Nassau Inter-County Express
The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, New York. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, New York as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated under the name of MTA Long Island Bus, the trading name of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority, a division of MTA Regional Bus Operations. In 2011, the owner, Nassau County, decided to outsource the system to a private operator, Veolia Transport, due to a funding dispute with the MTA.
A Nassau Inter-County Express bus at Flushing-Main Street station | |
| Parent | Nassau County, New York (fleet ownership) |
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| Commenced operation | 1973 (MSBA) January 1, 2012 (NICE) |
| Ceased operation | December 31, 2011 (MTA LIBus) |
| Headquarters | East Garden City |
| Locale | Nassau County, New York |
| Service area | Most of Nassau County (except for northern Town of Oyster Bay), parts of Queens and Suffolk County |
| Service type | Local bus |
| Routes | 36 (plus two shuttle routes) |
| Hubs | 4 major bus hubs, 33 LIRR stations, and 5 New York City Subway stations |
| Fleet | ~ 295 fixed-route, 122 Able Ride |
| Daily ridership | 79,530 (weekday 2019) |
| Fuel type | CNG (fixed-route) Diesel (Able-Ride) |
| Operator | Transdev |
| Website | nicebus.com |
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