B42 (New York City bus)

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Rockaway Parkway Line
A 2014 XD40 (7099) on the Rockaway Parkway station-bound B42 at Rockaway Parkway/Glenwood Road in January 2019.
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageEast New York Depot
VehicleNew Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40
OBI Orion VII NG HEV
Began service1917 (streetcar)
1951 (bus)
Route
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
StartRockaway Parkway
ViaRockaway Parkway
EndCanarsie Pier
Length1.3 miles (2.1 km) (entire route)
Service
OperatesAll times
Ridership304,457 (2024)
TimetableB42
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The Rockaway Parkway Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway between Canarsie Pier and the Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway terminal of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B42 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.

The Wilson Avenue Line (now the B60 bus) continues north on Rockaway Parkway from the end of the B42 to Williamsburg.