B23 (New York City bus)

The B23 was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along 16th Avenue and Cortelyou Road between Borough Park and Flatbush. Originally two streetcar lines known as the 16th Avenue Line and the Cortelyou Road Line, it was replaced by a bus route, but no longer operated.

Description
The bus route began at New Utrecht Avenue and 62nd Street, then it turned right on 14th Avenue, left on 60th Street and again on 16th Street. It then continued on 16th Avenue until it goes on Dahill Road and then Cortelyou Road. It then continued on the street until at Flatbush Avenue, where it turned left on Ocean Avenue, right on Beverley Road, and again on Flatbush Avenue. It then continued until it terminates there.

Buses heading to Borough Park turned left to Cortelyou Road, and continued similar to buses heading in the opposite direction. When it reached 62nd Street, it turned right on the street and continued until at the intersection of New Utrecht Avenue and 62nd Street, where it ended.

History
The B23 bus was originally the 16th Avenue Line streetcar, which ran until January 26, 1930 and the Cortelyou Road Line streetcar, also known as the "Avenue C Line", which ran until July 23, 1930.

It was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to a budget crisis.