The city is restoring or expanding nearly two dozen bus routes that were cut in 2010 to close a budget gap.
Fifteen routes were restored or extended Sunday, service on two others begins Monday, and service for four others will begin on Jan. 20.
The MTA says stronger revenues than anticipated made the service restorations possible.
Here are Sunday's restored or expanded routes:
Bx13 New Extension from East 161st Street to Bronx Terminal Market (149th Street and River Avenue)
Bx34 Restore daytime weekend service
B4 Restore full-time service to Knapp Street/Voorhies Ave via Neptune Avenue, Sheepshead Bay Road, Emmons Ave/Shore Parkway
B24 Restore weekend service
B39 Restore daytime service between Williamsburg and Manhattan’s Lower East Side
B48 Restore extension from Atlantic Avenue to Prospect Park (BQ) Station
B57 Extend route from Carroll Gardens to Red Hook (Ikea) via Court Street, Lorraine Street and Otsego Street
B64 Restore extension from Cropsey Avenue to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue (DFNQ) Station via Harway Avenue
B69 Restore weekend service
M1 Restore weekend service from 106th Street to 8th Street
M9 Extend north terminal from 23rd Street to 29th Street via First and Second avenues and extend south terminal from City Hall to Battery Park City via Warren Street/Murray Street and West Street
M21 Restore weekend service
Q24 Restore extension from Broadway Junction to Bushwick Avenue via Broadway
Q27 Provide new overnight service from Horace Harding Expressway to Cambria Heights via Springfield Blvd
Q36 Extend alternate trips from Jamaica Avenue to Little Neck via Little Neck Parkway (This restores weekday service along route of previous Q79 route.)
The following routes were restored or expanded Monday:
Q42 Restore midday service from Jamaica Center to St. Albans via Archer Avenue
Q30 Provide new branch to Queensborough Community College
The following routes will be restored or expanded on Sunday, Jan. 20:
S76 Restore weekend service
X1 Add overnight express bus service from Eltingville to Manhattan via Hylan Blvd
X17 Extend route to Tottenville middays
Local
S93 Extend route from entrance to College of Staten Island into campus area (The S93 is weekdays only, so it will be introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 22)
For more information go to MTA.info.