All five routes begin at St. George Ferry Terminal Ramp A, exiting the terminal and running on Bay Street until Victory Boulevard, where they all turn west and run along it. The S66 deviates from the route at Highland Avenue to serve Grymes Hill and Wagner College, rejoining Victory Boulevard at Clove Road. They all run together until Jewett Avenue, where the route split:
The S61 and S91 continue west on Victory Boulevard for a short distance before turning south onto Bradley Avenue. It later turns west onto Harold Street, and south again onto Forest Hill Road, west on Travis Avenue, south on Merry Mount Street, east on Richmond Hill Road and south onto Marsh Avenue, entering the Staten Island Mall. It continues south on Marsh Avenue until Platinum Avenue, continuing until its western end and making two consecutive left turns onto Yukon Avenue, continuing until terminating a short distance from the Yukon Depot, which they, the S62 and S92 are based out of.
The S62 and S92 continue west on Victory Boulevard until its western end at ConEdison Travis, where it terminates.
The S66 turns to run north on Jewett Avenue until turning west on Castleton Avenue, passing by the same Castleton Depot it is based out of. It then runs north on Port Richmond Avenue until it terminates at Richmond Terrace.
The S91 and S92 are limited-stop variants of the S61 and S62. The S91 and S92 make limited stops between St. George and Jewett Avenue, with the S61, S62 and S66 providing local service. During AM rush hours, the S61 does not run towards St. George, with the S91 providing service instead. During either AM or PM rush hours, S62 service west of College of S.I. is replaced by the S92, as well as additional short turns everyday between College of S.I. and St. George. Late night S62 trips bypass College of S.I..
Historyedit
The S62 and S66 were originally the R112 and R6, respectively. The R112 originally only ran between Travis and Victory Boulevard-Jewett Avenue, with rush hour trips operating as a shuttle between the latter and St. George. It also ran special weekend service between St. George and Willowbrook State School, with trips coinciding with the visitor hours. When the College of S.I. first opened, select trips ran to/from the campus entrance. The R6 originally consisted of a full-time route between Port Richmond and St. George via Jewett Avenue and a weekday shuttle in Grymes Hill, designated the S6S. Sometime between April 2, 1989 and April 15, 1990, the R112 was renamed to the S62, the R6 and S6S were relabeled to the S66 and S60, respectively, and the S61 was created. The S91 and S92 were also created sometime in the early-1990s and the S62 was also extended to service the full length of Victory Boulevard. On September 10, 1995, weekend and overnight service on the S66 were discontinued due to service cuts implemented to reduce a budget deficit.[2]The S66 changes were expected to save $309,000 annually and additionally, plans were previously announced by New York City Transit on March 15th of the same year to also eliminate weekend S60 service, which would have saved an additional $32,000 a year, but this change didn't go through.[3] In 2007, another stop was added at Forest Avenue for the S91 and S92, allowing an extra transfer to the S48.[4] On June 27, 2010, due to another round of service cuts to reduce a budget deficit, the S60 was merged into the S66.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
^Connelly, Eileen AJ; Blis, Jeff (September 9, 1995). "Fewer Hours, Shorter Routes For Bus Riders". Staten Island Advance.
^Connelly, Eileen AJ (March 16, 1995). "Changes on Local Bus Routes Lengths, Hours to be Trimmed". Staten Island Advance.
^. mta.info. 2007. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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The S61 S62 S66 S91 and S92 buses constitute a public transit line in Richmond County New York City These routes primarily run along Victory Boulevard towards multiple western Staten Island communities splitting at Mid Island They are operated by the MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit Authority brand s61 s62 s66 s91 s92Victory BoulevardVictory Boulevard Jewett AvenueVictory Boulevard Forest Hill RoadA S61 and S92 departing St George Ferry Terminal alongside other busesOverviewSystemMTA Regional Bus OperationsOperatorNew York City TransitGarageCastleton Depot S66 Yukon Depot S61 S62 S91 S92 VehicleOrion VII EPA10 S66 Nova Bus LFSBegan service1989 1990 S61 S62 S66 1990s S91 S92 PredecessorsR6 R112RouteLocaleStaten Island New York U S Communities servedSt George Tompkinsville Silver Lake Grymes Hill Sunnyside Castleton Corners Port Richmond Bulls Head Manor Heights Heartland Village New Springville TravisStartSt George Ferry TerminalViaVictory Boulevard Jewett Avenue S66 Bradley Avenue S61 S91 Forest Hill Road S61 S91 EndNew Springville Staten Island Mall S61 S91 Travis Chelsea ConEdison Travis S62 S92 Port Richmond Richmond Terrace amp Port Richmond Avenue S66 Length9 1 miles 14 6 km S61 S91 8 2 miles 13 2 km S62 S92 7 7 miles 12 4 km S66 Other routesS93 Clove Road Victory Boulevard LimitedSIM31 Eltingville Forest Hill Road MidtownSIM32 Travis Victory Boulevard DowntownServiceOperates24 hours S62 All times except late nights S61 Weekdays S66 Rush hours S91 S92 Annual patronage693 296 S61 S91 2023 652 058 S62 S92 2023 825 571 S66 2023 1 TransfersYesTimetableS61 S91 S62 S92 S66Route map S59 S90 system nav S74 S93 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksRoute description editAll five routes begin at St George Ferry Terminal Ramp A exiting the terminal and running on Bay Street until Victory Boulevard where they all turn west and run along it The S66 deviates from the route at Highland Avenue to serve Grymes Hill and Wagner College rejoining Victory Boulevard at Clove Road They all run together until Jewett Avenue where the route split The S61 and S91 continue west on Victory Boulevard for a short distance before turning south onto Bradley Avenue It later turns west onto Harold Street and south again onto Forest Hill Road west on Travis Avenue south on Merry Mount Street east on Richmond Hill Road and south onto Marsh Avenue entering the Staten Island Mall It continues south on Marsh Avenue until Platinum Avenue continuing until its western end and making two consecutive left turns onto Yukon Avenue continuing until terminating a short distance from the Yukon Depot which they the S62 and S92 are based out of The S62 and S92 continue west on Victory Boulevard until its western end at ConEdison Travis where it terminates The S66 turns to run north on Jewett Avenue until turning west on Castleton Avenue passing by the same Castleton Depot it is based out of It then runs north on Port Richmond Avenue until it terminates at Richmond Terrace The S91 and S92 are limited stop variants of the S61 and S62 The S91 and S92 make limited stops between St George and Jewett Avenue with the S61 S62 and S66 providing local service During AM rush hours the S61 does not run towards St George with the S91 providing service instead During either AM or PM rush hours S62 service west of College of S I is replaced by the S92 as well as additional short turns everyday between College of S I and St George Late night S62 trips bypass College of S I History editThe S62 and S66 were originally the R112 and R6 respectively The R112 originally only ran between Travis and Victory Boulevard Jewett Avenue with rush hour trips operating as a shuttle between the latter and St George It also ran special weekend service between St George and Willowbrook State School with trips coinciding with the visitor hours When the College of S I first opened select trips ran to from the campus entrance The R6 originally consisted of a full time route between Port Richmond and St George via Jewett Avenue and a weekday shuttle in Grymes Hill designated the S6S Sometime between April 2 1989 and April 15 1990 the R112 was renamed to the S62 the R6 and S6S were relabeled to the S66 and S60 respectively and the S61 was created The S91 and S92 were also created sometime in the early 1990s and the S62 was also extended to service the full length of Victory Boulevard On September 10 1995 weekend and overnight service on the S66 were discontinued due to service cuts implemented to reduce a budget deficit 2 The S66 changes were expected to save 309 000 annually and additionally plans were previously announced by New York City Transit on March 15th of the same year to also eliminate weekend S60 service which would have saved an additional 32 000 a year but this change didn t go through 3 In 2007 another stop was added at Forest Avenue for the S91 and S92 allowing an extra transfer to the S48 4 On June 27 2010 due to another round of service cuts to reduce a budget deficit the S60 was merged into the S66 5 References edit Subway and bus ridership for 2023 mta info April 29 2024 Retrieved May 2 2024 Connelly Eileen AJ Blis Jeff September 9 1995 Fewer Hours Shorter Routes For Bus Riders Staten Island Advance Connelly Eileen AJ March 16 1995 Changes on Local Bus Routes Lengths Hours to be Trimmed Staten Island Advance Staten Island Bus Service Notice mta info 2007 Archived from the original on November 4 2007 Retrieved September 14 2023 2010 budget crisis information archived February 25 2011External links edit nbsp Media related to S61 New York City bus at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to S62 New York City bus at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to S66 New York City bus at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to S91 New York City bus at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to S92 New York City bus at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victory 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