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Bus Stop:

W 81 ST/COLUMBUS AV

Buses en-route:

BxM2  RIVERDALE 263 ST via H. HUDSON PKY

  1. 15 minutes,1.9 miles away Vehicle 1462

M79-SBS  SELECT BUS YRKVLLE EAST END AV CROSSTOWN

  1. 33 minutes,2.9 miles away (+ layover, scheduled to depart terminal at 12:20 PM) Vehicle 6184

Service Alert:

  • M79-SBS buses are detoured from 79th St between Amsterdam Ave and Madison Ave in both directions
    For eastbound service, use the stops on Amsterdam Ave at W 79th St or E 79th St at 5th Ave.

    For westbound service, use the stops on E 79th St at Madison Ave or W 79th St at Broadway.

    Buses use the 86th St Transverse in both directions.

    See a map of the detour.

    Eastbound missed stops:
    W 81st St at Columbus Ave
    E 79th St Transverse

    Westbound missed stops:
    E 79th St at 5th Ave and E 79th St Transverse
    W 81st St at Central Park West
    Columbus Ave at W 80th St
    W 79th St at Amsterdam Ave

    What's happening?
    Thanksgiving Day Parade and preparations

    Note: Real-time tracking on BusTime may be inaccurate in the service change area
  • Eastbound M79-SBS stop on W 81st St at Central Park West is temporarily closed; please use the nearby stop on W 81st St at Columbus Ave
    See a map of this stop change.

    What's happening?
    Elevator construction at the 81 St Subway Station
  • No BxM2 service on the West Side and 7th Ave; southbound buses use 5th Ave from 79th St to 34th St and northbound buses use Madison Ave from 57th St to 79th St
    The last southbound stop before the detour is on 5th Ave at E 81st St. Southbound buses also make requested stops along 5th Ave from E 79th St to E 34th St.

    Northbound buses make all stops on 6th Ave, and then make requested stops along Madison Ave from E 57th St to E 79th St.

    See a map of the detour.

    Northbound missed stops:
    Central Park South at 7th Ave
    Broadway at W 63rd St
    Amsterdam Ave at W 72nd St
    W 81st St at Columbus Ave

    Southbound missed stops:
    W 81st St at Central Park West
    Columbus Ave at W 72nd St
    Broadway at W 63rd St
    Along 7th Ave from W 57th St to W 34th St

    What's happening?
    Thanksgiving Day Parade preparations and rehearsals

    Note: Real-time tracking on BusTime may be inaccurate in the service change area
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