Fifth Avenue Coach Lines

New York City Omnibus Corporation

A restored New York City Omnibus 1948 GMC Bus at the Circle Line terminal in 2009
Founded	1926 (1926)
Ceased operation	1962 (1962)
Defunct	Yes
Headquarters	New York City
Locale	Manhattan & Queens
Service type	Bus
Routes	23
Stops	Civic Center Astor Place Gramercy Park South Ferry Tribeca SoHo Greenwich Village Abingdon Square Chelsea Clinton Upper West Side East Harlem South Bronx Harlem Central Park South Polo Grounds Williamsburg Bridge East Village Lower East Side Kips Bay Murray Hill Yorkville Randalls and Wards Islands Astoria

The New York City Omnibus Corporation (NYCO, later Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc.) ran bus services in New York City between 1926 and 1962. It expanded in 1935/36 with new bus routes to replace the New York Railways Corporation streetcars when these were dismantled. It further expanded with the acquisition of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company from The Omnibus Corporation in 1954. NYCO was renamed the "Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc." in 1956, becoming bankrupt in 1962, after which operations were taken over by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority.

The New York City Omnibus Corporation was formed in 1926 with John A Ritchie as President. Richie was also president of The Omnibus Corporation founded a year earlier.

The company introduced new bus lines to replace the streetcar lines being withdrawn by the New York Railways Corporation in 1935/36, which The Omnibus Corporation also owned.

In 1954, the company purchased the Fifth Avenue Coach Company from The Omnibus Corporation and renamed itself as "Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc." on May 14, 1956. They also acquired the Third Avenue Railway-owned Surface Transportation Corporation on December 17 that same year, and created an operating subsidiary, Surface Transit, Inc., to administer their routes.

The company went bankrupt in 1962 and the services were taken over by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority.

The routes that were operated by the New York City Omnibus Corporation are listed below.

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