Jamaica Buses was a bus

Bus

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 company in New York City

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, United States

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, operating local service in Queens

Queens

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 and express service to Manhattan

Manhattan

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 until January 30, 2006, when the MTA Bus Company

MTA Bus Company

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 took over its operations.

The president of Jamaica Buses was Jerome Cooper. Its facility was located on 114-15 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica, Queens

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.

In 1933, the City of New York granted a bus franchise service to Jamaica Buses. It was to operate buses over the Jamaica Central Railways trolley

Tram

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 lines, which were being closed due to the widening of Jamaica Avenue. It was later acquired by the stockholders of Green Bus Lines

Green Bus Lines

Green Bus Lines was a bus company in New York City, United States, managed most recently by Jerome Cooper , operating local service in Queens and express service to Manhattan until January 9, 2006, when the MTA Bus Company took over its routes.The company was incorporated on April 3, 1925 to...

 after financial troubles, and in the 1970s an express route to Manhattan was initiated.

Just prior to MTA Bus takeover, Jamaica Buses operated on the following routes that are now based in Baisley Park Bus Depot:
Queens local

• Q110 Jamaica - Belmont Park, via Jamaica Avenue
• Q111 Jamaica - Rosedale, via Guy Brewer Boulevard
• Q112 Jamaica - Ozone Park, via Liberty Avenue
• Q113 Jamaica - Far Rockaway, via Guy Brewer Boulevard - Limited stops and Local services

Express

• QM21 Rochdale Village - Gramercy Park, Manhattan