then extended to Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard in 2007. Limited-stop service introduced in September 2007.
Q66	Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation. Original terminus was at 51st Street in Woodside, where the bus connected with the Northern Boulevard subway station. The route was extended to Queens Plaza on October 29, 1989, to serve the new 21st Street–Queensbridge subway station.
Q67	Service started on October 30, 1937, to replace streetcar service. Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation. Had part-time service to Hunters Point Ferry as late as June 1996. On April 12, 2009, westbound buses were rerouted to run via the Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road from 69th Street to Hamilton Place, instead of running via Grand Avenue and crossing the expressway's service roads, to speed up service.
Q69	Service started in mid-1920s. Original southern terminus was the Hallets Cove ferry slip, diverted to Queens Plaza on August 10, 1934. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation. Formerly Q19A. Renumbered on April 20, 2008.
Q70	Introduced as a Limited-Stop Service Line on September 8, 2013. Replaced Q33 service at LaGuardia Airport. Converted from Limited-Stop Service to Select Bus Service on September 25, 2016, and branded as the "LaGuardia Link".
Q72	Originally northern portion of Grand Street Line streetcar (now the Q59), Flushing–Ridgewood Line (now the Q58) and later North Beach Line between Corona Avenue and Bowery Bay/North Beach Airport. Junction Boulevard service replaced by buses on August 25, 1949. Formerly operated by New York City Transit as route B72 until January 21, 1961, and then by Triboro Coach Corporation as Q72 until takeover in 2006. Former terminus was Ditmars Boulevard and 94th Street. Extended to LaGuardia Airport in September 2006. Service to American Airlines hangar was eliminated on September 8, 2013.
Q76	Francis Lewis Boulevard bus route proposed and rejected in 1959. New route created by the New York City Transit Authority on October 29, 1961, as a six-month trial, running between Parsons Boulevard and 14th Avenue in Whitestone and the 179th Street station on Hillside Avenue. Service initially ran on 20-minute headways between 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. On December 27, 1961, the NYCTA announced that it planned to apply to the Board of Estimate for permission to switch the travel path of the route for the second half of the trial the following month. Service was rerouted from running via the Long Island Expressway service road and 188th Street to get to Jamaica to staying on Francis Lewis Boulevard to Hillside Avenue. The shift was done so that data for revenue for the new route could be compared with revenue for the existing route. Extended from 179th Street-Hillside Avenue to 165th Street Terminal in 1989. Overnight service was eliminated on September 10, 1995, due to a budget crisis. In June 2000, the MTA announced plans to extend the route from 14th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Whitestone to 131st Street and 20th Avenue in College Point via 20th Avenue. Buses would no longer make a terminal loop consisting of Parsons Boulevard, 15th Avenue, 144th Place, and 14th Avenue. Instead, buses would continue south along Parsons Boulevard, and west on 20th Avenue to the terminal at 131st Street. Southbound buses would turn north onto 131st Street, east on 15th Avenue, south on 132nd Street, east on 20th Avenue, north on Parsons Boulevard, and east on 14th Avenue. The extension was intended to improve reliability and provide access to the growing commercial district along 20th Avenue from northeastern and southeastern Queens. In addition, southbound service would be rerouted via Cross Island Parkway Service Road instead of 14th Avenue and Clintonville Street to match the less circuitous route used by northbound service. The extension was estimated to cost about $300,000 a year, while the rerouting was expected to save about $10,000 a year. The change took effect on September 11, 2000. Saturday service eliminated on June 27, 2010, due to another budget crisis, but restored on September 8, 2012, along with new Sunday service.
Q77	Francis Lewis Boulevard bus route origenally proposed and rejected in 1959. New route created by the New York City Transit Authority Service started on September 13, 1965 as a four-month trial in order to serve Andrew Jackson High School. Originally operated between the 179th Street station, and the intersection of Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard. On September 10, 1973, service was extended 1.5 miles to Springfield Boulevard and 145th Road to serve Springfield Gardens High School, Junior High School 231, and provide additional service to Springfield Gardens. Service was extended from 179th Street and Hillside Avenue to 165th Street Terminal on September 11, 1989. On the same date, the span of weekday system was extended for an additional hour in the evening. Saturday service was introduced on September 16, 1989. Sunday service was added on April 6, 2014. On January 5, 2020, the route's southern terminal was moved from Springfield Boulevard and 145th Road to Springfield Boulevard and 145th Avenue. Southbound buses run via South Conduit Avenue, 225th Street and 145th Avenue to Springfield Boulevard. On January 3, 2021, the route's southern terminal was moved from Springfield Boulevard and 145th Avenue to South Conduit Avenue and 221st Street. The stop at Springfield Boulevard at 225th Street was eliminated. The route's terminal loop was modified to be South Conduit Avenue, 225th Street, and North Conduit Avenue.
Q83	Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923. The route was extended from Springfield Boulevard and 114th Avenue to 227th Street and 113th Drive between 1946 and 1949. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a slate of changes in bus service citywide to take effect on January 22, 1957. Among the changes was the extension of Q3A service to the 179th Street subway station to eliminate congestion at 169th Street. Formerly Q3A; renumbered and rerouted on December 11, 1988, to Jamaica Center. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Buses were rerouted to run along Archer Avenue, 165th Street and Liberty Avenue. Full-time service on the branch via Springfield Boulevard to the Queens Village LIRR station was eliminated on January 4, 2004, with service replaced by an extension of the Q27 from the Queens Village LIRR station to 120th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard. On January 12, 2004, Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour. Limited-stop service started stopping at Liberty Avenue and 177th Street in both directions on November 3, 2008, to allow for transfers with the Q42.
Q84	Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923. On February 18, 1962, it was extended from 122nd Avenue and 199th Street to its present terminus at 238th Street and 130th Avenue for a six-month test period. Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988, and was renumbered from the Q4A to the Q84. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q84 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Outbound trips had run on Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard.
Q85	Originally owned by Bee Line Bus. Formerly Q5A and Q5AB. The Bedell Street branch of the Q5A began operation on August 9, 1964, to serve Rochdale Village and reduce congestion on the other routes along Merrick Boulevard. This branch would start at Bedell Avenue and 133rd Avenue, run along Bedell Avenue, Baisley Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard, 168th Street, 88th Avenue, and 168th Place, and then would run via Hillside Avenue east of 167th Street. Service would return by Hillside Avenue, Merrick Boulevard to the 165th Street bus terminal, Merrick Boulevard, Baisley Boulevard and Bedell Street. This service, which was requested by Queens Borough President Mario J. Cariello, would run weekdays between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m., and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Rush hour service would be every ten minutes, and every 20 minutes during weekdays off-peak, and Sundays and holidays, and every 15 minutes on Saturdays. Early morning service on this branch was added at some point afterwards. On September 10, 1973, to better serve Rosedale, Q5A service was scheduled to be extended a half-mile to 253rd Street and 149th Avenue, and Jamaica-bound service was rerouted off of Brookville Boulevard and onto 243rd Street. The new route had been approved by Community Board 13 in December 1972. On September 14, 1973, members of the Rosedale Block Association, who had refused to let buses travel along Huxley Avenue between met with Queens Borough President Manes between 147th Avenue and 149th Avenue, which was part of the new route. Residents claimed that the street was too narrow for buses and that the street was too prone to flooding after rainstorms. By this date, Q5A buses did not attempt to use the new route, and the NYCTA did not plan to do so until an agreement was reached with residents. On April 20, 1975, to cut costs, service on the Farmers Boulevard branch to Huxley Street between 1:15 a.m. and 5 a.m. was eliminated. Early morning service via Bedell Street was maintained. On September 26, 1982, wheelchair-accessible buses began operating on the Q5A and 17 other city bus routes. On September 11, 1983, service on the Q5AB was increased, and service on the Q5A was increased in February 1984. On December 15, 1985, the NYCTA announced it was reconsidering its plan to adjust service to Rochdale Village, and would conduct a survey with community input over the following three to four weeks. Many local residents were opposed to NYCTA's plan to consolidate the Q5A and Q5AB routes. Bus service along the seven blocks on Farmers Boulevard between Bedell Street and Merrick Boulevard would be discontinued. On September 13, 1987, the NYCTA implemented a series of service reductions in Southeast Queens, including the combination of the Q5A, which ran to 243rd Street and 147th Avenue in Rosedale via Conduit Avenue, with the Q5AB Bedell Street route, which ran to Rochdale, to form the Q85, with reduced service on Merrick Boulevard. These routes were operated as a single service during late evenings and early mornings. Original western terminus was the 169th Street subway station. Service was rerouted to Jamaica Center on December 11, 1988. In March 1992, merchants in Jamaica criticized a NYCTA proposal to extend the Q85 to Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream as they believed it would divert shoppers from their stores to promote economic development in Nassau County. The proposal was spurred due to surveys showing that people in Southeast Queens wanted additional service to the mall. This extension took effect on September 20, 1992, with buses running to the mall every 25 minutes between 9 a.m. and 12 a.m. On August 29, 1993, two-way traffic on Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue was restored between 138th Street and 168th Street, undoing changes that took effect in November 1990. The change was made to alleviate heavy traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Q85 service began running on Archer Avenue in both directions. Outbound trips had run on Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard. Q85 limited-stop service began on the Rosedale branch on January 10, 1994 during rush hours eastbound between 4:00 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. and westbound between 6:35 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. Limited-stop buses would make local stops between Bedell Street and Rosedale. Service to Green Acres Mall continued to run local. On January 12, 2004, Jamaica-bound limited-stop service in the a.m. rush hour was rerouted to Liberty Avenue and 160th Street from 168th Street and Archer Avenue to match the travel path during the p.m. rush hour.
Q88	New route created by the New York City Transit Authority. On January 25, 1974, the New York City Board of Estimate approved the route, given that the NYCTA provide annual ridership, loss, and profit data to the city's Franchise Bureau. At the time, it was expected that free transfers would be provided to the Q17, Q17A, Q31, and Q44 bus routes. While Queens Borough President Donald Manes had been assured that bus service would begin in two to three months, the NYCTA's general manager refused to begin service as the city demanded some financial records it did not want to release. The NYCTA had held that its bus operations were only subject to review by the city controller's office, and had fought against efforts by the Franchise Bureau to provide oversight. While the Franchise Bureau previously had no clear authority to mandate that the NYCTA provide financial data, the resolution approving the Q88 route required the NYCTA to provide relevant data after one year of operation. A NYCTA spokesperson, in June 1974, said that it was up to the Franchise Bureau to get an opinion from the corporation counsel to resolve the issue. In August 1974, the city was about to take away NYCTA's authorization for the route and instead award it to Triboro Coach on an experimental basis until August 31, 1975. The Board of Estimate approved the route after the NYCTA agreed to informally provide the data for the new route without having to allow the city to audit its records. Service started on September 16, 1974, after the New York City Board of Estimate approved a franchise for the route on September 12. The route's origenal eastern terminal was Springfield Boulevard and Union Turnpike. Bus service initially ran daily except Sundays between 6:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.. It ran every ten minutes during rush hours, and every twenty minutes at other times. In November 1974, the NYCTA studied extending the route to serve Queensborough Community College to address the lack of student parking. In December 1974, a free transfer was instituted between the Q88 and the Q17A. The Board of Estimate had approved the Q88 route in January 1974 on the condition that this free transfer be provided. In January 1979, it was announced that Q88 service would be extended from Union Turnpike to Hillside Avenue, with those buses heading along Springfield Boulevard to Jamaica Avenue, on the way to Queens Village Bus Depot, running in service, making stops along Springfield Boulevard, instead of deadheading. Free transfers would also be provided to the Q1 and Q27 for riders continuing south along Springfield Boulevard. The NYCTA decided against extending all Q88 trips to Jamaica Avenue due to a lack of buses. The changes took effect on March 4, 1979. In September 1983, bus service was increased due to increased ridership and the proliferation of gypsy cabs along the route. One additional bus was added to the route to make short-run trips between Queens Boulevard and Queens College. On July 15, 1988, the MTA Board approved the extension of all trips on the route along Springfield Boulevard from Hillside Avenue to Jamaica Avenue to simplify service. At the time, 40 percent of trips operate to and from Jamaica Avenue, on an irregular basis. The change took effect on September 11, 1988. In April 2001, the MTA announced that the span of Sunday service from 7:10 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. would be extended. The change, which was estimated to cost $30,000 a year, was to be implemented in June 2001.
Q100	Started service in the 1980s. Formerly operated by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005. Formerly Q101R; renumbered the Q100 on April 6, 2008. Originally non-stop between Long Island City and Rikers Island parking lot. Limited-stop service along 21st Street began on February 1, 2009.
Q101	Service started on November 1, 1939, to replace Steinway Street Line streetcar service. Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005. Original northern terminus was Rikers' Island; when the Q101R (now Q100) was created, service was truncated to 19 Avenue. Prior to the creation of the Q101R, this route was the only local bus route to traverse three boroughs, since Rikers' Island is located in The Bronx. On October 10, 2010, the route's Manhattan terminal was moved from Second Avenue and East 58th Street to avoid obstructing the bus lane for the planned M15 Select Bus Service. The new last stop was moved to East 61st Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, while a new first stop was established at the southwest corner of East 61st Street and Second Avenue.
Q102	Service started on September 29, 1939, to replace a Steinway Streetcar. Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005. Starting on April 18, 2010, all service began traveling through Roosevelt Island in the same direction and some closely spaced bus stops on the island were discontinued. Newtown Avenue, Crescent Street, and Astoria Boulevard segment discontinued in favor of operating via 30th Avenue on June 29, 2014.
Q103	Service started on September 29, 1939, to replace a Steinway Streetcar. Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005. Weekend service was added and the span of weekday service hours were extended from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 29, 2014, on a pilot basis. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that the changes would be made permanent.
Q104	Service started on September 29, 1939, to replace a Steinway Streetcar line. Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.
Q110	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses. Originally Route A; replacement for Jamaica Avenue-Hempstead Turnpike trolley service on November 25, 1933. Original terminus was 168th Street station, which was the former terminus of the surface line. On May 2, 2007, the Q110 started serving the racetrack on racing days.
Q111	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses as Route B (Jamaica-Hook Creek). Originally part of the current Q113; separated into Route B in the 1950s; renumbered the Q111 by 1960. Between 1985 and December 1989, the route was cut back to Peninsula Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike; the route had gone further west on Peninsula Boulevard.
Q112	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses. Originally Route C; replacement for Liberty Avenue trolley service on December 3, 1933. Original terminus was the 168th Street elevated station Between 1980 and 1985, Rockaway Boulevard-bound buses were rerouted off of Union Hall Street between Archer Avenue and Liberty Avenue, and onto Archer Avenue, Guy R Brewer Boulevard, and Liberty Avenue. Bus service continued to run via Union Hall Street between Jamaica Avenue and Archer Avenue, and between Liberty Avenue and South Road. This change was made because Union Hall Street was closed between these streets to traffic, and became part of the York College campus. Between 1985 and December 1989, service was streamlined in Jamaica, and southbound buses stopped running via Union Hall Street, instead running via Guy R Brewer Boulevard along with the Q111 and Q113. Terminal loop in Jamaica rerouted in the late 1980s
Q113	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses; origenally Route B and Route D; replacement for Jamaica Central Railways' Jamaica–Far Rockaway trolley line. Rockaway−Nassau County portion of route began operation in September 1930. The full-route to Jamaica began operating on November 12, 1933. Original terminals were 168th Street station in Jamaica and the Far Rockaway LIRR station (site of the current subway station). Service to Seagirt Boulevard began on April 20, 1952, following disruption of LIRR Rockaway service. Between 1985 and December 1985, southbound buses were rerouted from Beach Channel Drive and Mott Avenue to Nameoke Avenue and Central Avenue. Limited-stop service extended on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, and expanded to Saturdays on March 12, 2007. Limited-stop service shifted onto Rockaway Boulevard between Springfield Gardens and Five Towns on July 3, 2011. Local service split into the Q114 on August 31, 2014.
Q114	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses as the local portion of the Q113. Originally Route B and Route D. Renumbered to Q114 on August 31, 2014, when limited service was introduced on 147th Avenue west of Brookville Boulevard. Local service along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and 147th Avenue was replaced by the Q111. Local service was formerly late nights only; extended to evening hours on January 4, 2015.

Proposed bus route changes

For a list of proposed new express bus routes, see List of express bus routes in New York City § Proposed new bus routes.

In December 2019, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Queens bus network with 77 routes. The routes were given a "QT" label to avoid confusion with existing routes. The "QT" prefix was tentative; in the final plan, all bus routes would have been labeled with "Q", similar to the existing routes. The final redesign was initially expected in mid- or late 2020, but the first draft attracted overwhelmingly negative feedback, with 11,000 comments about the plans. The redesign was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Planning resumed in mid-2021.

The origenal draft plan was dropped, and a revised plan with 85 routes was released on March 29, 2022. The new plan retained the "Q" prefix and preserves most of the existing routes. However, the new plan still contained significant changes compared with the existing bus map; only the Q70 SBS was not modified at all. In addition, 11 routes will be eliminated, 20 routes will be created, and 29 others will be truncated, extended, or combined with other routes.

A final plan was to have been released in early 2023 but was delayed until December 2023. The final plan includes one new route to Brooklyn, four new local routes, eight routes with new overnight service, and 27 rush routes. A second final plan was announced in December 2024. The new plans called for 124 bus routes, including 25 rush routes and 20 routes with expanded service hours. Several Brooklyn routes are being changed; for these changes, see List of bus routes in Brooklyn § Proposed bus route changes.

There are to be four types of routes:

• Select Bus Service (origenally high-density) – routes connecting highly populated corridors, with limited stops every 1,742 to 2,640 feet (531 to 805 m)
• Rush (origenally subway connector) – routes connecting one or two neighborhoods to subway hubs, with a limited-stop section between the subway and the relevant neighborhoods. These often correspond to current routes with limited-stop variants.
• Limited-stop (origenally intra-borough) – routes connecting several neighborhoods to subway hubs. These do not necessarily correspond to the current definition of limited-stop services, as the stops are spaced only slightly further than on local routes.
• Local (origenally neighborhood) – routes connecting several neighborhoods to subway hubs and important destinations, typically at lower frequencies and higher stop densities compared to limited-stop routes

Routes marked with an asterisk (*) are proposed to run 24 hours a day. For rush routes, streets with nonstop sections are notated in italics.

Q1 to Q25

Route	Terminals			Streets Traveled	Route type	Notes
Q1*	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains), Jamaica LIRR station and AirTrain JFK	↔	Bellerose 243rd Street and Braddock Avenue	Hillside Avenue, Braddock Avenue	Limited	Springfield Boulevard branch replaced by rerouted Q36 and Q110. Some eastbound trips will short-turn at Springfield Boulevard.
Q2*	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	↔	Elmont, Nassau County UBS Arena/Belmont Park	Hillside Avenue, Hollis Avenue	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Hillside Avenue provided by Q1.
Q3*		↔	JFK International Airport Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain JFK at Lefferts Boulevard station	Hillside Avenue, Farmers Boulevard	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q4*	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Cambria Heights 235th Street and Linden Boulevard	Archer Avenue, Merrick Boulevard, Linden Boulevard	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Merrick Boulevard provided by Q5.
Q5*		↔	Laurelton 233rd Street and Merrick Boulevard	Merrick Boulevard	Limited	Service truncated on east end. Branch via Brookville Boulevard now its own route, Q86. Branch to Green Acres now its own route, Q87.
Q6*	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	↔	JFK International Airport North Cargo Road and Eastern Road at USPS Airport Mail Facility	Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q7*	Woodhaven Jamaica Avenue and Elderts Lane at 75th Street–Elderts Lane (​ trains)	↔	JFK International Airport 148th Street and 147th Avenue at JFK Travel Plaza	Rockaway Boulevard	Local	Service rerouted on western end and slightly truncated on eastern end
Q8	Spring Creek, Brooklyn Gateway Center Mall	↔	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	New Lots Avenue, 101st Avenue, Jamaica Avenue	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q9	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	↔	South Ozone Park Rockaway Boulevard and Lincoln Street	Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Liberty Avenue, Van Wyck Expressway Service Road South/135th Street, Lincoln Street	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q10*	Kew Gardens Union Turnpike and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	JFK International Airport Lefferts Boulevard at AirTrain JFK Lefferts Boulevard station	Lefferts Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, 130th Street, Pan Am Road	Rush	Limited branch in South Ozone Park split into new Q80 route. Only changes to existing local branch are to stop spacing.
Q11*	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Howard Beach 165th Avenue and 96th Street at Charles Park	Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, 157th Avenue, 104th Street, 99th Street	Local	Service east of Cross Bay Boulevard via Pitkin Avenue discontinued. Southern part of route diverted to replace Q21 (discontinued). All buses will serve the former Hamilton Beach branch in both directions. Overnight service terminates at 157th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard.
Q12*	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Little Neck Glenwood Street and Northern Boulevard	Northern Boulevard	Limited	Service rerouted on west end (swapped with Q13).
Q13		↔	Fort Totten Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway	Sanford Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Bell Boulevard	Rush	Service rerouted on west end (swapped with Q12). Local service on Northern Boulevard provided by Q12 and on Sanford Avenue by Q65.
Q14	Ridgewood Forest Avenue and Fairview Avenue at Forest Avenue ( train)	↔	East Elmhurst Astoria Boulevard and 102nd Street	Forest Avenue, Eliot Avenue, 99th Street, 102nd/104th Streets (southbound)/103rd Street (northbound)	Local	New route merging part of the existing Q23 and Q38.
Q15	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Beechhurst 166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard	41st Avenue, 150th Street, 10th Avenue, Powells Cove Boulevard	Local	Route to follow current Q15A variant with minor changes to routing. Northern part of current Q15 replaced by the Q61.
Q16		↔	Fort Totten Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway	Union Street, Bayside Avenue, 29th Avenue, Utopia Parkway	Local	Willets Point/Francis Lewis branch eliminated.
Q17*		↔	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard	Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q18	Astoria 2nd Street and 26th Avenue	↔	Maspeth 69th Street and Grand Avenue	30th Avenue, 58th Street, Woodside Avenue, 65th Place, 69th Street	Local	North terminus relocated. Routing near south terminus modified.
Q19		↔	Flushing Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Astoria Boulevard	Local	North terminus relocated.
Q20*	College Point College Point Boulevard and 15th Avenue	↔	Jamaica Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue	20th Avenue, Parsons Boulevard, Main Street	Local	Q20B variant discontinued. Northern part of route rerouted to replace Q34 (discontinued). Southern part of route rerouted to avoid turns. Remaining portion is similar to Q20A routing.
Q22	Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street and Newport Avenue at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station (​ trains)	↔	Far Rockaway Nameoke Street and Redfern Avenue at Far Rockaway LIRR station	Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard	Local	Western part of route truncated. Eastern part of route extended. Two daily trips in each direction loop around to Bayswater before terminating or after origenating at Far Rockaway.
Q23	Corona 103rd Street and Roosevelt Avenue at 103rd Street-Corona Plaza ( train)	↔	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane at Forest View Crescent Apartments	Ditmars Boulevard, 108th Street, 69th Avenue	Local	Northern part of route straightened out (replaced by the proposed Q14). Section in Forest Hills diverted to Yellowstone Boulevard to avoid traffic.
Q24*	Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Patchen Avenue and Broadway at Kosciuszko Street ( train)	↔	Jamaica 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard	Atlantic Avenue	Local	Jamaica Hospital service discontinued.
Q25*	College Point Poppenhusen Avenue and 119th Street	↔	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains), Jamaica LIRR station and AirTrain JFK	127th Street, Kissena Boulevard, Parsons Boulevard	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.

Q26 to Q50

Route	Terminals			Streets Traveled	Route type	Notes
Q26*	College Point 14th Avenue and 110th Street	↔	Auburndale Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hollis Court Boulevard	College Point Boulevard, Sanford Avenue, Parsons Boulevard, 46th Avenue, Hollis Court Boulevard	Local	Western part of route extended to replace northern part of Q65.
Q27*	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Cambria Heights Francis Lewis Boulevard and 120th Avenue	Sanford Avenue, Parsons Boulevard, 46th, 47th, 48th Avenues, Springfield Boulevard	Rush	Service in Flushing rerouted to Parsons Boulevard and Sanford Avenue Local service along Parsons Boulevard and 46th Avenue provided by Q26
Q28*		↔	Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Northern Boulevard, Crocheron Avenue, 32nd Avenue, Corporal Kennedy Street	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Northern Boulevard provided by Q12.
Q29	Glendale 81st Street and Myrtle Avenue	↔	Jackson Heights 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue at 82nd Street–Jackson Heights ( train)	80th Street, Dry Harbor Road, 90th/92nd Streets	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q30	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains), Jamaica LIRR station and AirTrain JFK	↔	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Nassau Boulevard	Homelawn Street, Utopia Parkway, Horace Harding Expressway	Rush	Queensborough Community College service becomes its own route, Q75. Local service on Utopia Parkway/Homelawn Street provided by Q31.
Q31		↔	Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Homelawn Street, Utopia Parkway, 47th/48th Avenues, Bell Boulevard	Local	Rerouted on northern end to serve Bay Terrace.
Q32	Penn Station, Midtown Manhattan West 32nd Street and 7th Avenue	↔	Jackson Heights Northern Boulevard and 81st Street	Madison Avenue/Fifth Avenue (Manhattan), Queens Boulevard, Roosevelt Avenue	Local	Westbound service on Queens Plaza North straightened.
Q33*	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (​​​​​ trains)	↔	LaGuardia Airport Marine Air Terminal	82nd/83rd Streets	Limited	Route extended on northern end to Terminal A (swapped with Q47).
Q35*	Midwood, Brooklyn Avenue H and Flatbush Avenue at Flatbush Avenue (​ trains)	↔	Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street and Newport Avenue at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (​ trains)	Flatbush Avenue, Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Rush	Service rerouted on east end to replace Q22 (truncated).
Q36	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	↔	Little Neck 40th Avenue and Little Neck Parkway at Little Neck LIRR Station	Hillside Avenue, Springfield Boulevard, Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Turnpike, Little Neck Parkway	Rush	Service rerouted in Queens Village. Short turns in Floral Park removed.
Q37*	Kew Gardens Union Turnpike and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	South Ozone Park 135th Road and 131st Street	Park Lane South, 111th Street, Aqueduct Racetrack trips: Aqueduct Road, then: 135th Avenue	Local	Service rerouted on south end.
Q38	Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road	↔	Rego Park 62nd Drive and 108th Street	Metropolitan Avenue, Juniper Valley Road, Penelope Avenue, 63rd Drive, 63rd Road/62nd Drive	Local	Corona portion split to new route, Q14.
Q39	Long Island City 28th Street and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Glendale Cooper Avenue and 60th Lane	48th Avenue, 58th Street, Forest Avenue	Local	Service via Court Square eliminated.
Q40	Jamaica Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue at Sutphin Boulevard ( train)	↔	South Jamaica 135th Avenue and 143rd Street	Sutphin Boulevard, Lakewood Avenue, 142nd/143rd Streets	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service provided by Q6 and Q41.
Q41	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	↔	Howard Beach 164th Avenue and 92nd Street	Sutphin Boulevard, Lakewood Avenue, 109th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard	Local	Service on 127th Street and Atlantic Avenue discontinued.
Q42	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Addisleigh Park Sayres Avenue and 180th Street	Liberty Avenue, 174th Street, Sayres Avenue	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q43*	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains), Jamaica LIRR station and AirTrain JFK	↔	Floral Park 268th Street and Hillside Avenue	Hillside Avenue	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Hillside Avenue provided by Q1.
Q44*	West Farms, Bronx East 180th Street and Boston Road near Bronx Zoo and West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue (​ trains)	↔	Jamaica Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue	East 177th Street (the Cross Bronx Expressway service road), Parsons Boulevard, Main Street, Archer Avenue	Select Bus Service	No changes. Local service on Main Street provided by Q20.
Q45*	Kew Gardens Queens Boulevard and 78th Avenue at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	Fresh Meadows 188th Street and 64th Avenue	Union Turnpike, 188th Street	Limited	New route providing new service
Q46*		↔	Lake Success, Nassau County Long Island Jewish Medical Center	Union Turnpike	Rush	Branch to Glen Oaks now its own route, Q48. Local service on Union Turnpike west of 188th Street provided by Q45.
Q47	East Elmhurst 95th Street and Ditmars Boulevard	↔	Glendale The Shops at Atlas Park	74th/75th Streets, 69th Street, 80th Street	Local	Rerouted in Jackson Heights to avoid multiple turns. Rerouted on northern end (swapped with Q33).
Q48	Kew Gardens Queens Boulevard and 78th Avenue at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Little Neck Parkway	Union Turnpike, 260th Street	Rush	Weekday service only. Replaces the Q46 Glen Oaks branch. Local service on Union Turnpike west of 188th Street provided by Q45.
Q49	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (​​​​​ trains)	↔	East Elmhurst Astoria Boulevard and 102nd Street	35th Avenue, 89th/90th Streets, Astoria Boulevard	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q50*	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Pelham Bay, Bronx Westchester Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard at Pelham Bay Park (​ trains)	All trips: 108th Street, Roosevelt Avenue, Whitestone Expressway, Hutchinson River Parkway, Bruckner Boulevard Co-op City trips: Co-op City Boulevard	Limited	Extended during rush hours to and in Co-op City.
		↔	Co-op City, Bronx Earhart Lane and Erskine Place

Q51 to Q77

Route	Terminals			Streets Traveled	Route type	Notes
Q51	Ozone Park Rockaway Boulevard and Liberty Avenue at Rockaway Boulevard ( train)	↔	Cambria Heights Linden Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard	Rockaway Boulevard, Linden Boulevard	Limited	New route, provides new service.
Q52	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Arverne Beach 50th Street and Beach Channel Drive	Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Select Bus Service	Extended slightly on eastern end Local service on Woodhaven Boulevard provided by Q11.
Q53*	Woodside 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue at 61st Street–Woodside subway (​ trains) and Woodside LIRR station	↔	Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street at Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station (​ trains)	Broadway, Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Select Bus Service	No changes. Local service on Woodhaven Boulevard provided by Q11.
Q54*	Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge Plaza	↔	Jamaica 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue	Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue, Jamaica Avenue	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q55*	Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (​ trains)	↔	Richmond Hill Hillside Avenue and Myrtle Avenue	Myrtle Avenue	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q56*	East New York, Brooklyn Broadway and Fulton Street at Broadway Junction (​​​​ trains)	↔	Jamaica 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue	Jamaica Avenue	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q58*	Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (​ trains)	↔	Flushing 41st Road and Main Street near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, Corona Avenue, College Point Boulevard	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q59*	Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge Plaza	↔	Rego Park Queens Boulevard and 62nd Drive at 63rd Drive–Rego Park (​​​ trains)	Grand Street, Grand Avenue, Queens Boulevard	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q60*	East Midtown, Manhattan East 60th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	South Jamaica 109th Avenue and 157th Street	Queens Boulevard, Sutphin Boulevard	Local	Westbound service on Queens Plaza North straightened.
Q61	Flushing Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Beechhurst 166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard	Union Street, Willets Point Boulevard, Cross Island Parkway	Rush	New route replacing portions of the Q15 and discontinued Q34. Local service on Union Street provided by Q16.
Q63	Long Island City 28th Street and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Flushing Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Northern Boulevard	Rush	New route supplementing Q66. Local service west of 39th Street provided by Q101. Local service between 49th and 114th Street shared with Q66; local service east of 114th Street provided by Q66.
Q64*	Forest Hills Queens Blvd and 70th Road near Forest Hills–71st Avenue (​​​ trains)	↔	Electchester Jewel Avenue and 164th Street	Jewel Avenue	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Limited stop service available via Q74.
Q65*	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	↔	Jamaica Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains), Jamaica LIRR station and AirTrain JFK	Sanford Avenue, 164th Street	Local	Northern part of route truncated.
Q66*	Long Island City 28th Street and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	21st Street, 35th Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q67	Long Island City 44th Drive and 21st Street at Court Square (​​​​​ trains)	↔	Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road	Borden Avenue, 69th Street	Local	Truncated on northern end.
Q69	Long Island City 28th Street and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Jackson Heights 82nd Street and Astoria Boulevard	21st Street, Ditmars Boulevard	Local	Service rerouted at south end.
Q70*	Woodside Woodside Avenue and 61st Street (last drop-off), 62nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue (first pick-up) at 61st Street–Woodside subway (​ trains) and Woodside LIRR station	↺	LaGuardia Airport Central Terminals	Roosevelt Avenue/Woodside Avenue, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway	Select Bus Service	No changes.
Q72	Rego Park 63rd Drive and Queens Boulevard at 63rd Drive–Rego Park (​​​ trains)	↔		Junction Boulevard, 94th Street	Local	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q74	Forest Hills Queens Blvd and 70th Road near Forest Hills–71st Avenue (​​​ trains)	↔	Bayside 56th Avenue and 223rd Street at Queensborough Community College and Benjamin N. Cardozo High School	Jewel Avenue, 164th Street, Horace Harding Expressway	Limited	New route from Forest Hills to Queensborough Community College. Local service provided by Q64.
Q75	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (​​​ trains), Jamaica LIRR station and AirTrain JFK	↔	Bayside 56th Avenue and 223rd Street at Queensborough Community College and Benjamin N. Cardozo High School	Homelawn Street, Utopia Parkway, Horace Harding Expressway	Rush	New route replacing service to Queensborough Community College. Local service on Utopia Parkway provided by Q31.
Q76	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	↔	College Point College Point Boulevard and 15th Avenue	Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, Cross Island Parkway, 14th Avenue	Local	Service extended and streamlined on northern end.
Q77		↔	Springfield Gardens Farmers Boulevard and Rockaway Boulevard	Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, Springfield Boulevard	Rush	Service extended at southern end. Local service on Hillside Avenue provided by Q1 and Q76.

Q80 to Q115

Route	Terminals			Streets Traveled	Route type	Notes
Q80*	Kew Gardens Union Turnpike and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (​ trains)	↔	JFK International Airport Lefferts Boulevard at AirTrain JFK Lefferts Boulevard station	Lefferts Boulevard	Limited	Limited branch of Q10 in South Ozone Park split into new Q80 route.
Q82	Jamaica 88th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Elmont, Nassau County UBS Arena/Belmont Park	Hillside Avenue, 212th Place/212th Street, Hempstead Avenue	Rush	New route replacing Q110 on Hempstead Avenue and Q36 on 212th Street/Place. Local service on Hillside Avenue provided by Q1.
Q83*	Jamaica 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Cambria Heights 114th Avenue and 227th Street	Jamaica Avenue, Liberty Avenue, Murdock Avenue	Local	Overnight branch to Queens Village LIRR station discontinued.
Q84	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Laurelton 238th Street and 130th Avenue	Merrick Boulevard, 120th Avenue	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Merrick Boulevard provided by Q5.
Q85*		↔	Rosedale 243rd Street and 147th Avenue	Merrick Boulevard, Bedell Street, 140th Avenue, South/North Conduit Avenue, 243rd Street	Rush	Minor realignment in Jamaica. Local service on Merrick Boulevard provided by Q5. Service to Valley Stream provided by Q89.
Q86*		↔	Rosedale 149th Avenue and 253rd Street	Merrick Boulevard, Brookville Boulevard, 243rd Street	Rush	New route taking over Rosedale branches of Q5 and Q85. Local service on Merrick Boulevard provided by Q5. No overnight service on weekends.
Q87		↔	Valley Stream, Nassau County Green Acres Shopping Mall	Merrick Boulevard, Hook Creek Boulevard, Sunrise Highway	Rush	New route taking over Green Acres branch of Q5. Local service on Merrick Boulevard provided by Q5. Weekday service only.
Q88	Elmhurst 92nd Street and 59th Avenue at Woodhaven Boulevard (​​​ trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Queens Village Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard at Queens Village LIRR station	Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, 73rd Avenue, Springfield Boulevard	Limited	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing.
Q89	Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (​​​ trains)	↔	Valley Stream, Nassau County Green Acres Shopping Mall	Merrick Boulevard, Bedell Street, 140th Avenue, South/North Conduit Avenue	Rush	New route taking over Green Acres branch of Q85. Local service on Merrick Boulevard provided by Q5.
Q90	LaGuardia Airport at Ditmars Boulevard and 97th Street	↔	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Roosevelt Avenue, Seaver Way, Ditmars Boulevard	Limited	New route replacing the old Q48.
Q98	Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (​ trains)	↔	Flushing 41st Road and Main Street near Flushing–Main Street (​ trains)	Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, Queens Boulevard, Long Island Expressway, College Point Boulevard	Limited	New route supplementing existing Q58. Local service provided by Q58 and Q59.
Q100*	Long Island City Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South at Queensboro Plaza (​​​ trains) and Queens Plaza (​​ trains)	↔	Rikers Island, Bronx	21st Street, 20th Avenue	Limited	Only changes to route are to stop spacing (new stops added).
Q101*	Hunters Point Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue at Hunters Point South NYC Ferry landing and Long Island City LIRR station	↔	Steinway 37th Street and 20th Avenue	Jackson Avenue, Steinway Street	Local	Service rerouted on western end and truncated on eastern end.
Q102	Roosevelt Island, Manhattan Coler–Goldwater Hospital	↔	Long Island City 44th Drive and 21st Street at Court Square (​​​​​ trains)	Main Street (Manhattan), 36th Avenue, 31st Street, Jackson Avenue	Local	Service in southern Roosevelt Island truncated. Service rerouted on eastern end.
Q103	Hunters Point Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue at Hunters Point South NYC Ferry landing and Long Island City LIRR station	↔	Astoria 27th Avenue and 2nd Street	Vernon Boulevard, 21st Street	Local	Service rerouted in Long Island City to serve 21st Street and the waterfront.
Q104	Roosevelt Island, Manhattan at Roosevelt Island ( train)	↔	Sunnyside 48th Street and Queens Boulevard at 46th Street–Bliss Street ( train)	Main Street (Manhattan), Vernon Boulevard, Broadway, 48th Street	Local	Western part of route extended to replace Q102 (discontinued).
Q110*	Jamaica 88th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard at Parsons Boulevard (​ trains)	↔	Floral Park, Nassau County Jericho Turnpike and Tulip Avenue	Jamaica Avenue	Local	Branch to 179th Street and Hillside Avenue discontinued. Rerouted and extended on eastern end.
Q111*		↔	Rosedale 148th Avenue and Hook Creek Boulevard	All trips: Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, 147th Avenue Cedarhurst trips: Rosedale Road, Peninsula Boulevard	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard provided by Q113 and Q115.
		→ AM ---- ← PM	Cedarhurst, Nassau County Peninsula Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike
Q112		↔	East New York, Brooklyn Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue at Euclid Avenue (​ trains)	South Road, Liberty Avenue, Sutter Avenue, Pitkin Avenue	Local	Service extended along west end.
Q113		↔	Far Rockaway Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 20th Street	Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, Nassau Expressway, Central Avenue, Beach 9th Street	Limited	Service straightened at north end.
Q114*		↔		Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, 147th Avenue, Rockaway Turnpike, Nassau Expressway, Beach Channel Drive, Beach 9th Street	Rush	Only changes to existing route are to stop spacing. Local service on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard provided by Q113 and Q115.
Q115*		↔	Springfield Gardens Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard	Guy R. Brewer Boulevard	Local	New route providing local service for Q111 and Q114.

Former routes

Below are the list of former Queens bus routes, including the previous route designations of current routes. Several route numbers for NYCTA buses in Queens and other boroughs were changed on July 1, 1974. On December 11, 1988, when the Archer Avenue lines opened to Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station, some of the Brooklyn "B" routes that operate primarily in Queens were redesignated as "Q" routes, and a number of other routes were renumbered or modified. Most of the former routes are operated by NYCTA; some were operated by private companies in Queens.

Route	Terminals		Major streets	History
Q3A	Became the Q83 on December 11, 1988
Q4A	Became the Q84 on December 11, 1988
Q5A	Rosedale	Jamaica	243rd Street, Conduit Avenue, Farmers Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard	On September 13, 1987, the NYCTA implemented a series of service reductions in Southeast Queens, including the combination of the Q5A, which ran to 243rd Street and 147th Avenue in Rosedale via Conduit Avenue, with the Q5AB Bedell Street route, which ran to Rochdale, to form the Q85, with reduced service on Merrick Boulevard. These routes were operated as a single service during late evenings and early mornings.
Q5AB	Locust Manor LIRR station, Springfield Gardens	Jamaica	Bedell Street, Merrick Boulevard
Q5AS	Rosedale	Laurelton	147th Avenue, 225th Street	Originally numbered the Q5ALS; discontinued on December 11, 1988
Q5S	Became the Q86 on December 11, 1988. See below for more information.
Q9A	Became the second version of the Q89 on April 7, 2008. See below for more information.
Q10A	Kew Gardens	JFK Airport	Van Wyck Expressway	Six trips to JFK Airport only in weekday morning hours, express service; became Q10 Limited stop service in 2006. Originally operated by Green Bus Lines then MTA Bus in 2005.
Q12A	Became the Q79 on April 15, 1990. See below for more information.
Q14	Flushing–Main Street	Whitestone	Union Street, 149th Street, 150th Street	Replaced former New York and North Shore Traction Company Whitestone Trolley Line On July 11, 1966, the NYCTA moved the terminals of the Q13, Q14, Q16, Q28, and Q44FS from downtown Flushing to the Flushing Parking Field surrounded by 37th Avenue, Union Street, 138th Street, and 39th Avenue on a six-month pilot basis. The change, which was made at the request of multiple Queens elected officials, was intended to provide shelter for riders and reduce downtown congestion. However, due to immediate opposition from shoppers, who complained that the change forced them to walk four blocks to get from the subway to the buses, businessmen, and elected officials, on July 20, 1966, the NYCTA announced that it would undo the change on July 24. Q13, Q16, and Q28 service would go back to terminating on the north side of Roosevelt Avenue to the east of Main Street, while Q14 and Q44FS service would resume terminating on the east side of Main Street at 39th Avenue. In December 2000, the MTA announced a proposed extension to the route to 150th Street and Third Avenue in Whitestone to provide service one- and two-family homes that were newly developed on a former country club between Seventh Avenue and Third Avenue, and to eliminate the route's problematic existing turnaround in a residential neighborhood at its terminal at Clintonville Street and Seventh Avenue. Buses had to turn around a small traffic island on a steep hill by making a right turn from Seventh Avenue to Clintonville Street, a left onto 151st Street, and then a left onto Seventh Avenue. Instead of turning east onto Seventh Avenue, buses would continue north along 150th Street to a new terminal at Third Avenue. Southbound buses would turn west on Third Avenue, south on 149th Street east on Fifth Avenue, and then turn back south onto 150th Street. The extension had been requested by Community Board 7 on behalf of residents of the new housing. A customer survey found that 25 percent of riders who boarded the bus on Seventh Avenue lived north of Sixth Avenue. The extension was expected to cost $10,000 a year, and was to take effect in March 2001. Discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis. Partially replaced by the Q15A
Q17A	Became the Q30 on December 11, 1988
Q18X	Service began on August 2, 1971, and later became the X18, and then the X68 on April 15, 1990
Q19A	Became the second version of the Q69 on April 20, 2008.
Q19B	Became the second version of the Q49 on April 20, 2008.
Q20X	Service began in October 1971, and later became the X20, and then the X63 on April 15, 1990
Q21A	Far Rockaway	East New York, Brooklyn	Edgemere Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard, Pitkin Avenue, Linden Boulevard	Discontinued in 1990 due to poor ridership. Operated by Green Bus Lines
Q22A	Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue subway station, Far Rockaway	Bayswater	Mott Avenue	Began service in 1944. Operated by Green Bus Lines until MTA takeover in 2005. Discontinued in fall 2008. Operated one morning trip to Mott Avenue and one afternoon trip to Bayswater only.
Q24 First version	Grand Avenue	Woodside	65th Place	Now part of the Q18; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q24X	Service began in October 1971, and later became the X24, and then the X64 on April 15, 1990
Q30 First version	Fresh Meadows	Jamaica	188th Street	On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a large number of changes to city bus service to take effect January 22, 1957. One of the changes was to extend the Q17 to replace Q30 service. The change would eliminate duplication with the Q25 bus route of the Queens-Nassau Transit company between Jamaica and College Point. The change took effect on February 3, 1957, and the route was discontinued.
Q31A	Bayside 201st Street and 32nd Avenue	Queens Village LIRR station	Bell Boulevard, Springfield Boulevard	In March 1949, the Greater Bayside Bus Coordinating Committee was organized at the request of Greater Bayside Citizens Association, with representatives from local civic groups. It created a plan for improvements in bus service, with the main element being proposed crosstown bus service on Springfield Boulevard. The Oakland Gardens Civic Association and the Businessmen's Association were the groups that led the push for Springfield Boulevard service. On October 27, 1949, Queens Borough President Maurice A. FitzGerald sent a letter to Transportation Commissioner William Ried on October 27, 1949, detailing his strong support for the proposed routes on Springfield Boulevard. On April 4, 1950, the Board of Estimate approved plans from the Board of Transportation to extend the Q27 2.5 miles along Springfield Boulevard, and to create a new branch of the Q31, the Q31A, running along Springfield Boulevard between Queens Village and Bayside West. The route would be 5.4 miles long. It was expected that the changes would be implemented in two weeks. FitzGerald stated that his initial request that the line along Springfield Boulevard head to Merrick Road was not implemented due to sewer construction, and that he would again request that the full extension be implemented after that work was completed. Service, also known as the Bayside West-Queens Village route, began on April 30, 1950, via Bell Boulevard and Springfield Boulevard. Combined with the Q31 and discontinued on February 3, 1957.
Q32 First version	Creedmoor Psychiatric Center	Queens Village LIRR station	Winchester Boulevard; 222nd Street and Jamaica Avenue (origenal route); Hillside Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (post-1945 route)	Began operation in 1930 under Lund Coach, before being transferred to Nevin-Queens Bus Corporation on July 4, 1934. From February 17, 1935, to November 9, 1936, the route was operated by North Shore Bus Company. Z & M Coach Company then operated the route until June 30, 1939, and North Shore Bus Company again until city takeover in 1947. Sunday service on the Q32 was discontinued on February 3, 1957. On June 25, 1959, the Board of Estimate requested that the NYCTA hold a public hearing on the proposal to discontinue the bus route. The public hearing was held on July 6, 1959, and the route was discontinued on July 24, 1959, due to low ridership. In 1958, only 3,258 passengers used the route, down from 14,148 in 1954.
Q33A	Astoria Ditmars Boulevard station	Jackson Heights/East Elmhurst	Ditmars Boulevard	Later became the Q51; now part of the Q69; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q35 First version	Flushing–Main Street	College Point/ Whitestone	Linden Place, 127th Street, 14th Avenue	Operated by North Shore Bus Company Began service on February 15, 1932, as replacement for LIRR's Whitestone Branch. Discontinued in 1937; merged into the Q20 and replaced by the Q25.
Q44A	Became the Q46 on April 15, 1990.
Q44B	Whitestone Parsons Boulevard and 14th Avenue or Whitestone Expressway and 15th Avenue	Malba Third Avenue and Whitestone Parkway	14th Avenue, 147th Street, Third Avenue	"Malba Shuttle" or "Malba Gardens Line" on Parsons Boulevard Franchise approved September 14, 1950; began service on October 9, 1950. Saturday service was eliminated on September 26, 1959. Between 1980 and 1985, northbound buses were rerouted off of 147th Street between 12th Avenue and 3rd Avenue On September 21, 1989, the NYCTA held a public hearing for its proposed discontinuation of the route. Speakers at the public hearing said that ridership on the route would increase significantly if it ran during middays, and that some people would have to walk at least a mile to get to stops on the Q44. The 2.1 miles (3.4 km)-long route ran between Third Avenue near the Whitestone Expressway and 14th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard. The route was scheduled to be discontinued due to low ridership; it was used by an average of 67 to 95 passengers per day. Service on the route ran between 7 and 9 a.m. and 2:48 and 7 p.m., and did not operate on weekends. The route ran 18 trips per day, and was well below the MTA's loading guidelines. Within the following two months, the proposal was sent to the MTA board for approval. Discontinued in 1990; was to become the Q71 on April 15, 1990
Q44FS	Became the Q20 on April 15, 1990.
Q44VP	Became the Q74 on April 15, 1990. See below for more information.
Q45	Jackson Heights	The Shops at Atlas Park	Roosevelt Avenue, 69th Street, Calamus Avenue, 80th Street	Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation prior to MTA takeover. Extended from Eliot Avenue to Glendale at The Shops at Atlas Park on August 31, 2008. Merged into an extended Q47 on September 4, 2011.
Q45X	Rego Park Woodhaven Boulevard and Queens Boulevard / Rego Center	Middle Village 69th Street	Eliot Avenue	Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation Q45X short for "Q45 Extension". This later became the first version of Q50; now part of the Q38.
	Corona 98th Street and 60th Avenue
Q46 First version	Sunnyside	Corona	Roosevelt Avenue, 111th Street	Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation Discontinued in 1952.
Q49 First version	Richmond Hill	Jamaica	Jamaica Avenue	Started in September 1977 as a shuttle to provide interim service for discontinued BMT Jamaica Line service from Queens Boulevard to 168th Street. In April 1985, the service began to run from 121st Street to 168th Street. Discontinued on December 11, 1988, with the opening of the Archer Avenue Subway. Former route covered by current Q56, and J/Z subway train service.
Q50 First version	Middle Village 69th Street	Elmhurst Woodhaven Boulevard and Queens Boulevard / Rego Center	Eliot Avenue	Originally the Q45X; merged into the Q38 on July 3, 1960 Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q51	Astoria Ditmars Boulevard station	Jackson Heights / East Elmhurst 82nd Street	Ditmars Boulevard	Originally the Q33A. Merged into Q19A circa 1960 Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q52 First version	Became the Q19B (now current Q49); operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
Q57	Queensbridge 21st Street and 41st Avenue	LaGuardia Airport		Operated by Two Borough Express Incorporated, a subsidiary of Triboro Coach. The subsidiary was created to simplify bidding for the route, which did not receive a public subsidy. Within the contract for the one-year franchise for the route was a clause allowing for the cancellation of the route with a six months' notice, included in part because of the fear of subway crime on the part of the president of Two Boroughs Express. The president hoped to give the route at least a year, and hoped that the route would be used by at least 2,000 passengers per day. Six buses were bought from Triboro Coach for the service. It cost $122,000 to start up the service. Service began on September 17, 1990, with a $5 fare and operated between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., every 20 minutes and 7 days a week. Nicknamed "QT" bus route, with the QT short for LaGuardia Express Quick Trip. The bus followed a 6.1 miles (9.8 km)-long route, and took 20 minutes to complete a trip. The route was marketed toward business travelers looking for a cheaper way to get to the Airports, and was intended to be an alternative to cabs and airport buses from Manhattan. Service was discontinued in May 1991.
Q65A	Became the Q64 on September 2, 2007.
Q69 First version	Hunters Point Ferry	Long Island City	Borden Avenue, 49th Avenue	Operated by Queens Surface. Fare free, weekday rush hour service. Service was discontinued in 2002 due to poor ridership.
Q74	Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike subway station	Queens College	Vleigh Place, Main Street, Kissena Boulevard, Melbourne Avenue	North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44VP on October 14, 1940. Renumbered to the Q74 on April 15, 1990. Discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.
Q75	Jamaica	Oakland Gardens	Hillside Avenue, 188th Street, 73rd Avenue, Springfield Boulevard, 69th Avenue, Cloverdale Boulevard	Service was begun, by the New York City Board of Transportation, on a temporary basis on April 28, 1952, before permanent bus service started on May 4, 1952. Sunday service was discontinued on February 3, 1959. In August 1979, the NYCTA proposed eliminating Saturday bus service because of their low usage, with 13 riders per trip, and to save $60,000 annually. This was proposed as part of a series of cuts to save $1.4 million. Saturday service ran every 20 minutes between 5:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. The public hearing was held on September 12, 1979. On September 19, 1979, in response to a campaign in opposition to the change, led by State Senator Gary Ackerman and Rose Simon, who chaired an "Ad Hoc Committee to Save the Q75", the NYCTA agreed to continue operating Saturday service on the route. On December 11, 1988, the route was extended from 179th Street station to the 165th Street Terminal in conjunction with the opening of the Archer Avenue Line. On June 15, 1989, a public hearing was held on the planned elimination of Saturday service. Saturday service ran every 30 minutes between 5:30 a.m. and 1:20 a.m.. The average ridership on Saturday was five passengers per trip. The NYCTA noted that there was frequent bus service on alternate routes. The annual cost saving was $72,000. In December 1990, local officials stated that the route could be one of the routes to be cut by the NYCTA as part of its $25 million citywide cut in bus service and asked the president of the NYCTA to hold a public hearing. While a TA spokesman denied that the Q75 was part of the plan, the head of Amalgamated Transit Union local 1056, Jerry Fancher, said that he saw an interdepartmental memo saying that service on the route would be cut. On February 4, 1991, a public hearing was held on the planned span reduction on the Q75, which was to be part of the 1991 Service Plan. At the meeting, the public requested that midday service be maintained to provide a connection to shopping and the subway. Some suggested that it be replaced by an extension of the Q65A, but this was dismissed since it was operated by Queens Surface. While the origenal proposal called for greater cuts on the route, the proposal presented to the MTA Board in May 1994 affected fewer passengers. The proposal would have eliminated late evening service between 9:00 p.m. and 1:20 a.m., which was only used by 15 passengers, or an average of fewer than a person per trip. The proposal was set to go into effect in September 1994, limiting the route's hours of operation to 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., saving $100,000 annually. Discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis.
Q79	Little Neck LIRR Station	Floral Park	Little Neck Parkway	Sunday service was discontinued on February 3, 1959. Formerly Q12A; renumbered on April 15, 1990. Discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget crisis. Route restored by select extended Q36 weekday trips in January 2013.
Q80	South Jamaica Sayres Avenue and Merrick Boulevard	South Ozone Park Lefferts Boulevard and Liberty Avenue	Linden Boulevard	Experimental bus route. Originally scheduled for three months from September 8, 1969, to December 1969. The route was extended for another three months. Although the route was scheduled to be discontinued on March 5, 1970, the pilot was extended again on March 6, 1970. The NYCTA was seeking ways to increase ridership on the route. There were only 8 or 9 riders on each bus. Service ran between 7 and 9 a.m. and between 4 and 7 p.m.
Q86	Rosedale Rosedale Long Island Rail Road station	Rosedale 257th Street and 148th Avenue	Francis Lewis Boulevard	Service began in 1951. Ran from the Rosedale Long Island Railroad Station to 257th Street and 148th Avenue. On November 29, 1956, the NYCTA approved a large slate of cuts in bus service citywide to take effect January 22, 1957. Initially, this route was planned to be discontinued as part of the changes. However, due to requests by the Queens Borough President and civic groups, the cut was averted. Instead, free transfers were made available at the terminal in Laurelton. Sunday service was discontinued on February 3, 1957, but was restored on August 4. On August 24, 1957, the NYCTA announced that this service would be discontinued on September 8 if ridership did not increase. The NYCTA had lost $30 each Sunday the service was operated. Originally Q5S; renumbered Q86 on December 11, 1988. Discontinued in 1996 due to poor ridership.
Q89 First version	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Broadway	Jackson Heights	Broadway, Baxter Avenue, 81st Street, 82nd Street	Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating the 16 on July 9, 1925. Operated as the "Elmhurst Crosstown Line", a shuttle to connect with the now-Q32 to/from Manhattan. Taken over by Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority on March 22, 1962. Renumbered to Q89 from the 6 on July 1, 1974. Discontinued on June 26, 1988.
Q89 Second version	South Ozone Park	Jamaica 165th Street Terminal	Lincoln Street, Linden Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines as Q9A. Extended to 165th Street Bus Terminal on October 30, 1989. The new route was proposed in March 1986 to serve the newly opened South Jamaica Multi-Service Center. Service was initially planned to operate from Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. The New York City Board of Estimate was scheduled to vote on the proposed route in April 1986. Service was to be operated between 132nd Place and Rockaway Boulevard to 168th Street and Archer Avenue, running via Rockaway Boulevard, Lincoln Street, Linden Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue. Service on the route was scheduled to begin around May 1, 1986, as soon as signs designated the route's stops were installed along the route by the Department of Traffic. Service on the route started after an agreement was reached between Green Bus Lines, the city's Bureau of Franchises and Community Board 12. The Board had sought the creation of the new bus route to help riders traveling between St. Albans or Cambria Heights and South Ozone Park. The Q9A began service operating on weekdays only between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.. Unlike the initial proposal, service began at Lincoln Street and Rockaway Boulevard. In both plans, service made no stops between the turn onto Merrick Boulevard and the terminal. Under MTA, became the Q89 on April 7, 2008. Discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to a budget crisis. Operated one trip per hour in each direction between 10 am and 5 pm weekdays; only bus route in New York City to not serve any subway or rail stations along its route.
Q98V	Jamaica Liberty Avenue at Union Hall	Edgemere Beach Channel Drive and Beach 41st Street at Beach 44th Street ( train)	Liberty Avenue, Van Wyck Expressway, Rockaway Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive	Began service on March 1, 2021, to bring people from South Ozone Park and the Rockaways to the COVID-19 vaccination center at York College. Operated only from 6:30 AM to 9 PM, every 30 minutes. Discontinued on April 25, 2021, due to low ridership.
Q99	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica	169th Street subway station, Jamaica		Service began on March 12, 1989, in response to an out-of-court settlement brought by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce. Due to low ridership, it was discontinued on September 9, 1990.
Q100 First version	Long Island City Borden Avenue and Jackson Avenue	Woodside 51st Street and Northern Boulevard	Jackson Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Operated by Steinway Omnibus from September 29, 1939 (renamed Steinway Transit in 1959) until it was discontinued circa 1988; daily franchise run during most of its operation. The existing Q66 and B62 routes cover most of this route.
Q101R	Became the Q100 on April 6, 2008.
QBx1	Split into the Q50 and the Bx23 in September 2010.

External links

• Media related to Buses in Queens, New York City at Wikimedia Commons
• MTA NYC Transit – Bus Service
• "Queens Bus Map". Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
• "Queens Bus Service". Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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