I read an article about the B39 that stated that many seniors and disabled folks who have trouble using the subway use the B39 to cross the bridge. It's more of a utility than a bus route, but it does serve a purpose.

This bus route not only highlights the inequalities that people with disabilities face, but also what everyone on buses face as a result of the negative externalities of drivers in NYC. This route taking 20 minutes when it should take 5 is a really concrete example of why we need congestion pricing so badly.

B39 allows those with large families and others who don’t want any part of the J,M trains to transfer to other buses. I miss the B51 that used to go over the Manhattan Bridge between City Hall and Jay-Fulton Sts Downtown Brooklyn.

The reason why this exists alongside the similar b-51 bus over the Manhattan Bridge is that these bus routes replace the old street cars or what Europeans call trams that ran over the bridge

When the Williamsburg Bridge was closed for summer 1999 due to reconstruction on the subway structure, the B39 was made free for those four months as a lifeline route connecting the severed BMT lines (a shuttle ran between Essex and Broad Street). The Williamsburg Bridge has been fully accessible since the new walkways and bike lanes opened in 2002.

B39 should be extended to Broadway Junction.

The Orion VII OGs were retired last month after 17 years in service, let’s just have a moment of silence for them. 2007-2024

The b39 is a good bus when the 3rd rail loses power it’s basically the only way getting home for a lot of people besides walking which takes a long time it’s just there as an emergency train

Interesting this bus serves more of an ADA purpose than being a full route. And like how you're branching out into buses too. Would love a video on the B100 even though its not owned by the city and is a private line.

This vid was very cool, you should make this a series, if you do can you do the Bx20 in the Bronx

It's useful if you want too do bus to bus transfers in Brooklyn and just go to the Lower East Side.

You just got another like. Also, you should do more bus videos like giving your thoughts on the Brooklyn and Queens Bus Redesigns.

and to be honest, it should really be called M39 rather then B39 since its mostly in manhattan rather then brooklyn (more stops)

The B39 can be useful at times, lets just say something happened on the J/M/Z trains on the williamsburg bridge, they can reroute passengers to the b39 and the bus can service them to essex st.

awesome video mystic! i wanted to ask if you can please do a video on how to improve the Queens Blvd Line as a whole.

They could extend it and have it run further down Kenmare and run up and down Spring/Prince St, serving 3 more subway lines and act like a cross borough crosstown

Fun fact the B42 replaced the Canarsie Pier Trolley Line As When The Canarsie Line was electrified it only got electrified to Rockaway Pkwy and the other part became a trolley line and was abandoned in 1942

You have a number of long-distance buses converging at the Willie B Plaza, with only one bus acting as a shuttle between the WBP and Manhattan. A few miles north, you have a similar situation at the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, but there, the TA eliminated the shuttle years ago, so many years ago it was a streetcar then, once Roosevelt (then called "Welfare") Island had a bridge built to Long Island City. At QBP, the Q32, Q60 and Q101 buses continue into Manhattan.

You should do a video about the Wards Island. It begins on Lex and 125 street. It is used mostly be the residents of the shelters on the island. I was a resident at one of those shelters about 12 years ago. Nobody pays the fare and the rides could get a little crazy sometimes. I don't remember what bus line it is but I bet you know.

It's one of those things where you have the time and money to make a route that goes along the extension of a particular part of Brooklyn, so they opted to add it into the main line in one way or another.

I think the B39 is so cool as the only bus route that goes between Brooklyn and Manhattan

Ironically (coincidentally?), I'm watching this while sitting at the bus stop for the 39 (!!) Coit bus here in San Francisco. It is also a tiny route that traverses Telegraph Hill to Coit Tower. 😊

I rememeber once an incident happened on the J train that the brakes were active so I was on the m and had to evacuate the train. I go to school in the Lower east side so the best fastest way for me to go to school is taking the B39. But, the trains were back so I wasn't able to ride the B39 but the B39 is actually helpful for those in need.

yes please. i would love to see more videos like these... i really hope it doesn't get discontinued. i don't mind the steps but i don't like lifts

I actually wouldnt want the route to go , I live on havemeyer st and go to school at pace and it’s more chill taking the bus than the train 😂

i saw the thumbnail & paused the start of the of the segment to say a few things: when i 1st discovered this bus route, couple of years ago, they seem to run frequently. no long waits. that has changed dramatically. 2nd, i enjoy the ride over the Williamsburg Bridge whenever i visit Regal of Essex Crossing. 3rd, i have taken the J & M, if B39 is taking too long to arrive. & if that bus route get discounted in the the future, i will surely miss that calm, comfortable ride.

I never quite paid attention to how fast the B39 really makes the trip on a good day. Just 5 minutes one way? Looks like it should be able to run every 15 minutes with one bus/driver, and maybe at this frequency it would have higher ridership. Instead it runs every 30 minutes because of congestion, which is really bad. It only takes 20 minutes to walk the bridge. I don't think I'd enjoy having to rely on this route.

I propose reintroducing the BX14 bus route via most of the BX10 route from the Norwood-205th Street station to Tibbet Avenue/231st Street, then via the BX7 to Riverdale-246th Street.

According to MTA statistics, the average riders per trip on the B39 is only 4 on weekdays, and 1 on weekends.

Dalancey St/Essex St station is actually in pre-planning to be upgraded to be accessible

This route should be part of the fare-free program. A route that everyone could benefit from.

I propose adding these routes for The Bronx Bus Network: BX14: Norwood-205th Street to Riverdale-246th Street via the BX10 & BX7 routes BX37: Washington Heights-166th Street to Mosholu-262nd Street via Broadway BX43: Pelham Bay Park Station to Bay Terrace via Throgs Neck Bridge BX44: Woodlawn to Riverdale Avenue/231st Street via Van Cortlandt Park East BX45: Woodlawn to Fordham Plaza via Van Cortlandt Park East & Webster Avenue BX47: Hunts Point Market to Mott Haven-136th Street BX48: Soundview Ferry Terminal to Wakefield-241st Street Station via White Plains Road BX49: Woodlawn Station to Co-Op City-Bay Plaza via 233rd Street BX50: Wakefield-241st Street Station to Pelham Bay Park Station via Baychester Avenue BX51: Dyckman Street Station (1) to Woodlawn Station (4) via Jerome Avenue BX52: Mott Haven-136th Street to Bronx Botanical Gardens-Bedford Park Boulevard via 138th Street & Southern Boulevard BX53: Mott Haven-136th Street to Pelham Parkway/White Plains Road via Concourse & Fordham Road BX54: Castle Hill Park to Pelham Bay Park Station via Zerega Avenue & Westchester Avenue BX55: 3rd Avenue-149th Street Station to Gun Hill Road/White Plains Road via 3rd Avenue & Webster Avenue BX56: Pelham Parkway Station (5) to Wakefield-241st Street Station via Laconia Avenue BX57: Pelham Parkway Station (5) to Co-Op City-Bay Plaza via Laconia Avenue BX58: Fordham Plaza to City Island-Rochelle Street via Fordham Road & Pelham Parkway BX59: Bronx Park East Station to Wakefield-241st Street Station via Neill Avenue & Baychester Avenue BX60: Einstein Hospital to Nereid Avenue Station via Williamsbridge Road, Bronxwood Avenue, & White Plains Road BX61: Soundview Park to Pelham Bay Park Station via Randall Avenue, Zerega Avenue, & Westchester Avenue BX62: City Island-Rochelle Street to White Plains Road Gun/Hill Road via Pelham Parkway & White Plains Road BX63: Allerton Avenue Station to Pelham Gardens-Stillwell Avenue via Mace Avenue BX64: Mott Haven-136th Street to White Plains Road/Gun Hill Road via Saint Ann’s Avenue, 3rd Avenue, & Webster Avenue BX65: Port Morris-132nd Street to Van Cortlandt Village via Bruckner Boulevard, Grand Concourse, & University Avenue BX66: 161st Street-Yankee Stadium Station to Riverdale Avenue/231st Street via 161st Street, Ogden Avenue, University Avenue, & 231st Street BX67: 215th Street Station to White Plains Road/Gun Hill Road via Webster Avenue, Kingsbridge Road, & Broadway BX68: 170th Street Station (4) to Riverdale-246th Street via Macombs Road, University Avenue, Kingsbridge Road, & Riverdale Avenue BX69: 3rd Avenue-149th Street Station to West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue Station via Westchester Avenue & Southern Boulevard BX70: Saint Mary’s Park-Saint Ann’s Avenue to West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue Station via 149th Street, Prospect Avenue, Crotona Avenue, & Tremont Avenue BX71: Mott Haven-136th Street to Hunts Point Market via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard, & Tiffany Street BX72: Melrose to Bronx Park East Station via 156th Street, Westchester Avenue, & White Plains Road BX73: Riverside Drive to Woodlawn Station via 155th Street, Macombs Dam Bridge, & Jerome Avenue BX74: 3rd Avenue-149th Street Station to Pelham-Ropes Avenue via Boston Road BX75: Saint Barbabas Hospital to Riverbank State Park via 3rd Avenue, 149th Street, 145th Street Bridge, & 145th Street BX76: Hunts Point Market to Freeman Street Station via Tiffany Street & Intervale Avenue BX77: 225th Street/White Plains Road to Pelham Gardens via 222nd Street & Baychester Avenue BX78: Castle Hill Park to Pelham Bay Park Station via Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue BX79: Classon Point to West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue Station via Rosedale Avenue BX80: Riverdale-239th Street to Inwood-207th Street Station via Broadway & Manhattan College Parkway BX81: North Riverdale-255th Street to Norwood-205th Street Station via Mosholu Avenue & Broadway BX82: Fort George-193rd Street to Fordham Plaza via 10th Avenue, University Heights Bridge, & Fordham Road BX83: 145th Street/Lenox Avenue to Port Morris via 145th Street Bridge, 149th Street, Saint Anns’s Avenue, & 138th Street BX84: Harlem-148th Street Station to 174th Street Station via 145th Street Bridge, 149th Street, & Southern Boulevard BX85: Randalls Island to West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue Station via RFK Bridge & Southern Boulevard BX86: Randalls Island to Kingsbridge Heights via RFK Bridge, Southern Boulevard, & Bedford Park Boulevard BX87: Randalls Island to Fort George-193rd Street via RFK Bridge, Southern Boulevard, 167th Street, Washington Bridge, & Amsterdam Avenue BX88: 181st Street Station (A) to Pelham Bay Park Station via Broadway, University Heights Bridge, Fordham Road, & Pelham Parkway BX89: Jerome Avenue/Mount Eden Avenue to Co-Op City-Bay Plaza via Jerome Avenue, Bedford Park Boulevard, & Allerton Avenue BX90: West Farms Square to Co-Op City-Bay Plaza via Eastchester Road, Laconia Avenue, & 233rd Street BX91: Pelham Gardens-Astor Avenue to Wakefield-241st Street Station via Allerton Avenue, Laconia Avenue, 233rd Street, & White Plains Road BX92: Pelham Parkway/Boston Road to Wakefield-243rd Street via Bronx Park East, Bronx Boulevard, & White Plains Road BX93: Crotona Park North/Marmion Avenue to Wakefield-243rd Street via Marmion Avenue, Southern Boulevard, Fordham Road, Bronx Boulevard, & White Plains Road BX94: Morris Heights to Port Morris via Tremont Avenue, Grand Concourse, & 138th Street BX95: Port Morris to Riverdale Avenue/231st Street via 138th Street, Grand Concourse, Fordham Road, University Heights Bridge, Broadway, & 231st Street BX96: 110th Street/Lexington Avenue to Fordham Plaza via Grand Concourse & Fordham Road BX97: 125th Street/Broadway to Crotona Park North/Crotona Avenue via 125th Street, RFK Bridge, Southern Boulevard, Prospect Avenue, & Crotona Avenue BX98: Randalls Island to Hunts Point Market via RFK Bridge, Southern Boulevard, & Hunts Point Avenue BX99: Parkchester Station to Bronx Botanical Gardens via Westchester Avenue, 174th Street, & Southern Boulevard BX100: Whitestone to 225th Street/White Plains Road via Whitestone Bridge, Williamsbridge Road, & Bronxwood Avenue BX101: Whitestone to Pelham Bay Park Station via Whitestone Bridge & Westchester Avenue BX102: Whitestone to Yankee Stadium via Whitestone Bridge, Westchester Avenue, & 161st Street BX103: Hunts Point Market to Parkchester Station via Hunts Point Avenue, Southern Boulevard, & Westchester Avenue BX104: Marcus Garvey Park to Bronx Botanical Gardens via 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue Bridge, 138th Street, & Southern Boulevard BX105: Marcus Garvey Park to Hunts Point Market via 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue Bridge, 138th Street, Southern Boulevard, & Hunts Point Avenue BX106: Marcus Garvey Park to Morris Heights via 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue Bridge, 138th Street, 3rd Avenue, Grand Concourse, & Tremont Avenue BX107: Throgs Neck-Schurz Avenue to Pelham Bay Park Station via Tremont Avenue & Westchester Avenue BX108: Bronx Botanical Gardens to Riverdale-246th Street via Bedford Park Boulevard & Riverdale Avenue BX109: 207th Street/10th Avenue to North Riverdale-255th Street via 10th Avenue, Broadway, & Mosholu Avenue BX110: Hunts Point Market to Norwood-205th Street Station via Hunts Point Avenue, Southern Boulevard, Fordham Road, & Jerome Avenue BX111: Mott Haven-136th Street to Fordham Plaza via 3rd Avenue BX112: Port Morris to Fordham Plaza via 138th Street, 3rd Avenue, Melrose Avenue, & Webster Avenue BX113: Fordham Plaza to Riverdale-246th Street via Fordham Road, Kingsbridge Road, Broadway, 231st Street, & Riverdale Avenue BX114: Norwood-205th Street Station to Woodlawn via Bainbridge Avenue, Jerome Avenue, & Van Cortlandt Park East BX115: Bedford Park Boulevard/Jerome Avenue to Seton Falls Park-233rd Street via Jerome Avenue, 233re Street, Strang Avenue, & Seton Avenue BX116: Seton Falls Park-233rd Street to Norwood-205th Street Station via Seton Avenue, Strang Avenue, 233rd Street, Jerome Avenue, & Bainbridge Avenue

I was born and raised in williamsburg brooklyn and I have been taken the 39 bus since I was little with my mom and dad

b42 replaced an old trolly line. OSR to broadway junction from canarise pier is wild

They should ALSO bring back the B51 that ran between Chambers and Cadman plaza.

I think the Q9 comes in 3rd place. From the 165 Street bus terminal to Rockaway Blvd in South Ozone Park just only 5 blocks away from the Van Wyck separating Jamaica and South Ozone Park.

Which borough has the most bus routes? Which bus route in each borough is the fastest/ longest or most favorite that would be a good video

I want the B39 to Get Extended to Kings Plaza

I think it is a good additional subject for you. It increases the number of new videos you could produce without straying from the core theme of this channel.

I do think an extension in Brooklyn or somewhere in Lower Manhattan would help increase its purpose if the MTA chooses to do it. Also, I wonder how people rank the buses that serve 2 boroughs

The only problem with the B39 bus is that it gets backed up in the bottleneck of the bridge entering Manhattan.

I think when the accessibility is complete I think that the B39 should be replaced by an extended B67 absorbing the B39 as a whole. It would have the same purpose but I had plans to extend the B67 even further along 15th Ave and having the B16 run along 12th Ave to avoid the traffic on 13th and 14th Aves up to 60th St. I even have some Brooklyn bus routes that could even touch Staten Island in the Future those being B1 B16 B70 That alone would be enough for one inner Brooklyn Riders get a one seat ride for transfers to buses such as the S78, and the others to the Ferry Terminal. This can allow the B8 to run along 86th St and then the only Staten Island bus to access Brooklyn would be the S79 SBS with an extension up to 59th St Station for transfers to the N and R lines as well as the B9 and B64 Buses. I would also have more than one depot supply buses as they would need enough buses to supply the demand as buses such as the B1 can replace the S53 and the B16 can replace the S93 LTD. As for the B70 that can run Along Father C. Blvd up to the SI University Hospital in Seaview Ave. With that we have B1: Port Richmond B16: Willowbrook College of Staten Island B70: SI University Hospital Other cities have had long bus routes as that can help NYC as well, and seeing that the S78 is a long route at over 20 miles long it shouldn’t be a problem.

How do you check ridership numbers for buses?

You should make more bus videos!

You should do a video on the b84

The B39 is very useful and convenient to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, however it should not be eliminated since if there’s no J/M service between Hewes Street and Essex, The B39 is quite convenient besides the shuttle bus. It should also be extended to Myrtle Ave-Broadway station

I rather the B39 opposed to the J train only downside is that it takes long to arrive (like 5 J or M trains passing by 😞) I also think it should extend a little pass Allen Street.

What even is the B39 I been to that section of Brooklyn many times and that thing is no where in sight

Except the elevators are at the wrong end of Marcy Avenue! The bus terminal as at the west end, while the elevators are at the east end.

This is the only bus route that should be "FARE FREE" for good! With only two stops between the routes, I dont see a reason (or an excuse) for fares to be collected.

Funny how Urban Caffeine did a video on this bus as well

the westbound is always congested

The MTA had cut alot of Bus service along the B-39 route. That's one of reasons why the route had lost ridership. It use run 24 for a day and it use to run like 12 to 15 minutes all day day until the late hours. Now it runs every 30 from 7 am to 930 pm 7 days a week. Until 2010 when the MTA decided to cut . By only have the B-39 running one Bus is a joke so what happens when the Bus breaks down then it's no Bus service. The ADA had sued the MTA for cutting the B-39 the route should've Extended to follow the B-60 to end and Union ave by Broadway G train station. Making connections to B--46 B-60 and walk connections to B-48 and the J/M trains or just Extended up Metropolitan ave and Lorimer st G L and B-24 Q-59. Under the Queens Bus Redesign the Q-59 will no long serv Williamsburg Northside any more. The outer section of Williamsburg by the Movie theater and by Kent ave sirThe B-53 isn't going be enough to handle the amount of Bus passengers. Also. The B-62 will'nt be going to Williamsburg Bridge 🌉 plaza once the Queens Bus Redesign actually has sir. The Q-59 would've rerouted to Broadway and Rondey street to Grand st and to Queens. Leaving alot Bus passengers with not to much service. Also the B-62 will rerouted like the original B-61. And the Bus passengers will have to walk up to 5 to 10 minutes from Bedford ave and Broadway to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. There alot of Traffic 🚥 coming off of the Williamsburg Bridge. Sir.

The B39 was to replace the Manhattan portion of the B44 that replaced the old trolleys.

What abt the B51 bus? I wonder why they discontinued the B51 but returned the B39

Subways are too dangerous now days, keep the B39 and put back the B15 or B51 over the Manhattan Bridge!

I never even taken that bus bossman that's the bus to Willamsburg and all that stuff bsosman?

What about the Bx46?

I rarely take the city bus 0:34

Never really cared for this bus, and i totally forgot that it was closed down before

The B39 was such a big deal in 2010. For those in wheelchairs, what were they supposed to do? Roll down the stairs?

Mystiic 😃

I think that the B39 should be discontinued, with the route being replaced by the B71, connecting Cobble Hill and Crown Heights, which should operate under the Grand Avenue Bus Depot, if the B39 ever gets discontinued in the near future.

I just found the ride cool.

Thank you for sharing this video. 2 weeks ago, I had mentioned basic facts about the B39 route which I lasted rode in the summer of 2020. It was also reminiscent to the B51 route that was discontinued in 2010, across the Manhattan Bridge. Here is the review of the Grand Avenue Depot review, which can show the analysis of this route I wish I can add on before I released the review. GAD Review : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLCXh6mIx9aXm6s.htmlfeature=shared kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLCXh6mIx9aXm6s.htmlfeature=shared

Is the B42 and B39 really shorter Then the B74? I always thought that was the shortest bus route I’m born and raised in Coney Island but now I live in Williamsburg and the B39 seems longer the B74 only goes from stillwell Avenue to west 37th are you sure ? Anyway learn something new every day

I think the Bx 46 is the shortest Hp market to Westchester ave

Once Essex & Delancey gets ADA Compliance… the B39 is FINISHED‼️ it’s really for those who need the access

Damn does the B51 still exist too?

Why the M train has 4 cars I thought it would be like 9 cars 🤔

No way bro rode the B39

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And omg 🫢 i’ve always beens wondering this 😳