Nassau Inter-County Express
A Nassau Inter-County Express bus at a stop in Manhasset | |
| Parent | Nassau County, New York (fleet ownership) |
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| Commenced operation | 1973 (MSBA) January 1, 2012 (NICE) |
| Ceased operation | December 31, 2011 (MTA Long Island Bus) |
| Headquarters | East Garden City, New York |
| Locale | Nassau County, New York |
| Service area | Most of Nassau County (except for northern Town of Oyster Bay), parts of Queens and Suffolk County |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 41 (plus three shuttle routes) |
| Hubs | 4 major bus hubs, 33 LIRR stations, and 5 New York City Subway stations |
| Fleet | ~ 295 fixed-route, 122 Able Ride |
| Daily ridership | 66,466 (weekday 2023) |
| Fuel type | CNG/Battery Electric (fixed-route) Diesel (Able-Ride) |
| Operator | Transdev |
| Website | nicebus.com |
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The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated under the name of MTA Long Island Bus (the public name of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority) – a division of MTA Regional Bus Operations. The MTA took over the operation of county buses in 1973 from ten private bus companies. In 2011, the owner, Nassau County, decided to outsource the system to a private operator, Veolia Transport, due to a funding dispute with the MTA.