the bus system in long beach new york . for the bus system in long beach california see long beach transit . long beach bus long beach bus 175 leaves the railroad station preparing to serve the east loop route parent city of long beach department of transportation headquarters 1 west chester street long beach ny 11561 locale southern nassau county service area long beach and point lookout service type local bus service routes 5 fleet 11 fixed route 4 paratransit 1 2013 figures daily ridership 1 469 weekday 827 saturday 550 sunday 1 chief executive brendan t. costello website long beach bus long beach bus is a public transportation system serving greater long beach on the south shore of long island new york . the service operates twenty four hours a day with five different routes connecting to one another and to nassau inter county express and long island rail road at long beach station in the city center . although long beach bus is designed to complement county bus and commuter rail service it is run independently by long beach dot . contents 1 service overview 2 bus routes 3 fleet 4 references 5 external links service overview edit the service operates 24 hours a day except early monday mornings . the service operates five routes with two regular services within the city one extended route to the long beach s eastern suburbs one tourist trolley line and one overnight circulator . viability of such an extensive service in a suburban setting is made possible by long beach s high density layout due to the limited supply of land on the island fewer than 40 % of homes are detached houses 2 making long beach one of the twenty five densest cities in the country just behind san francisco but ahead of jersey city . the service also plays an important role in transporting the many tourists who arrive in the summer by train from new york city . because it is owned and operated independently by the city of long beach and not by nassau county long beach bus was unaffected by the recent privatization of long island bus . most service information is provided bilingually in both english and american spanish . bus routes edit long beach bus operates five bus routes within the city and to lido beach and point lookout all originating from the long beach station . these routes do not accept metrocard for fare payment . the fare for all routes is 2.25 except for the point lookout service which has a 2.75 base fare . route terminal major streets history and notes east loop maple boulevard and east broadway edwards boulevard broadway maple boulevard east park avenue counter clockwise loop west end west beech street and nevada avenue west park avenue and west beech street shoppers special maple boulevard and east broadway east park avenue maple boulevard broadway edwards boulevard weekday middays only . clockwise loop . reverse of east loop route . point lookout point lookout lido boulevard east park avenue branch bus corp at 1973 msba takeover transferred to long beach ny in 1984 no sunday service . no passengers carried within long beach on this route . formerly n69 late night express west end service first then east loop service west beech street nevada avenue edwards boulevard broadway maple boulevard park avenue overnight service . no late night sunday early monday morning service . in accordance with the americans with disabilities act paratransit service is offered to those unable to utilize traditional buses . fleet edit mainline bus service is operated using gillig advantage hybrid diesel electric buses alongside legacy gillig phantom buses . these are supplemented by gillig trolley replicas on the tourist trolley line and ford e series based paratransit vehicles . all vehicles are wheelchair accessible . mainline buses are equipped with bicycle racks and extensive bicycle parking is available at the bus terminal . references edit a b ntd program filing for city of long beach 2013 us census bureau factfinder . 1 external links edit long 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