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{{Short description|Bus route in Brooklyn, New York}}
{{About|the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation streetcar line and the bus service that succeeded it|the IRT Subway line in Brooklyn|IRT Nostrand Avenue Line|additional information on the current bus service|List of bus routes in Brooklyn#B44{{!}}List of bus routes in Brooklyn}}
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{{Infobox bus line
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|number        = {{NYC bus infobox header |title=b44 |color1=local |color2=select}}
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|subheader     = Nostrand Avenue Line
|image         = File:B44 6138.jpg
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|image_alt     = A bus on the B44 Select Bus Service route in Brooklyn
|caption       = A 2019 XD60 (6138) on the Williamsburg-bound B44 SBS
|system        = [[MTA Regional Bus Operations]]
|operator      = [[New York City Transit Authority]]
|garage        = [[Bus depots of MTA Regional Bus Operations#Flatbush Depot|Flatbush Depot]]
|vehicle       = '''B44 (and supplemental service for B44 SBS):'''<br>[[Orion VII|Orion VII NG HEV]]<br>[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior|Xcelsior XD40]] <br>'''B44 SBS only:'''<br>[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior|Xcelsior XD60]]<br>[[Nova Bus|Nova Bus LFS articulated]]
|livery        = '''B44 SBS:''' [[Select Bus Service]]
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|open          =1870 (trolley line)<br>1951 (bus service)<br>1995 (Limited-Stop service)<br>2013 (B44 SBS) 
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|locale        = [[Brooklyn]], New York, U.S.
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|start         = [[Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal]] (full route)<br>[[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]]&nbsp;&ndash; [[Flushing Avenue]] (daytime local terminus; short runs)
|via           = [[Nostrand Avenue]], [[Bedford Avenue]] / Rogers Avenue or New York Avenue (southbound only)
|end           = [[Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn|Sheepshead Bay]]:
* [[Avenue U]] and Nostrand Avenue (short runs)
* Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue (late night terminus)<ref name=B44-Night group=note/>
* Knapp Street and Emmons Avenue (full route)
|length        = {{convert|9.3|mi|km}}<ref name=NYCDOT-B44SBS>{{cite web|title=Nostrand Avenue-Rogers Avenue Select Bus Service|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/nostrand.shtml|website=[[Government of New York City|nyc.gov]]|publisher=[[New York City Department of Transportation]]|access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>
|otherroutes   = [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line| Nostrand Avenue Subway]]
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|day           = 24 hours (B44 Local)<ref name=B44-Night group=note>Overnight, no service operates to Knapp Street</ref><ref name=B44SBS-Night group=note>B44 SBS does not operate overnight</ref><ref name=B44>{{cite NYC bus|B44}}</ref><ref name=B44SBS>{{cite NYC bus|url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bkln/b044scur.pdf|display=B44 SBS}}</ref>
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|timetable_link= [https://new.mta.info/document/7076 B44] [https://new.mta.info/document/7081 B44 SBS]
|annualpatronage = 4,764,508 (2024)<ref name=ridership>{{cite web | title=Subway and bus ridership for 2024 | website=mta.info | date=June 10, 2025| url=https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit/subway-bus-ridership-2024| access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>
|transfers     = Yes
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|map           = {{B44 SBS BRT RDT|inline=yes}}<!--[[File:B44-Select-Bus-Service.png]]--><!-- map image (ex: [[File:Image name.png|200px]]) or  {{Infobox rdt}} -->
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|previous_line = [[Graham Avenue Line and Tompkins Avenue Line#B43 bus route|B43]]<br>← {{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Bx41 (New York City bus)|Bx41 SBS]]}} (by borough)<br>← {{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Bx41 (New York City bus)|Bx41 SBS]]}} (by route number)
|next_line     = [[St. Johns Place Line|B45]] →<br>{{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Utica and Reid Avenues Line|B46 SBS]]}} →<br>{{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Q20 and Q44 buses#Q44|Q44 SBS]]}}
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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, Brooklyn|Sheepshead Bay]] and [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]]. Originally a [[streetcar line]], it is now the '''B44''' [[bus route]], operated by the [[New York City Transit Authority]].

== Route description and service ==
[[File:MTA Kings Hwy Nostrand 04.jpg|thumb|left|A 2009 Orion VII NG HEV (4240) on the Avenue U-bound B44 local at Nostrand Avenue/Kings Highway]]
The B44 starts at the Williamsburg Plaza Bus Terminal in Williamsburg. It then turns onto Roebling Street and turns south onto Bedford Avenue (northbound) or Lee Avenue (southbound), making only two stops to Flushing Avenue. At Flushing Avenue, Lee Avenue becomes Nostrand Avenue and the route continues down Nostrand and Bedford Avenues to Fulton Street.

At Fulton Street, southbound buses remain on Nostrand Avenue. In contrast, northbound buses take two routes: the local route shifts to New York Avenue, while Select Bus Service buses remain on Bedford Avenue, which becomes Rogers Avenue at Dean Street (this route is parallel to the B49). Once it leaves Fulton Street, the B44 Local, SBS, and B49 travel down their streets through the neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Flatbush, parallel to the [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line]] south of Eastern Parkway, until Foster Avenue, where the B49 heads west along Foster Avenue to head to Ocean Avenue. At Farragut Road, the northbound B44 Local shifts back to Nostrand Avenue, as two-way traffic resumes.

At Flatbush Avenue, the northbound B44 SBS runs along Flatbush Avenue to Nostrand Avenue to meet up with the B44 Local at the [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College]] subway station. Then the line continues down Nostrand in Midwood to Avenue U, where it meets up with the B36. At this point, now in Sheepshead Bay, the B36 and B44 continue down Nostrand Avenue to Avenue Z, where the B36 heads west along Avenue Z to [[Coney Island]]. The B44, meanwhile continues down Nostrand Avenue and turns east along Shore Pkwy (southbound) or Emmons Avenue (northbound), where it meets the B4 bus route and continues to Knapp Street. Buses layover on Shore Parkway and re-enter service on Knapp Street.

[[image:Nostrand Av foot jeh.JPG|thumb|South end in Sheepshead Bay, with an RTS on the B44 about to turn right and start northbound trip]]
During daytime hours, the B44 Local operates between Flushing Avenue and Sheepshead Bay, with some buses short-turning at Avenue U. SBS buses operate between Knapp Street and Williamsburg and provide all daytime B44 service north of Flushing Avenue. Additional SBS buses operate between Avenue U and Flushing Avenue. During late nights, when the SBS isn't running, the B44 Local operates the full route, but terminates at Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.

[[File:SBS launched on the B44 (10931729326).jpg|thumb|alt=Offset, red-painted bus lane on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn]]
[[File:SBS launched on the B44 (10931729196).jpg|thumb|right|A 2012 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (5327) on the Sheepshead Bay-bound B44 SBS, on an offset bus lane at [[Nostrand Avenue|Nostrand]]/Church Avenues, and at a bus stop]]

Prior to SBS implementation in 2013, there was local service to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and the local terminated at Avenue U. South of that point, the Limited made all stops in Sheepshead Bay and Williamsburg. While there is a B36 service providing local service south of Avenue U after the conversion, the B44 in Williamsburg now operates like a limited stop equivalent, but with no daytime local service in that section. For the first few months, the SBS ran two overlapping services: from Flushing Avenue to Knapp Street, and from Williamsburg to Avenue U. This was changed in May 2014, with the Flushing Avenue trips terminating at Avenue U and Williamsburg buses going to Knapp Street, providing a direct ride along the full route without changing buses.

The B44 bus route acts as a subway feeder connecting passengers from several subway routes that intersect the B44, as well as connecting neighborhood destinations such as [[Brooklyn College]], [[NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County]], and the Nostrand Avenue Retail corridor.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/brt-nostrand-progress-report-june2016.pdf|title=+selectbusservice B44 SBS on Nostrand Avenue Progress Report|date=June 2016|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation, New York City Transit|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref>

The B44 is the fourth highest ridership bus in Brooklyn, and the seventh highest in all of New York City. The bus, for a portion of its route, parallels the [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Nostrand}}), and the majority of the B44 route allows for 300,000 people who live within {{convert|0.25|mi|km}} of the service to have north–south connectivity. The B44 [[Select Bus Service]] is the first bus route in Brooklyn to use articulated buses.<ref name=":3" />

===Select Bus Service stops===
[[File:Select Bus Service debuts on B44 (10930907283).jpg|thumb|A 2012 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (5328) on the Avenue U-bound B44 SBS at the Nostrand/Church Avenues shelter stop]]
{{#section:Select Bus Service|b44-table}}
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==History==
[[File:B44-Select-Bus-Service.png|thumbnail|right|A map showing the B44 SBS (in light blue) with rail connections.]]

===Streetcar line===
[[File:MTA Williamsburg Bridge Plaza 01.jpg|thumb|left|2013 Nova Bus Artics 5344 & 5349 at the northern terminal of the B44, and the former terminal of the streetcar line, the [[Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal]].]]
The '''Williamsburgh and Flatbush Railroad''' was chartered in 1868,<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |title=Proposed Communication |date=August 19, 1870 |page=4}}</ref> and opened in 1870<!--when exactly? where was its south end? when did it reach Prospect Park and Holy Cross Cemetery? the foreclosure notice on 28 December 1876 has some interesting stuff about its route, including Clove Road--> from the [[Broadway Ferry]] in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]] south over the [[Brooklyn City Rail Road]]'s [[Greenpoint Line]] on [[Kent Avenue]] and [[Classon Avenue]], east on its [[Flushing Avenue Line]] on [[Flushing Avenue]], and south on [[Nostrand Avenue]] to [[Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]]. The charter allowed them to use [[Lee Avenue]] instead from Williamsburg, but residents along that street opposed its use.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |title=A Railroad for Lee Avenue |date=August 5, 1872 |page=2}}</ref> Tracks were however placed in Lee Avenue in early 1873,<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |title=City Hall Notes |date=May 24, 1873 |page=4}}</ref> and opened soon after, running from the Broadway Ferry east over the [[Broadway Railroad]]'s [[Broadway Line (Brooklyn surface)|Broadway Line]] on [[Broadway (Brooklyn)|Broadway]] and south on [[Driggs Avenue]] and Lee Avenue.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

An extension from [[Empire Boulevard]] south to the [[Flatbush Avenue Line (surface)|Flatbush Avenue Line]] opened on July 15, 1895, after some delay, and the [[Holy Cross Cemetery Line]] was moved to a branch of the line along Tilden Avenue<!--from where? looks like it was a completely separate line?-->.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |title=Nostrand Avenue Railroad |date=October 9, 1894 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |title=Suburban News |date=June 26, 1895 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |title=To Flatbush for Two Fares |date=July 15, 1895 |page=4}}</ref> The line eventually reached Avenue U in [[Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn|Sheepshead Bay]].<ref name=NYTimes-NostrandAv-BusTrolley-1951/>

Effective 5 am, December 5, 1948, the line was cut back from [[Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal|Essex Street]] on the [[Manhattan]] side of the [[Williamsburg Bridge]] to the [[Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal|Williamsburg Bridge Plaza]] in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]. Service across the bridge was replaced with a transfer to the new [[B39 (New York City bus)|B39]] bus route.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/12/02/archives/bridge-cars-of-04-yielding-to-buses-williamsburg-span-will-carry.html |title=Bridge Cars of '04 Yielding to Buses |date=December 2, 1948 |page=58}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/12/06/archives/buses-take-over-williamsburg-run-trolleys-end-bridge-service-old.html |title=Buses Take Over Williamsburg Run |date=December 6, 1948 |page=18}}</ref><ref name="1946-1949">New York Board of Transportation, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Vd1ftrcbofgC Report for the Three and One-half Years Ending June 30, 1949]</ref>

===Local and limited bus service===

[[File:Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY, USA - panoramio.jpg|thumb|A B44 Sheepshead Bay stop at Nostrand Avenue/Eastern Parkway]]

Buses were substituted for streetcars on April 1, 1951;<ref name=NYTimes-NostrandAv-BusTrolley-1951>{{cite web|title=Buses Replacing Nostrand Ave. Trolleys; Horsecars Opened Flatbush Line in 1882|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/03/31/archives/buses-replacing-nostrand-ave-trolleys-horsecars-opened-flatbush.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 2, 2015|date=March 31, 1951}}</ref> the B44 bus now continues south past Avenue U into Sheepshead Bay, some B44 buses now go as far as Emmons Avenue and Knapp Street near the foot of Sheepshead Bay.<ref name=NYCDOT-B44SBS-June2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2012-06-nostrand-sbs-cac5-slides.pdf |title=Nostrand Avenue / Rogers Avenue Select Bus Service |author= NYCDOT |author-link= New York City Department of Transportation |date=June 19, 2012 |website=[[Government of New York City|nyc.gov]]|publisher= [[New York City Department of Transportation|NYCDOT]] |quote=p.14 Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Construction |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref name=MTAB44Trolley-2013>{{cite web|title=Nostrand Ave. Trolley Makes Way for MTA New York City Transit Select Bus Service|url=http://www.mta.info/news-bus-brooklyn-sheepshead-bay-williamsburg-b44-sbs/2013/10/10/nostrand-ave-trolley-makes-way-mta|website=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|mta.info]]|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|access-date=July 2, 2015|date=October 10, 2013|archive-date=July 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703123158/http://www.mta.info/news-bus-brooklyn-sheepshead-bay-williamsburg-b44-sbs/2013/10/10/nostrand-ave-trolley-makes-way-mta|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Originally, the buses used were New York City Transit Authority Mack diesel buses. Around 1959, the B44 became one of the first bus lines in New York City to use the "new look" GMC buses that became popular in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s. The route ran in both directions on Nostrand Avenue until the mid-1960s, when the section north of Flatbush became a one-way southbound thoroughfare. From that time on, the B44 northbound ran on New York Avenue.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Limited-stop service was added on September 10, 1995.<ref name="DailyNews-Sept10-19952">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/at-a-glance-bus-service-article-1.709820|title=AT-A-GLANCE BUS SERVICE CHANGES|date=September 17, 1995|work=[[Daily News (New York)]]|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>

===Select Bus Service===
{{see also|Select Bus Service#B44}}

[[File:Nostrand Av Marine Pkwy td (2019-01-16) 05a.jpg|thumb|left|A 2012 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (5342) on the Sheepshead Bay-bound B44 SBS at Nostrand Avenue/Marine Parkway in January 2019]]

Final design work for the B44 SBS began in fall 2011, and construction south of Atlantic Avenue occurred between spring and fall 2013, including the repaving of the street, the installation of [[Bus lanes in New York City|bus lanes]], the construction of [[bus bulb]]s and [[neckdown]]s, and bus lane signs.<ref name=":3" /> The construction of the designated bus lanes for the service required the removal of the surface line's rails, which had been previously paved over.<ref name="MTAB44Trolley-2013" />

On January 20, 2013, articulated buses started appearing on the B44, which initially ran both the local and limited variants. Effective November 17, 2013, the B44 Limited was converted to [[Select Bus Service]] (SBS), joining other SBS routes in [[New York City]]: the [[M15 (New York City bus)|M15]] and [[M34 (New York City bus)|M34]] in Manhattan and the [[Bx12 (New York City bus)|Bx12]] and [[Bx41 (New York City bus)|Bx41]] in [[the Bronx]]. This is the first SBS route in Brooklyn, and it is the fifth and final Phase I SBS route to be implemented.<ref name=":3" /> The service continues to operate between [[Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal|Williamsburg Bridge Plaza]] (also known as Washington Plaza) and [[Sheepshead Bay]]. Southbound SBS service operates on Nostrand Avenue and northbound on Rogers Avenue, north of Flatbush Avenue. Local B44 service continues to operate on Nostrand Avenue and New York Avenue.<ref name="NYCDOT-B44SBS-June2012" /><ref name="MTAB44Trolley-2013" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/nostrand.html|title = Improving bus service across New York City}}</ref> As of SBS implementation, the B44 SBS is assigned articulated buses while the B44 local is assigned standard buses. Both routes are based out of [[Flatbush Bus Depot]] near [[Marine Park, Brooklyn|Marine Park]] and [[Kings Plaza]], as is the {{NYC bus link|B49}} bus route.

[[File:Ticketing Machines for Select Bus Service.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Ticketing machines at a B44 SBS stop]]

Bus stops were consolidated, with several of the lesser used stops, on the northern and southern portions of the route changed from Limited to local. Off-board fare collection was installed, significantly reducing the amount of time it takes for buses to spend at bus stops. Bus lanes were implemented on 9.6 miles along both directions of the route, covering over half of the route. Northbound buses were rerouted from New York Avenue to Rogers Avenue, a corridor already served by the B49. This allowed for the length of the northbound route to be decreased, and it benefited the northbound route by putting it on a wider street with multiple traffic lanes. B44 local service was kept on New York Avenue to continue serving passengers along that street. As a result of this, riders on both Rogers Avenue and New York Avenue now have direct service to destinations north of Fulton St. 62-foot-long, 3-door buses were put into service on the route, replacing the 40-foot-long, 2-door buses that previously served the B44 Limited. The B44 local continued to use the 40-foot-long buses. Bus bulbs were installed, allowing for more room for people to wait, allowing for the installation of bus shelters and greenery, and allowing for buses to pull straight in and out of stations without pulling over. Resulting form the installation of bus bulbs or neckdowns, which shorten the crossing distances, traffic injuries along the corridor were reduced by 37%.<ref name=":3" />

Two stops were added to the B44 SBS, at Gates Avenue and Avenue L, because of strong public feedback, and B44 local service was increased after the implementation of the B44 SBS. Real time information screens are being added to bus stops along the route.<ref name=":3" />

As a result of the conversion to SBS, travel times decreased between 15-31% compared to the B44 Limited. In addition, ridership along the B44 SBS increased 10% from 2014 to 2015, going against the 1% decline in overall Brooklyn ridership during the same time frame.<ref name=":3" />

After years of requests by Councilman [[Chaim Deutsch]] and local residents, a stop was added at Avenue R on September 2, 2018, shortening the {{Convert|1|mile|km}}-long distance between the Kings Highway and Avenue U stops, while providing transfer to the B2 and B31 buses. New York City Transit and the Department of Transportation had refused to add the stop, claiming that it was unnecessary, and that the local stop could not fit articulated buses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2018/36/mm-sbs-service-on-nostrand-2018-08-31-bk.html|title=No more schlep: New B44 select bus stop at Nostrand and Ave. R coming soon|last=Duggan|first=Kevin|date=September 5, 2018|work=Brooklyn Daily|access-date=September 6, 2018|language=en}}</ref> A protest had been held on April 30, 2015, by seniors and local officials to put pressure on the MTA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2015/19/mm-bus-that-never-stops-2015-05-08-bk.html|title=Stop or schlep: Seniors demand new B44 bus stop|last=Ogle|first=Vanessa|date=May 4, 2015|work=Brooklyn Daily|access-date=September 6, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

=== Bus redesign ===
On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network.<ref name="Brachfeld 202212">{{cite web | last=Brachfeld | first=Ben | title=Draft plan for new Brooklyn bus network aims to finally end decades of slow, unreliable service | website=amNewYork | date=December 1, 2022 | url=https://www.amny.com/new-york/brooklyn/mta-draft-redesign-brooklyn-bus-network/ | access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Crain's New York Business 202212">{{cite web | title=Brooklyn bus riders could finally get faster service under MTA redesign | website=Crain's New York Business | date=December 1, 2022 | last=Spivack | first=Caroline | url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/brooklyn-bus-riders-could-finally-get-faster-service-under-mta-redesign | access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> As part of the redesign, southbound B44 buses would maintain their existing routing, although northbound B44 buses would be shifted to Rogers Avenue, with service on New York Avenue replaced by the B49.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Draft Plan: B49 Local|url=https://new.mta.info/project/brooklyn-bus-network-redesign/routes/b44-local|access-date=December 19, 2024|website=MTA|language=en}}</ref> In both directions, closely spaced stops would be eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Draft Plan: B44 Local|url=https://new.mta.info/project/brooklyn-bus-network-redesign/routes/b44-local|access-date=December 3, 2022|website=MTA|language=en}}</ref> The B44 SBS would be rerouted through [[Sheepshead Bay station]] at its southern end along Avenue Z to Ocean Parkway, and the stop at Hewes Street would be removed in both directions (The B44 local would still serve these stops overnight).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Draft Plan: B44 SBS|url=https://new.mta.info/project/brooklyn-bus-network-redesign/routes/b44-sbs|access-date=December 3, 2022|website=MTA|language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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== See also ==
* [[Utica and Reid Avenues Line]] (B46)
* [[Flatbush Avenue Line (surface)]] (B41)
* [[Ralph Avenue Line]] (B47)

==External links==
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* [http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/nostrand.html B44 Nostrand Avenue SBS] − [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|mta.info]]
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/nostrand.shtml Nostrand Avenue-Rogers Avenue Select Bus Service] − [[New York City Department of Transportation|NYCDOT]]
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/brt-nostrand-progress-report-june2016.pdf B44 SBS on Nostrand Avenue Progress Report] − NYCDOT

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