22-475: (Redirected from M-98 ) M98 or M-98 may refer to: M98 (New York City bus) , a New York City Bus route in Manhattan Barrett M98, a Bolt-action sniper rifle Gewehr 98 , a German bolt-action rifle Messier 98 , an intermediate spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices M-98 (Michigan highway) ,
44-579: A former state highway in Michigan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M98&oldid=1075432921 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
66-465: A stolen plane near 191st Street in front of a New York City bar where earlier he had been drinking and made an intoxicated barroom bet that he could travel from New Jersey to New York City in 15 minutes. In 2000, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed a bill adding the name "Juan Pablo Duarte Boulevard" to St. Nicholas Avenue for the stretch from Amsterdam Avenue and West 162nd Street to the intersection of West 193rd Street and Fort George Hill. The added name
88-722: A total of 268 accidents. The number is attributed to both inexperienced operators and the number of "obstacles" along the route. On June 27, 2010, due to shortfalls in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's budget, the M98 was truncated from 32nd Street to 68th Street. At the same time, southbound M98 service into the George Washington Bus Terminal was discontinued. These two changes were estimated to annually save $ 800,000. Saint Nicholas Avenue St. Nicholas Avenue
110-635: Is a major street that runs obliquely north-south through several blocks between 111th and 193rd Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan . St. Nicholas Avenue serves as a border between the West Side of Harlem and Central Harlem. The route, which follows a course that is much older than the grid pattern of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 , passes through the neighborhoods of Harlem , Hamilton Heights , and Washington Heights . It
132-593: Is aligned with the street grid with Wadsworth Avenue one block west (north of 174th Street) and Audubon Avenue one block east. It crosses over the Trans-Manhattan Expressway at 178-179th Streets. The intersection of St. Nicholas with Broadway at 167th Street forms Mitchell Square Park . Below 169th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue cuts at a diagonal to much of the Manhattan street grid, crossing Amsterdam Avenue at 162nd Street and continuing against
154-790: Is believed to follow the course of an old Indian trail that became an important road in the 17th century between the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam and the British New England Colonies . In the post colonial era, it became the western end of the Boston Post Road . The road became a street when row housing was being built in Harlem during its rapid urban expansion following the end of the American Civil War . North of 169th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue
176-699: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages M98 (New York City bus) The Third and Lexington Avenues Line , also known as the Third Avenue Line , is a public transit line in Manhattan , New York City , running from Lower Manhattan to Fort George in Washington Heights . Originally a streetcar line , it now consists of the M98 , M101 , M102 , and M103 bus routes , operated by
198-641: Is provided by the M102 and M103 buses, during that time. Overnight and weekend morning service runs local. The M102 begins at Cooper Square and follows the M101 until East 116th Street in East Harlem . The route travels west across 116th Street to Lenox Avenue , where it continues north to the Harlem–148th Street subway station. The M103 begins its route at City Hall and travels north via Park Row and
220-564: The Eastern Post Road accounts for its non-conformance to the grid pattern proposed by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 . The IND Eighth Avenue Line ( A , B , C , and D trains) runs under St. Nicholas Avenue north of 121st Street as far as 168th Street, and is sometimes referred to as the St. Nicholas Avenue Line . The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line ( 1 train) also has stations on
242-486: The Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority under the New York City Transit brand. The M98 bus route operates on Third Avenue between East 65th Street and East 127th Street, although it previously continued to 32nd Street. The M101, M102 and M103 bus routes run southbound on Lexington Avenue north of East 24th Street . The M98 operates between Hunter College at East 68th Street on
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#1732791074009264-634: The Second Avenue Line , and Third Avenue. In 1859, an extension to East Harlem opened. Using the 125th Street Crosstown Line and tracks along Amsterdam Avenue, Third Avenue cars were also operated to Fort George. A trolley park called the Fort George Amusement Park operated at that end of the line from 1895 to 1914. New York Railways ' Lexington Avenue Line streetcar was replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation (NYCO) bus (M21 - 3/4) on March 25, 1936. In 1936,
286-492: The Bowery. At Astor Place, it continues north alongside the M101 and M102 along Third to East 125th Street, where it terminates. Southbound service uses Lexington Avenue from East 125th to 24th Streets, then uses Third Avenue, Bowery, and Park Row. The Third Avenue Railroad opened a line in 1853, from Astor House at Broadway and Park Row to 86th Street , running north along Park Row , Bowery , where it shared tracks with
308-644: The M98 turns north on Fort Washington Avenue until its terminal at the entrance to Fort Tryon Park. The M101 spans between Cooper Square in the East Village and Fort George Avenue in Fort George . The M101 runs northbound along Third Avenue from Astor Place to East 125th Street, while southbound buses use Lexington Avenue north of East 24th Street. The M101 continues crosstown on 125th Street to Amsterdam Avenue, running north towards West 193rd Street after Amsterdam Avenue becomes Fort George Avenue. To begin
330-614: The NYCO and Fifth Avenue were placed under common ownership. In 1941, Surface Transportation Corporation began operating former Third Avenue Railway routes. The Third Avenue Railway's Third Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue Line streetcar was replaced by the M101 bus operated by the Surface Transportation Corporation on May 18, 1947. On July 17, 1960, Third Avenue north of 24th Street became one-way northbound, and southbound buses were moved to Lexington Avenue, and
352-874: The Upper East Side and Fort Tryon Park in Inwood near West 192nd Street. The M98 operates northbound via Third Avenue, and southbound via Lexington Avenue. At East 120th Street, southbound service shifts from Park to Lexington Avenues, while at East 127th Street, the M98 northbound service shifts onto the Harlem River Drive . The M98 exits the Harlem River Drive via the Interstate 95/Amsterdam Avenue exit. The M98 travels westbound along West 179th Street and eastbound along West 178th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Fort Washington Avenue, where
374-546: The avenue at 181st & 191st Streets. Bus service is provided by the following: The street is claimed to follow an old Indian trail called Weekquaeskeek . From early colonial days through the 19th century, it was known as Harlem Lane. Travelers used it for going between New York and northern areas such as Spuyten Duyvil and Kingsbridge . St. Nicholas Avenue is named after Saint Nicholas of Myra , patron saint of New Amsterdam since Dutch times. On September 30, 1956, an American pilot named Thomas Fitzpatrick landed
396-455: The grain to West 148th Street. Below 148th, St. Nicholas returns to a rough alignment with the grid, with Convent Avenue one block west and Edgecombe Avenue to the east, down to 124th Street. Below 124th, St. Nicholas Avenue takes a sharp diagonal, crossing Frederick Douglass Boulevard at 121st Street, and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard at 116th Street, ending at Lenox Avenue , just north of Central Park . Its 17th-century origin as part of
418-475: The southbound trip, the M101 makes its first stop at Fort George Avenue and Fort George Hill, then turns south onto Saint Nicholas Avenue , then left (east) onto West 190th Street, followed by a right (south) back onto Amsterdam Avenue. Some northbound buses terminate at 125th Street & Amsterdam Avenue or in both directions at 96th Street. The M101 runs as a limited-stop service during the day south of East 116th Street, with no other local service. Local service
440-501: The two parallel bus lines were combined as a one-way pair, keeping the route number M101. After a strike in 1962, the entire Fifth Avenue system was transferred to the newly formed Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority on March 22, 1962. Route M101A, formerly NYCO Fifth, Madison and Lenox Avenues route 2, was started on March 2, 1969. This route was renumbered the M102 on July 1, 1974. New M98 Limited Stop service running between 32nd Street and Washington Heights
462-462: Was designed to keep the number of stops to a minimum to attract ridership. Limited-stop service on the M101 began on October 14, 1991, with alternate buses running limited between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. On September 10, 1995, the M103 was created to improve reliability along Third and Lexington Avenues, curtailing the M101 and M102 south of Astor Place. In 2009, buses along the corridor were involved in
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#1732791074009484-488: Was introduced on September 14, 1987, as a rush hour-only service. A public hearing had been held on March 12, 1987 concerning the proposed introduction of the route. Service initially ran every 15 minutes between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. southbound, and every 15 minutes northbound from 4 to 7 p.m.. with service every 30 minutes in the reverse-peak. Stops were added to the route in response to community requests at 187th Street, 125th Street, 116th Street and 107th Street. The route
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