NICE Bus upgrading service to Nassau Community College

Need to catch a bus but tired of waiting? Looking for a better way to get to Nassau Community College?

NICE Bus is increasing frequencies on many routes and upgrading direct service to Nassau Community College. NICE is also introducing new express service from Flushing to Roslyn. The upgrades went into effect Sunday, Sept. 3.

The n16X Express Service from the Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center and the NCC campus runs weekday mornings with return service in the afternoons. The route schedule has been upgraded to run every 20 minutes in peak periods.

Nassau Community College is also served by the n16 from Rockville Centre, Hempstead and Roosevelt Field to the campus throughout the day and evenings, and by the n43 through Freeport and Uniondale.

“NICE Bus is continually monitoring the patterns and the needs of our users to offer a public transit service which is responsive to the communities we serve,” said NICE Bus CEO Jack Khzouz in a statement.

A pilot n20Xpress route will offer one-seat express service with limited stops along Northern Boulevard between Flushing and the Roslyn Clock Tower without needing a transfer. The express route does not service the Great Neck LIRR.

Other schedule changes include:

Increased midday service on n21 (Flushing and Bayside to Hicksville)

  All-day service on n22 (Jamaica to Mineola) increased to every 15 minutes

Increased frequency on n27 (Hempstead to Glen Cove) to every 30 minutes

Increased peak period frequency of every 15 minutes on n25 (Lynbrook to Great Neck) and n58 (Great Neck to Kings Point)

Extended Saturday and Sunday service on n71 to Amityville LIRR station to connect with Suffolk Transit

Daily Jones Beach service on n88Xpress from the Freeport LIRR station will continue until October 1

The n22Xpress service from Jamaica will end at Roosevelt Field; service from Jamaica to Hicksville will continue on the n22 local routes.

The n15 between Long Beach and Garden City will no longer make stops along Old Country Road.

The one-way fare is $2.90 and NICE accepts MetroCards, coins (no bills) and its own GoMobile payment app.

— Mark Nolan