M79 (New York City bus)

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79th Street Crosstown Line
A 2019 XD60 (6231) on the Riverside Drive-bound M79 SBS near the junction with Madison Avenue in June 2024.
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorManhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
GarageMichael J. Quill Depot
VehicleNova Bus LFS articulated
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60
New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 (main vehicles)
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40
Nova Bus LFS HEV (supplemental service)
LiverySelect Bus Service
Began service1936
Route
LocaleManhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities servedUpper West Side, Upper East Side, Yorkville
Landmarks servedCentral Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Natural History Museum
StartUpper West Side – Riverside Drive and West 79th Street
Via79th Street, 81st Street
EndYorkville – East End Avenue and East 79th Street
Length2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Service
OperatesAll times.
Annual patronage2,535,169 (2024)
TransfersYes
TimetableM79 SBS
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The M79 Select Bus Service, formerly the 79th Street Crosstown Line, is a bus line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along 79th Street on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. The route was previously owned by the private Green Bus Lines, and is now part of MTA Regional Bus Operations, operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority under the New York City Transit brand.

The route was renumbered from the M17 to the M79 in 1987, and was converted into a Select Bus Service route in 2017.

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