B44 (New York City bus)

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Nostrand Avenue Line
A 2009 Orion VII NG HEV (4611) on the B44 local along Nostrand Av, set to short-turn at Flatbush Avenue, and a 2018 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (5498) on the B44 SBS at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Flatbush Depot
Vehicle	B44 (and supplemental service for B44 SBS): Orion VII Next Generation HEV New Flyer XD40 Xcelsior B44 SBS only: New Flyer XD60 Xcelsior Nova LFS Articulated
Livery	B44 SBS: Select Bus Service
Began service	1870 (trolley line) 1951 (bus service) 1995 (Limited-Stop service) 2013 (B44 SBS)
Route
Locale	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Start	Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal (full route) Williamsburg – Flushing Avenue (daytime local terminus; short runs)
Via	Nostrand Avenue, Bedford Avenue / Rogers Avenue or New York Avenue (southbound only)
End	Sheepshead Bay: Avenue U and Nostrand Avenue (short runs) Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue (late night terminus)[note 1] Knapp Street and Emmons Avenue (full route)
Length	9.3 miles (15.0 km)[1]
Other routes	Nostrand Avenue Subway
Service
Operates	24 hours (B44 Local)[note 1][note 2][2][3]
Annual patronage	5,468,965 (2023)[4]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	B44 B44 SBS
Route map Legend Williamsburg Bridge Plaza  B44   B44  ​ Taylor Street Hewes Street Williamsburg – Flushing Avenue  B44  Park Avenue Myrtle Avenue Willoughby Avenue DeKalb Avenue Kosciuszko Street Lafayette Avenue Greene Avenue Gates Avenue Putnam Avenue Hancock Street Fulton Street / Bedford Avenue ​ Fulton Street / Nostrand Avenue ​ Verona Place Atlantic Avenue Pacific Street Bergen Street Prospect Place Sterling Place St. Johns Place Nostrand Avenue Union Street Carroll Street ​ Montgomery Street Empire Boulevard ​ Lefferts–East New York Avenues Maple–Midwood Streets Rutland Road–Fenimore Street Hawthorne–Winthrop Street ​ Clarkson Avenue Lenox Road Linden Boulevard Church Avenue ​ Snyder Avenue Tilden Avenue Beverly Road ​ Clarendon Road Avenue D Newkirk Avenue ​ Local stops Foster Avenue Farragut Road / New York Avenue Northbound local Farragut Road / Nostrand Avenue Glenwood Road Northbound SBS Flatbush Avenue–Avenue H ​ Avenue I Avenue J Avenue K Avenue L Avenue M Avenue N Kings Highway Marine Parkway Avenue P Quentin Road Gerritsen Avenue Avenue R Avenue S Avenue T Avenue U  B44  Avenue V Avenue W Avenue X Avenue Y Avenue Z Voorhies Avenue Shore Parkway North Shore Parkway South Emmons Avenue  B44  Brown Street Ford Street Coyle Street Brigham Street Sheepshead Bay – Knapp Street  B44   B44  Legend SBS & Local stops Local stops  B44  SBS terminal  B44  Local terminal  B44  Part-time local terminal Connecting services ← B43 ← Bx41 SBS (by borough) ← Bx41 SBS (by route number)  {{{system_nav}}}  B45 → B46 SBS → Q44 SBS →

The B44 is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue, as well as northbound on Rogers Avenue or New York Avenue and Bedford Avenue (as part of a one-way pair), between Sheepshead Bay and Williamsburg. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B44 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.

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