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 | 326 (fixed route) ~102 (demand response) |
Number of routes | 46 |
Ridership | 28,744,207 (annual, 2014)[1] |
Operator | Transdev |
Union | TWU Local 252 |
Website | nicebus.com |
@theNICEbus | |
@thenicebus | |
@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 conroversial contract was approved by the Nassau County Legislature on December 12, 2011.[3]
Routes
Current Routes
Route | Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | Notes |
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n1 | Elmont Hempstead Tpke/Elmont Rd. |
Hewlett Broadway/Rockaway Ave. |
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n4/4X | Jamaica Parsons Blvd./Archer Ave. |
Freeport LIRR Station |
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n6/6X | Jamaica 165th St. Bus Terminal |
Hempstead Transit Center |
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n15 | Long Beach LIRR Station | Garden City Roosevelt Field |
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n16 | Rockville Centre LIRR Station | Garden City Roosevelt Field |
No Sunday service. |
n19 | Freeport LIRR Station | Massapequa Park Sunrise Mall |
Will be discontinued on April 9, 2017.[4][5] |
n20G | Flushing Roosevelt Ave./Main St. |
Great Neck LIRR Station | This route has a closed-door policy in Queens, only making drop offs going Flushing-bound and making pick ups going Great Neck-bound. |
n20H | Great Neck LIRR Station | Hicksville LIRR Station | |
n21 | Great Neck LIRR Station | Glen Cove Pratt Blvd./Bridge St. |
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n22/22X | Jamaica 165th St. Bus Terminal |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n22A | Garden City Roosevelt Field | ||
n23 | Mineola Intermodal Center |
Manorhaven Orchard Beach Rd./Park Ln. |
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n24 | Jamaica 165th St. Bus Terminal |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n25 | Lynbrook LIRR Station | Great Neck LIRR Station | |
n26 | Jamaica 165th St. Bus Terminal |
Great Neck LIRR Station |
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n27 | Hempstead Transit Center | Glen Cove Bridge St./Pratt Blvd. |
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n31/32 | Far Rockaway B. 20th St./Seagirt Blvd. |
Hempstead Transit Center |
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n33 | Far Rockaway Mott Ave./B. 21st St. |
Long Beach LIRR Station |
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n35 | Baldwin Harbor Grand Ave./Atlantic Ave. |
Westbury Post Ave./Rockland St. |
On Saturdays and Sundays, buses run along Stewart Ave. instead of Miller Ave. |
n36 | Lynbrook Merrick Rd./5 Corners |
Freeport LIRR Station | |
n40/41 | Freeport LIRR Station | Mineola Intermodal Center |
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n43 | Freeport LIRR Station | Garden City Roosevelt Field |
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n45 | Bellmore Merrick Rd./Centre Ave. |
Garden City Roosevelt Field |
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n47 | Hempstead Transit Center | North Bellmore N. Jerusalem Rd./Newbridge Rd. |
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n48/49 | Hicksville N. Broadway at Sears | ||
n51 | Merrick Hewlett Ave./Merrick Rd. |
Garden City Roosevelt Field |
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n54/55 | Hempstead Transit Center | Amityville LIRR Station |
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n57 | Great Neck LIRR Station | Great Neck via Bayview Ave. (AM) via Station Rd. (PM) |
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n58 | Great Neck LIRR Station | Kings Point End of Kings Point Rd. |
On Saturdays and Sundays, buses departing from the Great Neck LIRR Station terminate at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. |
n70 | Hempstead Transit Center | Melville Newsday/Pinelawn Rd. |
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n71 | Massapequa Park Sunrise Mall | ||
n72 | Babylon LIRR Station | ||
n78 | Hicksville LIRR Station | Plainview Old Country Rd./Newtown Rd. E. Bethpage Rd. |
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n79 | South Huntington Walt Whitman Mall | ||
n80 | Massapequa Park Sunrise Mall |
Hicksville LIRR Station | |
n81 | Massapequa Park Sunrise Mall |
Hicksville LIRR Station | |
n88 | Jones Beach West Bathhouse |
Freeport LIRR Station | Only operates around the summer season. |
Elmont FLEXI | Elmont Hempstead Tpke./Meacham Ave. |
Green Acres Mall |
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Freeport Community Shuttle |
Freeport LIRR Station | Freeport via Guy Lombardo Ave. (AM) via S. Bayview Ave. (PM) |
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Hicksville Wantagh Community Shuttle |
Wantagh Wantagh Ave./Merrick Rd. |
Hicksville LIRR Station | |
Mercy Medical Community Shuttle |
Rockville Centre LIRR Station | Hempstead Transit Center |
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Rockville Centre Community Shuttle |
Rockville Centre LIRR Station | Rockville Centre DeMott Ave./Long Beach Rd. |
Discontinued Routes
Route | Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | Notes |
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n2 | Floral Park Covert Ave./Tulip Ave. |
Green Acres Mall |
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n8 | Floral Park Covert Ave./Tulip Ave. |
Green Acres Mall |
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n20/20L | Flushing Roosevelt Ave./Main St. |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n46 | Bellmore Merrick Rd./Centre Ave. |
Hempstead Transit Center |
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n50 | Bellmore Merrick Rd./Centre Ave. |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n73 | Wantagh Wantagh Ave./Merrick Rd. |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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n87 | Jones Beach East Bathhouse |
Hicksville LIRR Station |
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Fares
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
Rockville Centre Depot
- Address: 50 Banks Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11570
- Will be closed on April 2017.[4]
Fleet
Current Roster
Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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1000-1020 | 2002 | OBI | Orion V CNG (05.501) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R6 | Ex-Foothill Transit F1200-series (view roster for former fleet numbers); 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. | |
1633-1635 1637-1699 |
2003-2004 | OBI | Orion V CNG (05.501) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R |
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1700-1799 | 2008-2009 | OBI | Orion VII NG CNG (07.501) |
Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R |
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1800-1839 | 2010-2011 | OBI | Orion VII NG CNG (07.501) |
Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R |
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1840-1884 | 2012 | Orion | Orion VII EPA10 CNG (07.501) |
Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
1885-1936 | 2015 | NFI | XN40 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
1937-1964 | 2016 | NFI | XN40 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | Exercised options following the firm order of buses 1885-1936. | |
2290-2297 | 2015-2016 | Chevrolet/ ARBOC |
4500/ Spirit of Mobility |
GM 6.6L Duramax V8 | Used on the Elmont FLEXI, and the Freeport, Hicksville Wantagh, Mercy Medical, and Rockville Centre Community Shuttles. |
Inactive
Fleet Number(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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1965-1969 | 2016 | NFI | XN60 | TBD | TBD |
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On Order
Fleet Number(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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TBD | NFI | XN40 | TBD | TBD | Options of 25 buses remaining. |
Preserved
Fleet Number | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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9117 | 1973 | GMC | S8H-5304A | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison |
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Retired Roster
Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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1526-1632 | 2000-2002 | OBI | Orion V CNG (05.501) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R | Ex-MTA Long Island Bus 1526-1632. | |
1636 | 2004 | OBI | Orion V CNG (05.501) |
John Deere 6081H | Allison B400R | Ex-MTA Long Island Bus 1636. |
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.
References
- ↑ Nassau Inter County Express (NICE) - 2014 Annual Agency Profile National Transit Database. Retrieved on November 6, 2016.
- ↑ Veolia Selected by Nassau County for LI Bus. (Press release). Veolia Transportation. 10 June 2011. Retrieved on 2011-10-08
- ↑ Nassau Approves Veolia Bus Contract. Long Island Press (Syosset). Retrieved on 2011-12-13
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Vote passes to eliminate 10 NICE Bus routes, cut service on 4 others, Newsday. Dated and retrieved on February 16, 2017.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 2017 Bus Service Reductions Due to Decrease in County Funding for Transit, Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved on February 16, 2017.
- ↑ Purchase of Heavy-Duty 40 Foot CNG Low Floor Transit Buses, nicebus.com, retrieved on December 6, 2014
- ↑ Nassau Intercounty Express Awards New Flyer a Contract For Up To 110 Xcelsior® Buses, New Flyer Industries. Dated on February 26, 2015, re-retrieved on September 24, 2016.
- ↑ Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee (TAAC) Minutes - September 20, 2016, Nassau Inter-County Express. Retrieved on November 2016.