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B38 (New York City bus)
Bus route in Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The DeKalb Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, running mostly along DeKalb Avenue, as well as eastbound on Lafayette Avenue (as part of a one-way pair), between Downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.
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DeKalb Avenue Line | ||||||
![]() A 2012 XD60 (4722) on the Downtown Brooklyn-bound B38 Limited along Fulton Street in June 2024. | ||||||
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System | MTA New York City Bus | |||||
Operator | New York City Transit Authority | |||||
Garage | Grand Avenue Depot | |||||
Vehicle | New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 | |||||
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Locale | Brooklyn and Queens, New York, U.S. | |||||
Communities served | Ridgewood, Bushwick, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn | |||||
Start | Downtown Brooklyn–Cadman Plaza & Tillary Street | |||||
Via | Lafayette Avenue (eastbound) / DeKalb Avenue (westbound)[1] | |||||
End | Ridgewood, Queens | |||||
Length | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) | |||||
Other routes | B26 Halsey/Fulton Streets B52 Gates Avenue B54 Myrtle Avenue | |||||
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Operates | All times (Seneca/Catalpa), All times except late nights (Metropolitan/Starr)[1] | |||||
Annual patronage | 3,362,541 (2023)[2] | |||||
Transfers | Yes | |||||
Timetable | B38 | |||||
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At its east end, after crossing into Queens, the line turns southeast on Seneca Avenue and ends just short of Myrtle Avenue, at Catalpa Avenue. A branch runs northeast on Stanhope Street to Linden Hill Cemetery.