B61 (New York City bus)

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Crosstown Line Park Slope−Red Hook−Downtown Brooklyn−Long Island City
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Jackie Gleason Depot (B61) Grand Avenue Depot (B62)
Began service	January 28, 1951 (B61 Red Hook−Greenpoint service) January 2010 (B62 Downtown Brooklyn−Long Island City service)
Route
Locale	Brooklyn; Queens
Start	Downtown Brooklyn – Fulton Mall / Jay Street – MetroTech station B61: Fulton Street and Smith Street B62: Boerum Place and Livingston Street
End	B61: Park Slope / Windsor Terrace – 20th Street and Prospect Park West / Green-Wood Cemetery B62: Long Island City – Queens Plaza
Length	9.7 miles (15.6 km) (Red Hook to Long Island City)
Service
Operates	24 hours
Fare	$2.75 (MetroCard or coins)
Cash	Coins only (exact change required)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	B61 B62
Route map ← B60  {{{system_nav}}}  B63 →

Downtown Brooklyn – Fulton Mall / Jay Street – MetroTech station

B61: Park Slope / Windsor Terrace – 20th Street and Prospect Park West / Green-Wood Cemetery

The Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Van Brunt Street and Manhattan Avenue between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B61 and the B62 bus routes. The northern section, the B62, is operated by MTA New York City Bus' Grand Avenue Depot in Maspeth, Queens, and the southern section is the B61, operated by MTA New York City Bus' Jackie Gleason Depot in Sunset Park. The entire route was a single line, the B61, until January 3, 2010; the B62 was previously a separate, parallel route between Downtown Brooklyn and Greenpoint, now part of the B43 route. The streetcar line, B61 and the original B62 previously operated from the now-closed Crosstown Depot in Greenpoint.

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