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[[Image:GleasonBus.JPG|375px|thumb|An 1995 Orion V CNG bus inbound to Jackie Gleason Depot]]
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On [[June 30]], [[1988]] the [[MTA New York City Transit buses|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, Brooklyn|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 [[MTA New York City Bus#Brooklyn Division|Brooklyn Division]] of bus depots in the [[MTA New York City Transit buses]].
On [[June 30]], [[1988]] the [[MTA New York City Transit buses|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, Brooklyn|Sunset Park]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], adjacent to the [[36th-38th Street Yard]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. The Jackie Gleason Depot is part of the [[MTA New York City Bus#Brooklyn Division|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 New York (along with [[West Farms Depot]]) and the only all CNG bus depot in the city.
Around 1995, the depot converted to [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG) operation. It is one of two CNG bus depots in New York (along with [[West Farms Depot]]) and the only all CNG bus depot in the city.


==Types of buses==
==Types of buses==
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Revision as of 21:43, 30 August 2006

File:Jackie Gleason Bus Depot.jpg
An 1995 Orion V CNG bus inbound to Jackie Gleason Depot

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 36th-38th Street Yard of the New York City Subway. 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 New York (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 buses

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, <F>​​, N​, and 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



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