Jackie Gleason Depot

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On June 30, 1988 the New York City Transit Authority's Fifth Avenue Bus Depot in Brooklyn was renamed for native Brooklynite Jackie Gleason who played the character of bus driver Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners. Kramden worked for the fictional Gotham Bus Company. It is located on 5th Avenue & 39th Street in the neighborhood of Sunset Park in Brooklyn, New York, adjacent to the New York City Subway's 36th-38th Street Yard. The Jackie Gleason Depot is part of the Brooklyn Division of bus depots in the MTA New York City Transit buses.

Around 1995, the depot converted to compressed natural gas (CNG) operation. It is one of two CNG bus depots in the city (along with West Farms Depot) and the only all CNG bus depot in the city.

Types of buses:

The Jackie Gleason Bus Depot runs the following stock of buses:

Orion Bus Industries:

Bus Type	Bus Number(s)	Total
1994 Orion V Compressed Natural Gas	317	1
1995 Orion V Compressed Natural Gas	581-610	30
2001 Orion VII Compressed Natural Gas	7560	1
2002-2003 Orion VII Compressed Natural Gas	7561-7660	100
Total		132

New Flyer Industries:

Bus Type	Bus Number(s)	Total
1998 New Flyer C40LF Compressed Natural Gas	801	1
1999 New Flyer C40LF Compressed Natural Gas	800, 802-856	56
2000 New Flyer C40LF Compressed Natural Gas	857-989	133
Total		190

Training bus

Bus Type	Bus Number(s)	Total
2000 New Flyer C40LF Compressed Natural Gas	949	1

Out of service

Bus Type	Bus Number(s)	Total
2000 New Flyer C40LF Compressed Natural Gas	(959, 988- fire damage)	2
Total		2

Museum bus fleet

Bus Type	Bus Number(s)	Total
1948 GM-TDH5101	2969 (was 4789)	1
The MTA's official Jackie Gleason bus.
1956 MACK	6259	1
1963 GM-TDH5303	3758	1
1970 GM-T6H5305A	5227 (was 4401)	1
1981 GMC RTS-04	1201	1
Total		5

Other buses

Bus Type	Bus Number(s)	Total
1981, 1982 GMC RTS-04	1291, PA2504-used for MetroCard sales	2
1982, 1985 GMC RTS-04	PA1848, 4219-used for Hospital Audiences Incorporated	2
Total		4

Jackie Gleason Bus Depot Total: 321 buses

Bus routes served by the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot

All services unless otherwise noted run daily. Services are colored as they appear on the Brooklyn Bus Map.

Route Name	Terminal A	Streets Traveled	Terminal B	Hours
B8	Bay Ridge 4th Avenue & 95th Street (Bay Ridge-95th Street R subway station	18th Avenue/ Avenue D	Brownsville Hegeman Avenue & Rockaway Avenue	All Times
B9	Bay Ridge Shore Road & 71st Street	60th Street/ Avenue M	Kings Plaza East Flatbush Flatbush Avenue & Avenue L	Shore Road & 71st Street to/from Kings Plaza: 5:35AM-12:05AM/ Shore Road & 71st Street to/from Flatbush Avenue & Avenue L: 4:45AM-2:20 AM
B11	Flatbush Flatbush Avenue & Avenue H	49th Street/ 50th Street/ Avenue J	Sunset Park 1st Avenue & 58th Street	4:07AM-1:05AM
B16	Bay Ridge Shore Road & 4th Avenue	Fort Hamilton Parkway/ 13th Avenue/ 14th Avenue	Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Ocean Avenue & Flatbush Avenue (Prospect Park B and ​Q S subway station)	4:35AM-1:35AM
B23	Borough Park 62nd Street & New Utrecht Avenue (New Utrecht Avenue N and ​W/62nd Street D subway station)	Cortelyou Road/ 16th Avenue	Ditmas Park Flatbush Avenue & Cortelyou Road	5:30AM-11:30PM
B35	Sunset Park 39th Street & 1st Avenue/ Kensington Church Avenue & McDonald Avenue	Church Avenue/ 39th Street	Brownsville Mother Gaston Boulevard & Hegeman/ Remsen Village Kings Highway & Chruch Avenue	39th Street & 1st Avenue to/from Mother Gaston Boulevard & Hegeman: All Times McDonald & Church Avenues to/from Mother Gaston Boulevard & Hegeman: 5:34AM-11:23PM McDonald & Church Avenues from Kings Highway & Church Avenue: 7:04AM-8:43PM Weekdays only, service only heads towards McDonald Avenue.
B35 Limited	Sunset Park 39th Street & 1st Avenue	Church Avenue/ 39th Street	Brownsville Mother Gaston Boulevard & Hegeman	6:27AM-10:38PM
B37	Bay Ridge Shore Road & 3rd Avenue	3rd Avenue	Downtown Brooklyn Court Street & Livingston Street	All Times
B43	Greenpoint Box Street & Manhattan Avenue	Manhattan Avenue/ Graham Avenue/ Tompkins Avenue	Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Lincoln Road & Flatbush Avenue (Prospect Park B and ​Q S subway station)	All Times
B61	Long Island City Jackson Avenue & Queens Plaza South	Van Brunt Street/ Manhattan Avenue	Red Hook Van Brunt Street & Beard Street	All Times
B63	Bay Ridge Shore Road & 4th Avenue	5th Avenue/ Atlantic Avenue	Cobble Hill Columbia Street & Atlantic Avenue	All Times
B65	Crown Heights Ralph Avenue & Saint Johns Place	Bergen Street/ Dean Street	Downtown Brooklyn Fulton Street & Smith Street	All Times
B67	Kensington Cortelyou Road & McDonald Avenue	McDonald Avenue/ 7th Avenue	Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street & Jay Street	All Times
B68	Coney Island Stillwell Avenue & Surf Avenue (Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue D F and <F>​ N Q subway station)	Coney Island Avenue/ Brighton Beach Avenue	Windsor Terrace Bartel Pritchard Square (Prospect Park West & 15th Street)	All Times
B69	Park Slope 19th Street & Prospect Park West	Prospect Park West/ 8th Avenue/ Vanderbilt Avenue	Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street & Jay Street	5:07AM-1:33AM
B70	Sunset Park 39th Street & 1st Avenue	7th Avenue/ 8th Avenue	Dyker Heights Cropsey Avenue & 7th Avenue (VA Hospital)	4AM-1:48AM
B71	Crown Heights Sterling Place & Rogers Avenue	Union Street/ Eastern Parkway	Cobble Hill Van Brunt Street & Sackett Street	5:25AM-9PM
B75	Park Slope 20th Street & Prospect Park West	9th Street/ Court Street/ Smith Street	Downtown Brooklyn Sands Street & Jay Street	All Times
B77	Park Slope 5th Avenue & 10th Street	9th Street/ Lorraine Street	Red Hook Coffey Street & Van Brunt Street	All Times

See also

• MTA New York City Transit buses
• MTA Bus Company
• Brooklyn Division
• Bus models used in New York City Transit

External links

• The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's official website
• Urban Transit Club (UTC) New York City Bus Roster
• A Jackie Gleason Depot website