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These are options above and beyond the MTA’s contingency plan for the 2014 strike. Some of the private carriers take/require reservations
- 7Bus – Serves Riverhead, Ronkonkoma, and Melville
- Go Bus – Serves Glen Cove and Roslyn
- NICE Bus – Many locations
- Hampton Jitney – Serves Amagansett, East Hampton, Wainscott, Bridgehampton, Water Mill, Southampton, and Manorville
- Hampton Luxury Liner – Serves Amagansett, East Hampton, Wainscott, Bridgehampton, Water Mill, and Southampton
- The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company – Take the ferry across the Sound…and catch Metro North.
- MTA Bus – North Shore LIRR riders, the N20, N21, Q12 buses go to Flushing Queens where you can take the # 7 subway
- Other MTA Buses (credit: LI Press)
- Take the n20/21 bus to the 7 line at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing.
- Take the n31/32 bus or the n33 bus to the A line on Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway.
- Take the n4 bus to the E, J, and Z lines at the Jamaica Center on Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica.
- Take the n1 bus, the n6 bus, the n22/A bus, the n24 bus, or the n26 bus to the F line at 179 Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica.
Related resources:
- A great listing from Long Island Press – Many options
- NY DoT – http://511ny.org – Ridesharing information