B37 (New York City bus)

The Third Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, running mostly along Third Avenue, between Fort Hamilton and Boerum Hill. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B37 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.

Description
The bus route begins at 4th Avenue and Shore Road, then it turns right onto Third Avenue. It then continues on the street for most of its length. At Atlantic Avenue, it turns right, and then left onto 4th Avenue, and it terminates near the entrance to the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station.

When it heads to Fort Hamilton, it turns right onto Bergen Street, and then left onto Third Avenue. After continuing on the avenue for most of its length, it turns left on Marine Avenue, and right on 4th Avenue, and finally right again on Shore Road, where it terminates.

History
The B37 bus began as the Third Avenue streetcar line, which was opened by the Brooklyn City Rail Road. It ran on Livingston Street and Third Avenue, starting at Fort Hamilton and ending at Fulton Ferry. The streetcar ran until March 1, 1942 when it was substituted for buses.

In January 1995, the B37 began running via Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn instead of via the Fulton Mall due to the high accident rate on that street and due to the difficult turns required to get to Fulton Mall.

On November 8, 2008, Bay Ridge-bound service was rerouted from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bergen Street.

The B37 bus was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis. As a result, the B70 bus was rerouted from 7th Avenue to 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge in July 2010 to replace B37 service.

It was restored on June 29, 2014, and B70 buses via Third Avenue were moved back to Seventh Avenue. However, the route between Court Street and Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn (original northern terminus) and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center was not restored. Subsequently, the B37 bus now terminates near the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station.