MTA Bus Time

Service Alert for Route:

• Reminder: Phase 2 of the Queens Bus Network Redesign goes into effect August 31, 2025
  Current service continues until then, but some signs will reflect future service. Use the MTA app or BusTime to plan your trip.
• Q98 buses will be detoured from Fresh Pond Rd between Eliot Ave and Putnam Ave
  For eastbound service, use the stops on Fairview Ave at Putnam Ave or Fresh Pond Rd at Flushing Ave
  For westbound service, use the stops on Fresh Pond Rd at Flushing Ave or Putnam Ave at Myrtle Ave.
  
  Eastbound buses operate via Putnam Ave, Forest Ave, Metropolitan Ave and Eliot Ave
  Westbound buses operate via Eliot Ave, Metropolitan Ave and Forest Ave.
  See map
  
  Eastbound missed stop:
  Fresh Pond Rd at Bleecker St
  
  Westbound missed stops:
  Fresh Pond Rd at Metropolitan Ave
  Putnam Ave at Fresh Pond Rd and Forest Ave
  
  What's happening?
  Fresh Pond Road Italian-American Festival
  
  Note: Real-time tracking on BusTime may be inaccurate in the service change area.