165th Street Bus Terminal
40°42′27″N 73°47′44″W / 40.7075°N 73.7955°W
165th Street Bus Terminal | |
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Jamaica (Sutphin Blvd) | |
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Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | August 11, 1936[2][3] |
Previous names | Long Island Bus Terminal[3] |
The 165th Street Bus Terminal, also known as Jamaica Bus Terminal,
Unlike other major bus centers in New York City, there is currently no direct subway transfer available at the terminal. The closest subway station is
History
Construction on the "Long Island Bus Terminal" began in 1930, built by the Shore Road Development Company, Inc. with the intent of expanding transit service to and from
In March 1947, North Shore Bus would be taken over by the
As originally built, the terminal had only one entry point, on its north side from 89th Avenue.[12] At some point, the structure on Merrick Boulevard was removed, allowing buses to turn directly onto the street or into the terminal.
In January 2023, the 165th Street Bus Terminal was sold to a developer and planned to become a mixed-use facility, with the lease for the current terminal expiring in September 2023, with an alternative location at a nearby parking lot planned to be the location of the new terminal.[30] The new terminal, located on 168th Street, is temporary until the MTA can find a permanent location.[31]
List of routes
The terminal serves seven routes operated by MTA New York City Bus, four operated by MTA Bus Company, and six operated by Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE; formerly MTA Long Island Bus). All terminate here, except for the Q17, which is a through route.[8] The southbound Q17 bus stops outside the terminal on Merrick Boulevard, while the northbound Q17 to Flushing stops on 168th Street, one block east.[9]
Bay | Route | Operator | Destination | Main streets traveled | Service/historical notes |
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1 | Q1
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NYCT | Hillside Avenue, Braddock Avenue |
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2 | Hillside Avenue, Springfield Boulevard | ||||
3 | Q76
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Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard (north), 20th Avenue |
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4 | Q77
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Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard (south), Springfield Boulevard |
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5 | Q3 |
Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain station
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Hillside Avenue, Farmers Boulevard | ||
6 | Q36
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7 | Q2
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Hillside Avenue, Hollis Avenue | |||
8 | n6
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NICE | Hempstead Turnpike |
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9 | |||||
10 | n22X
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Hicksville LIRR station |
Hillside Avenue, Westbury Avenue, Prospect Avenue, West John Street |
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11 | |||||
12 | n24
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Hicksville LIRR station
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Jamaica Avenue, Jericho Turnpike, Old Country Road |
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13 | n1
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Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont Road |
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n26
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Great Neck LIRR station
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Hillside Avenue, Lakeville Road, Community Drive |
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14 | Q6 | MTA Bus |
JFK Airport (cargo area) |
Sutphin Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard |
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15 | |||||
16 | |||||
17 | Q8
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101st Avenue |
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18 | |||||
19 | Q9
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Van Wyck Expwy Service Road , Lincoln Street
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20 | |||||
21 | Unused | ||||
22 | Q41
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MTA Bus | 127th Street, 109th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard
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23 |
165th Street Mall
Adjacent to the bus terminal is the 165th Street Mall, a pedestrian shopping mall running the entire length of 165th Street between 89th Avenue and Jamaica Avenue. Within the block are over 160 stores, including several apparel and footwear stores and a food court.[33] The strip on 165th Street was originally constructed as part of the terminal, opening just after the terminal debuted in 1936. Shops were also built on 166th Street (today's Merrick Boulevard), but are not present today.[3][5][12][34] In 1943 a massive fire damaged eleven stores along the strip,[28] and a four-alarm fire in 1959 destroyed six shops and caused over $1 million in damage.[35]
From 1947 to 1979, the mall housed a large
In May 1979, 165th Street was redeveloped as a pedestrian mall, with the street closed to vehicular traffic and repaved with red brick.[17][38][39] In May 1983, a third fire occurred damaging 12 stores.[17]
One of the primary attractions of the mall today is the Jamaica Colosseum Mall, which took over the former Macy's building in 1984. The Colosseum is one of New York City's largest jewelry exchanges. It has over 120 merchants and jewelers, a rooftop parking lot, and houses the 165th Street Mall's food court. Several New York
Following the opening of the
Nearby points of interest
One block west of the terminal on 164th Street is the
See also
- List of bus routes in Queens
- List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York
- Fulton Mall
- Port Authority Bus Terminal
- George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
- Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center
- Mineola Intermodal Center
References
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- ^ "CITY TAKES OVER BUS LINE: O'Connor Selected to Operate North Shore System" (PDF). The New York Times. March 30, 1947. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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- ^ "120-Passenger Vehicles Added For Next Week: 10 City Lines Will HAve All New Equipment by Wednesday". Fultonhistory.com. Long Island Star-Journal. December 31, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Jamaica Bus Terminal Acquired by Syndicate". New York Herald Tribune. June 15, 1952. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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- ^ "SIX QUEENS SHOPS WRECKED BY FIRE; Jamaica Blaze Fought From Elevated Line of BMT -- 5,000 Riders Delayed". The New York Times. January 16, 1959. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
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