:Q26 (New York City bus)

The Q26 begins at the New York City Subway's Flushing–Main Street station at Roosevelt Avenue and Union Street. Service then turns right onto Bowne Street and left on Sanford Avenue. Buses then continue east via Parsons Boulevard until 46th Avenue, and proceed until the avenue becomes Hollis Court Boulevard at Utopia Parkway. Then buses turn left at 58th Avenue and right at Francis Lewis Boulevard to the terminal at 58th Avenue. Buses then head out of service and go south via Francis Lewis Boulevard and turn onto Hollis Court Boulevard to start westbound service at 58th Avenue.

Westbound service heads northwest via Hollis Court Boulevard until Utopia Parkway, when the street becomes 46th Avenue. It then turns right onto Parsons Boulevard, left on Sanford Avenue and right on Bowne Street. Buses then head west onto Roosevelt Avenue and terminate after Union Street. To return into service eastbound, buses head right on Main Street, left on 39th Avenue, left onto Prince Street and left back onto Roosevelt Avenue.{{Cite web|url=https://bustime.mta.info/#Q26|title=Q26 Fresh Meadows - Flushing (Part-time)|website=bustime.mta.info|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231180837/http://bustime.mta.info/#Q26|url-status=live}}

Q26 service only operates during weekday rush hours, running to Flushing from 5:30 to 9 a.m. and from 3 to 7:50 p.m., and running to Fresh Meadows from 6 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:20 to 8:20 p.m.{{cite NYC bus|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/queens/q026cur.pdf|display=Q26}}

Service on a route between Flushing and Queens Village, later to become the Q26, was originally operated by Z & M Coach Company. The route was divided into two five-cent fare zones by the company. By 1932, the franchise for the route was pending before the New York City Board of Estimate.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXpUixxDUrYC&q=%22Flushing-Queens+Village%22&pg=PA347|title=In The Court of Appeals of The State of New York On Appeal From The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division—First Department. The City of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant, against Bee Line, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Case on Appeal.|publisher=New York State Court of Appeals|year=1935}}{{Rp|347}} In 1933, the company used twelve buses on the route, which was still unfranchised.{{Rp|352}} That April, about a hundred people, primarily women, protested to mayor John P. O'Brien in support of a 10-cent franchise for the Flushing-Queens Village route, instead of a proposed 5-cent operation. The riders were complaining that the proposed franchise operated by Flushing Queens Bus Company Inc. was unreliable. At the time, Z & M and North Shore Bus Company, two 10-cent franchises, were competing over the route.{{cite news|title=Mayor Amazed At Demand for 10-Ct. Bus Fare: Orders Action on Queens Grant Deferred Despite Insistence by Delegation|date=1933-04-29|work=New York Herald Tribune|page=3|id={{ProQuest|1222121168}}}} The mayor promised to postpone the award of the bus franchise for a month, but shortened that to three weeks after riders continued to protest over the delays.{{cite news|title=Queens Protest Speeds Action On Bus Grants: Delegation Led by Clergyman Forces O'Brien to Abandon Month Delay Many Seek City Routes Vote by Board Is Promised in Three Weeks|date=1933-05-27|work=New York Herald Tribune|page=14|id={{ProQuest|1240069700}}}}

On November 17, 1933, the Board of Estimate denied an application from the Flushing Queens Bus Company for a franchise to run a route between Flushing and Queens Village parallel to this route. That company had proposed a route with a five-cent fare. The Division of Franchises had recommended that the Board decline the application until a policy was agreed upon for Queens buses.{{Cite news |date=November 18, 1933 |title=Bayside West Bus Transfer Denied. Board Delays Action on Queens Village Route. |pages='[https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201933%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201933%252003759.pdf 1], [https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201933%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201933%252003760.pdf 2] |work=North Shore Daily Journal}}

On March 7, 1934, the Division of Franchises made public its list of bus routes for which the New York City Board of Estimate would be receiving bids on March 30. One of the two changes from the previous year was the creation of the Q26 running between Rosewood (a section of Bayside) and Queens Village. The route was to be operated by the North Shore Bus Company.{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201934%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201934%252002094.pdf|title=Add Route To North Shore Bus System: Q-26 To Run From Rosewood To Queens Village; Only 2 Major Changes|date=March 7, 1934|publisher=North Shore Daily Journal|access-date=July 4, 2017|page=1}} The route originally operated from 47th Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard, along Hollis Court Boulevard (which used to run through Cunningham Park), 212th Street (now part of the Clearview Expressway), and Jamaica Avenue (along the current Q36 route) to 257th Street.{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201934%2FFlushing%2520NY%2520North%2520Shore%2520%2520Daily%2520Journal%25201934%252002095.pdf|title=Add Route To North Shore Bus System: Q-26 To Run From Rosewood To Queens Village; Only 2 Major Changes|date=March 7, 1934|publisher=North Shore Daily Journal|access-date=July 4, 2017|page=2|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181406/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Flushing%20NY%20North%20Shore%20%20Daily%20Journal/Flushing%20NY%20North%20Shore%20%20Daily%20Journal%201934/Flushing%20NY%20North%20Shore%20%20Daily%20Journal%201934%2002095.pdf|url-status=live}}

On April 26, 1935, New York City granted Z & M Coach Corporation a franchise to operate the new Q26 route for a period ending no later than December 31, 1938. At public hearings at the New York State Transit Commission to obtain certification for the franchise, it was found that Z & M operated the Q26 route at a fare greater than provided for in the franchise contract. The hearings closed on June 18, and the Transit Commission gave Z & M an opportunity to revise the franchise with New York City. On October 4, 1935, the Board of Estimate adopted a resolution giving the company a 90-day extension from October 23 to get the franchise certified. On January 29, 1936, the Transit Commission declined to certify the route as the extension expired.{{Cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112102991660&view=1up&seq=66|title=Sixteenth Annual Report For the Calendar Year 1936|publisher=Department of Public Service Metropolitan Division Transit Commission|year=1937|pages=61, 62|access-date=2020-01-07|archive-date=2023-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709025306/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112102991660&view=1up&seq=66|url-status=live}}

On October 22, 1935, the Board of Estimate approved a plan to divide Queens into four zones for bus operating franchise purposes in order to relieve traffic in the borough. With the new zone setup, one company would be awarded the franchise in each zone, with any remaining smaller operations acquired by the larger company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41860270/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|title=5-Cent Buses In Queens O.K'd: New Lines Approved by Estimate Board—Zone Plan Changes Routes|date=October 22, 1935|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181409/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/41860270/|url-status=live}} On September 24, 1936, the Board of Estimate voted to grant franchises to three of the four zones. Since the Q26 was located in Zone B, covering Flushing, it would be awarded to the North Shore Bus Company. The new franchise would last ten years and be subject to termination by the city at sixty days' notice after five years.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/52705553/?terms=queens%2Bbus%2Bzone|title=Bus Franchises For Queens Are Granted by City: 12-Year Old Problem Is Solved by Action of Board of Estimate|date=September 24, 1936|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 1, 2016|newspaper=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181408/https://www.newspapers.com/image/52705553/?terms=queens%2Bbus%2Bzone|url-status=live}} On November 9, 1936, the operation of the route was transferred to the North Shore Bus Company.{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3003287&view=1up&seq=4|title=State of New York Department of Public Service Metropolitan Division Transit Commission Eighteenth Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1938|date=February 14, 1939|publisher=New York State Transit Commission|page=608|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407022000/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3003287&view=1up&seq=4|url-status=live}}

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In December 1941, 300 bus riders complained to the Transit Commission, asking that full service on the Q26 be restored. Their petition was supported by a letter from Assemblyman Henry J. Latham, who called for a full review of service on the route. The petition charged that service had gotten worse since North Shore took over the route, and that on November 17, rush hour bus service was decreased, with service running on 30 minute headways instead of 20 minute headways without notice. In addition, it noted that the new schedule did not accommodate increased ridership during rush hours, resulting in overcrowding, and that riders had to leave earlier for work or return later from work due to worse bus service. Riders also noted that service on the route now operated hourly on Sunday instead of half-hourly.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FJamaica%2520NY%2520Long%2520Island%2520Daily%2520Press%2FJamaica%2520NY%2520Long%2520Island%2520Daily%2520Press%25201941%2FJamaica%2520NY%2520Long%2520Island%2520Daily%2520Press%25201941%2520a%2520-%25201381.pdf|title=300 Protest Service On Q-26 Route: Petition Transit Commission to Restore Operation Recently Curtailed|date=December 4, 1941|work=Long Island Daily Press|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181414/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201941/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201941%20a%20-%201381.pdf|url-status=live}}

Service south of Francis Lewis Boulevard and Horace Harding Boulevard, to Jamaica Avenue at the Queens Village station of the Long Island Rail Road, became rush hours only during World War II as North Shore was required to reduce bus service to preserve rubber. This change took effect on June 8, 1942.{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201942%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201942%2520-%25205404.pdf|title=For the Convenience of A, B and C Car Owners|date=December 22, 1942|publisher=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 9, 2016|page=7|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215061003/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201942/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201942%20-%205404.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201942%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201942%2520-%25202234.pdf|title=War Changes More Bus Lines: North Shore, Steinway Co. Routes Affected|date=May 28, 1942|publisher=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=July 5, 2017|page=1}} With the curtailment of the route, riders near the new terminus at Horace Harding Boulevard benefited from a reduction of their fare. The route had a zoned fare structure, with two five-cent zones, with the first zone ending at 52nd Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard. The change allowed riders between 52nd Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard to go to Flushing for only five cents, instead of ten. In addition, it made it easier for Q26 riders to get seats and to board buses since there were no sidewalks along this section of Hollis Court Boulevard.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201942%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201942%2520-%25202324.pdf|title=Curtailment a Boon to Rosewood Riders|date=June 3, 1942|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020}} To keep the route's franchise operative, one bus a day, the 6:15 a.m., continued from Horace Harding Boulevard to Queens Village station.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201945%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201945%2520-%25200507.pdf|title=Flushing Group Plans Demand For New Buses: Civic Association Wants Company to Install Better Equipment|date=August 28, 1945|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020}} After service was cut for World War II, the Emerald Park Civic Association called for improved service on the route, noting that service ended at 7 p.m. on Sundays and 1 a.m.. on weekdays and that service ran on 40-minute headways after 7 p.m. and all day Sunday.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201946%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201946%2520-%25207439.pdf|title=Bus Crowding Is Relieved in Emerald Park: Improve Service Noted by Civic Leader After Campaign|date=May 27, 1946|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181949/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201946/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201946%20-%207439.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201945%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201945%2520-%25200794.pdf|title=Group Appeals For Aid In Bus Service Fight: Emerald Park Association Rallies Forces to Battle Company|date=September 13, 1945|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181949/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201945/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201945%20-%200794.pdf|url-status=live}}

In 1944, the Emerald Park Civic Association fought to have North Shore construct bus shelters along Hollis Court Boulevard to protect local residents on cold winter mornings. Since the company and city ignored their request, members of the group went door to door to raise funds for the construction of three shelters. With these funds, they constructed three shelters out of wood and concrete, measuring {{Convert|15|ft||abbr=}} long by {{Convert|9|ft||abbr=}} wide, each of which had a bench and could fit 25 people. One shelter was constructed at 58th Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard and two shelters were constructed at Horace Harding Boulevard and 53rd Avenue. On September 13, 1945, the group called on North Shore to replace old buses on the route. Early in May 1946, North Shore restored some Q26 service to Queens Village, with buses heading there on the hour. Later that month, the rush hour headway of bus service was decreased from 15 to 10 minutes. In 1946, the route's franchise was up for renewal.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201946%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201946%2520a%2520-%25200744.pdf|title=Emerald Park Starts Street Title Petitions|date=September 13, 1946|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181949/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201946/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201946%20a%20-%200744.pdf|url-status=live}}

On March 30, 1947, North Shore Bus would be taken over by the New York City Board of Transportation (later the New York City Transit Authority) since it could not operate on the mandated five-cent fare and went bankrupt, making the bus routes city operated.{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/03/30/99268704.pdf|title=City Takes Over Bus Line: O'Connor Selected to Operate North Shore System|date=March 30, 1947|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215061514/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/03/30/99268704.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oktGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA111|title=From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA|last=Sparberg|first=Andrew J.|date=October 1, 2014|publisher=Fordham University Press|isbn=978-0-8232-6190-1}}{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2520a%2520-%25200261.pdf|title=120-Passenger Vehicles Added For Next Week: 10 City Lines Will Have All New Equipment by Wednesday|date=December 31, 1948|publisher=Long Island Star-Journal|page=2|access-date=January 9, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215061514/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948%20a%20-%200261.pdf|url-status=live}} On July 1, 1948, fare zones on the route were eliminated. It was the only Queens route with fare zones.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IRdBAQAAIAAJ&q=%22+connecting+St.+George+with+Tottenville,+had+four+zones.+In+all+of%22|title=Bus Transportation|date=July 1948|publisher=McGraw-Hill Publishing Company|pages=43|language=en|access-date=2020-01-07|archive-date=2023-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181951/https://books.google.com/books?id=IRdBAQAAIAAJ&q=%22+connecting+St.+George+with+Tottenville,+had+four+zones.+In+all+of%22|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|title=Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949.|date=1949|publisher=New York City Board of Transportation|pages=83|hdl = 2027/mdp.39015023094926}} In October 1948, the Hollis Court Civic Association compiled data for a survey to accompany a petition that it planned to send to the Mayor and the president of the Board of Transportation calling for improved Q26 bus service. The group noted that the area had experienced dramatic population growth, making the route's schedule inadequate. It noted that service ended at 1 a.m. and started at 6:20 a.m. with service operating on 40-minute headways after 9 p.m.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2520-%25207692.pdf|title=Hollis Court Demands Better Bus Service|date=October 20, 1948|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216182015/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948%20-%207692.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2520-%25208169.pdf|title=Mayor Raises Flushing Hope In Bus Fight: Civic Leader's Letter Complaining of Q-26 Brings Answer|date=November 2, 1948|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181951/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948%20-%208169.pdf|url-status=live}} The campaign for improved Q26 service was started by the Emerald Park Civic Association in 1945. In November 1948, the Chairman of the Board of Transportation informed the Civic Association that he would personally consider the group's requests. In response to the group's request, Q26 service began running overnight on December 19, 1948.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2520-%25209660.pdf|title=All-Night Runs Start Sunday On Q-26 Line: Residents Win 3-Year Fight to Add 5 Hours Service on 'Toonerville Line'|date=December 13, 1948|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181956/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948%20-%209660.pdf|url-status=live}}

In August 1948, Matur Homes, Incorporated brought a case with the Emerald Park Civic Association over its bus shelters, complaining that someone refused to take title to the new home next to the shelter until the 58th Avenue shelter was removed.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201948%2520-%25205613.pdf|title=Q-26 Riders Face Loss Of Bus Shelters: New Homes Crowd Out 3 Emerald Park Structures|date=August 11, 1948|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181951/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201948%20-%205613.pdf|url-status=live}} However, the case was dismissed after trial, with the judge ruling that the interests of the majority had to be served. In October 1948, the Emerald Park Civic Association was required to move the 53rd Avenue shelter {{Convert|50|feet|meters|abbr=}} to the south because homes were being constructed nearby. In January 1949, Matur initiated an order to remove the 58th Avenue shelter under squatter law. While Matur contended to own the land under the structure, the Emerald Park director stated that it was city-owned land when it was installed.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201949%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201949%2520b%2520-%25200958.pdf|title=Emerald Park Seeks To Save Its Bus Shack|date=January 31, 1949|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216183004/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201949/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201949%20b%20-%200958.pdf|url-status=live}} On July 13, 1949, Emerald Park Civic Association officials announced that a second court action threatened their continued maintenance of the bus shelters along Hollis Court Boulevard, having been served a summons due to another complaint by Matur Homes. Matur sought the removal of the 58th Avenue shelter, stating that the Veterans Administration was turning down applications for G.I. loans for homes in the neighborhood, objecting to the effect of the shelters on realty values.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201949%2FLong%2520Island%2520%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201949%2520-%25204931.pdf|title=Second Suit Menaces Bus Shelters For Emerald Park and Hollis Court|date=July 13, 1949|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216183000/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201949/Long%20Island%20%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201949%20-%204931.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201949%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201949%2520-%25205891.pdf|title=Fund Campaign Opens To Save Bus Shelter: Emerald Park Body Fights Builder's Suit to Remove Structure|date=August 12, 1949|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216183001/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201949/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201949%20-%205891.pdf|url-status=live}}

On January 16, 1951, the Tyholland Civic Association of Bayside Hills made another plea for the implementation of rush hour express service on the Q26, which the Board had rejected the previous year. The Board had ruled that express service was unnecessary and that it would worsen riders would have their stops skipped. Tyholland also suggested moving the terminal for the Q26 in Flushing from the north side of Roosevelt Avenue west of Main Street to somewhere else to prevent Q27 riders from boarding a Q26 if it arrived first. Q27 service ran every 3 to 5 minutes during rush hours, compared to the Q26's 10 minutes, making it harder for riders dependent on the Q26 to get a seat.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201950%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201950%2520-%25200475.pdf|title=Tyholland Again Urges Q-26 Express Service|date=January 16, 1951|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216183006/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201950/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201950%20-%200475.pdf|url-status=live}} The Board finally agreed to study a proposal for express service on the Q26 during evening rush hours on December 26, 1951. The proposal called for reducing the number of stops along the shared segment of the Q26 and Q27 along 46th Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and Hollis Court Boulevard to four. The change was expected to discourage Q27 riders from taking whatever bus came first in Flushing, providing room on Q26 buses for riders who were completely dependent on the route.{{Cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201951%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201951%2520a%2520-%25201816.pdf|title=Transit Board Studies Request For Q-26 Evening Express Service|date=December 26, 1951|work=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216183002/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201951/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201951%20a%20-%201816.pdf|url-status=live}}

File:Roosevelt Av Lippmann Plaza td (2018-05-22) 21.jpg (7398) on the Flushing-bound Q26 at Roosevelt Ave/Lippmann Plaza in May 2018.|alt=A New Flyer XD40 operating on the Q26 route in downtown Flushing on a cloudy day]]

On November 29, 1956, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) approved plans to cut the route back from Queens Village to the Horace Harding Expressway, and to redesignate the route from the Q26 Flushing-Queens Village route to the Q26 Flushing-46th Avenue route. Though the change was initially scheduled to take effect on January 22, 1957,{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33322600/daily_news/|title=TA Shuffles Bus Setup for Speed|date=November 30, 1956|work=New York Daily News|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630150955/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33322600/daily_news/|url-status=live}} it took effect on February 3, 1957.{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201957%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201957%2520-%25201040.pdf|title=Bus Cuts Begin at Midnight And Bayside Hills Won'y Like 'Em|last1=Mooney, Jr.|first1=Joseph W.|date=February 2, 1957|publisher=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 13, 2016|page=1|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215062019/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201957/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201957%20-%201040.pdf|url-status=live}} Service in the morning to Flushing after 7 a.m. started running every 40 minutes, and service from Flushing started running every ten minutes between 4:41 and 6:51 p.m., and every 20 minutes afterwards.{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201957%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201957%2520-%25201043.pdf|title=Buses|date=February 2, 1957|publisher=Long Island Star-Journal|access-date=January 9, 2016|page=2|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216183003/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201957/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201957%20-%201043.pdf|url-status=live}}

In 1990, the NYCTA proposed eliminating weekend service in June 1991 to reduce the agency's budget deficit. Q26 service was to be cut because it was one of the agency's worst performing local bus routes. Eliminating Saturday service would have affected 548 people and eliminating Sunday service would affect 200 people. The route had a farebox recovery ratio of 17.6% and 14.0% on Saturdays and Sundays, respectively, lower than the systemwide averages of 41% and 38%. Cutting Saturday service was expected to save $76,001 and cutting Sunday service was expected to save $37,451.{{Cite book|url=http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/pages/FileBrowser.aspx?LinkToFile=FILES_DOC/QUEENS_FILES/03.012.0231.030147.2.PDF#undefined|title=1991 Service Capacity Plan: Matching Capacity to Demand|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|year=1991|pages=2.20, 2.21|access-date=2022-03-17|archive-date=2022-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317201808/http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/pages/FileBrowser.aspx?LinkToFile=FILES_DOC/QUEENS_FILES/03.012.0231.030147.2.PDF#undefined|url-status=live}}

Weekend and overnight service was discontinued on September 10, 1995 due to a budget crisis. The hours of Q26 service were changed to 5 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. on weekdays.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/block-tough-brake-bus-cuts-article-1.702010|title=Around The Block Tough Brake As Bus Cuts Begin|date=September 19, 1995|access-date=December 16, 2015|work=New York Daily News|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105718/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/block-tough-brake-bus-cuts-article-1.702010|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41847322/daily_news/|title=Tough break as bus cuts begin|date=September 19, 1995|work=New York Daily News|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216181018/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/41847322/|url-status=live}} In October 2004, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proposed cutting eight Queens bus routes, including the Q26, to fill a $436 million budget gap. The change would have taken effect in 2006. Due to criticism from politicians and riders, the elimination of the Q26 did not occur, with the agency electing to raise the fare instead.{{Cite news|url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/queens-to-lose-bus-routes-in-to-mta-budget-ax/article_0faa6163-f823-5ae9-81d8-b3edb4845b90.html|title=Queens To Lose 8 Bus Routes In 2006 To MTA Budget Ax|last=Hagey|first=Keach|date=October 21, 2004|work=Queens Chronicle|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025113704/https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/queens-to-lose-bus-routes-in-to-mta-budget-ax/article_0faa6163-f823-5ae9-81d8-b3edb4845b90.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Chan|first=Sewell|date=December 17, 2004|title=Transit Agency Votes to Raise Rail and Bus Fares in 2005|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/17/nyregion/transit-agency-votes-to-raise-rail-and-bus-fares-in-2005.html|access-date=May 21, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305192430/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/17/nyregion/transit-agency-votes-to-raise-rail-and-bus-fares-in-2005.html|url-status=live}} In December 2008, the MTA proposed entirely discontinuing the Q26 to help reduce the agency's $1.2 billion budget deficit.{{Cite news|url=https://qns.com/story/2009/01/19/mta-plan-threatens-weekend-bus-service-to-little-neck-college-point/|title=MTA plan threatens weekend bus service to Little Neck, College Point|last=Duke|first=Nathan|date=January 19, 2009|work=Queens Times Ledger|access-date=January 7, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/09/2009_fare_service_notice.pdf|title=2009 Fare Service Notice|date=January 2009|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130015803/http://www.mta.info/mta/09/2009_fare_service_notice.pdf|archive-date=2009-01-30|access-date=January 7, 2020}} Had the plan been implemented, Q27 service would have been increased.{{Cite news|url=https://qns.com/story/2009/02/17/talk-of-q26-bus-cut-worries-st-francis-prep/|title=Talk of Q26 bus cut worries St. Francis Prep|last=Gustafson|first=Anna|date=February 17, 2009|work=Queens Times Ledger|access-date=January 7, 2020}} Off-peak service was discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to another budget crisis, saving the agency $500,000 annually. The changes were planned to affect 550 daily riders, and increase an average rider's trip by five minutes. Rush hour service was maintained due to high demand.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/news/pdf/NYCT_Revised_Service_Changes.pdf|title=NYC Transit Service Reductions -Revised|date=March 19, 2010|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|page=96|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831144213/http://web.mta.info/news/pdf/NYCT_Revised_Service_Changes.pdf|url-status=live}} The change in service decreased cost efficiency and ridership, with many riders opting to drive instead of mass transit, and others using the Q27.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/NYCT_2010_Service_Reduction_Evaluation.pdf|title=Evaluation of 2010 Service Reductions|date=September 23, 2011|website=mta.info|publisher=New York City Transit|page=B-60|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106233042/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/NYCT_2010_Service_Reduction_Evaluation.pdf|url-status=live}}

In December 2019, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Queens bus network.{{cite web|url=https://qns.com/story/2019/12/17/mta-gives-sneak-peek-of-transformative-queens-bus-network-redesign-plan-at-queens-borough-board-meeting/|title=MTA gives 'sneak peek' of transformative Queens bus network redesign plan|last=Acevedo|first=Angélica|date=December 17, 2019|website=QNS.com|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101011747/https://qns.com/story/2019/12/17/mta-gives-sneak-peek-of-transformative-queens-bus-network-redesign-plan-at-queens-borough-board-meeting/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/12/31/mta-unveils-draft-proposal-to-redesign-bus-network-in-queens|title=MTA Unveils Draft Proposal to Redesign Bus Network in Queens|date=December 31, 2019|website=Spectrum News NY1 | New York City|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101011749/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/12/31/mta-unveils-draft-proposal-to-redesign-bus-network-in-queens|url-status=live}} As part of the redesign, the Q26 would have been replaced by a "subway connector" route called the QT31, which would have had a nonstop section along 46th Avenue. East of Francis Lewis Boulevard, QT31 would also run along the Horace Harding Expressway and Springfield Boulevard to the Queens Village station.{{cite web|url=https://new.mta.info/document/12706|title=Draft Plan, Queens Bus Network Redesign|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|date=December 2019|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231075237/https://new.mta.info/document/12706|url-status=live}} The redesign was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020,{{Cite web|title=Queens bus network redesign remains on hold amid COVID-19 pandemic: MTA|url=https://qns.com/story/2020/06/01/queens-bus-network-redesign-remains-on-hold-amid-covid-19-pandemic-mta/|access-date=2020-07-05|website=QNS.com|language=en-US|archive-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705220043/https://qns.com/story/2020/06/01/queens-bus-network-redesign-remains-on-hold-amid-covid-19-pandemic-mta/|url-status=dead}} and the original draft plan was dropped due to negative feedback.{{cite web | last=Duggan | first=Kevin | title=MTA to release 'totally redone' Queens bus network redesign draft in early 2022 | website=amNewYork | date=December 15, 2021 | url=https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-to-release-totally-redone-queens-bus-network-redesign-draft-in-early-2022/ | access-date=January 21, 2022 | archive-date=January 21, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121010646/https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-to-release-totally-redone-queens-bus-network-redesign-draft-in-early-2022/ | url-status=live }}

A revised plan was released in March 2022.{{cite web | last=Duggan | first=Kevin | title=FIRST ON amNY: MTA reveals new Queens bus redesign draft plan | website=amNewYork | date=March 29, 2022 | url=https://www.amny.com/transit/queens-bus-redesign-relaunch/ | access-date=March 29, 2022 | archive-date=March 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329151616/https://www.amny.com/transit/queens-bus-redesign-relaunch/ | url-status=live }} Under the new plan, the Q26 would have overnight service restored and become a "zone" route, which would have a nonstop section on 46th Avenue. The Q26 would be extended south on Francis Lewis Boulevard, east on 73rd Avenue, and south on Springfield Boulevard to Cambria Heights, taking over the Q27's route in southeast Queens.{{cite web|url=https://new.mta.info/document/79636|title=Draft Plan, Queens Bus Network Redesign|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|date=March 2022|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329153951/https://new.mta.info/document/79636|url-status=live}}

A final bus-redesign plan was released in December 2023.{{cite web | last=Brachfeld | first=Ben | title=MTA unveils final proposal for Queens bus network redesign | website=amNewYork | date=December 12, 2023 | url=https://www.amny.com/new-york/queens/mta-final-proposal-queens-bus-network-redesign/ | access-date=December 13, 2023 | archive-date=December 13, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213155310/https://www.amny.com/new-york/queens/mta-final-proposal-queens-bus-network-redesign/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Shkurhan | first=Iryna | title=MTA unveils final plan to overhaul Queens bus network for the first time in decades | website=QNS.com | date=December 13, 2023 | url=https://qns.com/2023/12/mta-unveils-final-plan-overhaul-queens-bus-network/ | access-date=December 14, 2023 | archive-date=December 14, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214010201/https://qns.com/2023/12/mta-unveils-final-plan-overhaul-queens-bus-network/ | url-status=live }} The Q26 would continue to terminate at Hollis Court Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard at its south end, with off-peak service ending at 47th Avenue-Hollis Court Boulevard, but the north end would be extended along College Point Boulevard to College Point in order to replace the Q65. The Q26 would also be converted into a full-time local bus route. As with the draft plan, there would be 24/7 service on the Q26, albeit only between Flushing and College Point.{{cite web|url=https://new.mta.info/document/128476|title=Final Plan, Queens Bus Network Redesign|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|date=Dec 2023|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212204931/https://new.mta.info/document/128476|url-status=live}}

On December 17, 2024, addendums to the final plan were released.{{cite web |last=Russo-Lennon |first=Barbara |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Hold that bus! Queens riders to get more bus service, better rail connections if MTA approves redesign plan |url=https://www.amny.com/news/queens-bus-service-redesign-plan/ |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=amNewYork}}{{cite web |last=Heyward |first=Giulia |date=December 17, 2024 |title=After years of delays, MTA finally moves ahead with Queens bus redesign |url=https://gothamist.com/news/after-years-of-delays-mta-finally-moves-ahead-with-queens-bus-redesign |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=Gothamist}} Among these, bus stops on the Q26 were rearranged.{{cite web|title=Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan Addendum|url= https://new.mta.info/document/160201|access-date=17 December 2024}} On January 29, 2025, the current plan was approved by the MTA Board,{{cite web|title=MTA approves major changes coming to Queens bus network starting this summer|url=https://www.amny.com/news/major-changes-coming-to-queens-bus-network/|author=Barbara Russo-Lennon|publisher=amNewYork Metro|date=29 January 2025|access-date=29 January 2025}} and the Queens Bus Redesign will go into effect in two different phases during Summer 2025.{{cite web|title=MTA approves major changes coming to Queens bus network starting this summer|url= https://ny1.com/nyc/queens/traffic_and_transit/2025/02/20/queens-bus-network-redesign-to-launch-this-summer--mta-says#:~:text=MTA%20announced%20Thursday.-,Phase%20one%20will%20launch%20on%20Sunday%2C%20June%2029%2C%20and%20phase,faster%20service%20to%20train%20stations.|author=Atlan Hassard|publisher=Spectrum News NY1|date=20 February 2025|access-date=22 February 2025}}

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