Nassau Inter-County Express


Headquarters	700 Commercial Ave. Garden City, NY 11530
Area served	Nassau County, NY Queens, NY Suffolk County, NY
Founded	January 1, 2012 (from MTA Long Island Bus)
Fleet size	286 (fixed route) ~102 (demand response)
Number of routes	37
Ridership	27,535,454 (2015, annual)^[1]
Operator	Transdev
Union	TWU Local 252
Website	nicebus.com
Facebook	@theNICEbus
Instagram	@thenicebus
Twitter	@theNICEbus

Nassau Inter-County Express, or NICE, is the public transit system primarily serving Nassau County. It was founded in 1973 as the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority, but ceased use of this name in 1995. It was a public transit division owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was known as MTA Long Island Bus until January 1, 2012. Operations were handed over to Transdev (formerly Veolia Transportation), who successfully bid for the five-year contract September 2010.^[2] The controversial contract was approved by the Nassau County Legislature on December 12, 2011.^[3]

Routes

Maps & Schedules

Nassau Inter-County Express Routes

Fares

Current

Facilities

Senator Norman J. Levy Transit Facility/Headquarters

E-mail: Visit http://www.nicebus.com/Contact.aspx to contact them using their e-mail form.
Phone: (516) 336-6600

Fixed Route Fleet

Current Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1800-1839	2010-2011	OBI	Orion VII NG CNG (07.501)	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Ex-MTA Long Island Bus 1800-1839. Pilot bus 1800 delivered in November 2010 under MTA operations. 2010 models
1840-1884	2012	OBI	Orion VII EPA10 CNG (07.501)	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R
1885-1936	2015	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Base order of 52 buses.^[4]^[5] Includes 5 option orders, totalling up to 58 buses: Option 1 for 21 buses. Options 2-4 for 10 buses each. Option 5 for 7 buses. Delivery started in late September 2015 and entered service in November 2015.
1937-1964	2016	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Exercised options following the firm order of buses 1885-1936.
1965-1969	2016	NFI	XN60	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R	Features include onboard Wi-Fi and USB charging ports.^[6] Entered service on April 10, 2017 and only operates on route n6.
1970-1979	2019	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B400R	Delivered in December 2019 2020 models
1980-1999	2020-2021	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B400R	1980-1984 built in 2020, delivered January 2021. 2021 models
2000-2079	2021	Gillig	BRTPlus CNG 40' (G31D102N4)	Cummins Westport L9N		First unit, 2000, in service in July 2021.
2080-2085	2022-2023	NFI	XE40			2022 models, so far Includes options for 30 more, for a total of 36.^[7]
2086-2118	2022	Gillig	BRTPlus CNG 40' (G31D102N4)	Cummins Westport L9N		Option from the 80-bus order, can be exercised as soon as 2022.^[8]
2290-2297	2015-2016	Chevrolet ARBOC	G4500 Spirit of Mobility	GM 6.6L Duramax V8	GM Hydra-Matic 6L90	Primarily used on the Elmont FLEXI and the Mercy Medical Community Shuttle.

On Order

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(45 buses)			Gillig	BRT Plus CNG 40' (G31D102N4)	Cummins Westport L9N		Option from the 80-bus order.^[8]

Preserved

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
9117		1973	GMC	S8H-5304A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	Originally Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority 117. Later converted and used as a mobile command center. Since deaccessioned and sold to a private owner

Retired Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1000-1020	2002	OBI	Orion V CNG (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R6	Ex-Foothill Transit F1200-series; leased in late 2014.
1021-1022	2003	OBI	Orion V CNG (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R6	Ex-Foothill Transit F1311-F1312; leased in late 2014.
1526-1632	2000-2002	OBI	Orion V CNG (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R	Ex-MTA Long Island Bus 1526-1632.
1633-1699	2003-2004	OBI	Orion V CNG (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R	Ex-MTA Long Island Bus 1636 equipped with John Deere 6081H engine Retired in late 2018/early 2019
1700-1799	2008-2009	OBI	Orion VII NG CNG (07.501)	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Ex-MTA Long Island Bus 1700-1799. Prior to the NICE Bus takeover, these were the first Long Island Bus units to feature the standard MTA paint scheme, reflecting LIB's integration with MTA Regional Bus operations. Retired in December 2021

To view the older bus fleets that formerly operated in Nassau County prior to the NICE Bus takeover, please see the MTA retired bus fleet page.