Bus line

B61 B61 bus

Park Slope - Downtown Brooklyn · via Van Brunt St / Columbia St / 9th St

1 active alert 1 upcoming 41 stops

Service status

NowBoarding ChangeB61Northbound B61 stop on Smith St at Atlantic Ave is closed - Please use the stops on Atlantic Ave at Court St or Smith St at Livingston St

Until April 2029

See a map of this stop change.

What's happening?

Construction

Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured

Posted Feb 9, 2026, 1:40 PM

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - DetourB61Northbound B61 stops on Prospect Park W/Prospect Park SW and 15th St/8th Ave will be closed

Oct 18, Sunday, 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM

For service, use the stops on Prospect Park West/Prospect Ave or 8th Ave/13th St.

Buses operate via Prospect Ave and 8th Ave. See map

What's happening?

15th Street Block Party

Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured

Posted Oct 15, 2026, 2:49 PM

From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stops

To DOWNTOWN BKLYN FULTON MALL via RED HOOK (41 stops)

To PARK SLOPE 20 ST via RED HOOK (41 stops)

Route map

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To PARK SLOPE 20 ST via RED HOOK

	Weekday	Sat	Sun
First / last	24 hours	24 hours	24 hours
Morning rush (6–10 AM)	every ~10 min	every ~16 min	every ~20 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)	every ~12 min	every ~12 min	every ~16 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)	every ~10 min	every ~13 min	every ~14 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)	every ~20 min	every ~20 min	every ~20 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)	every ~33 min	every ~33 min	every ~33 min
Trips per day	99	86	75
End-to-end time	51 min	45 min	42 min

To DOWNTOWN BKLYN FULTON MALL via RED HOOK

	Weekday	Sat	Sun
First / last	24 hours	24 hours	24 hours
Morning rush (6–10 AM)	every ~11 min	every ~15 min	every ~18 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)	every ~12 min	every ~12 min	every ~14 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)	every ~12 min	every ~15 min	every ~17 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)	every ~27 min	every ~20 min	every ~20 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)	every ~30 min	every ~33 min	every ~33 min
Trips per day	94	86	75
End-to-end time	50 min	45 min	44 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period.

Fare

$3.00 per ride for most riders on subways and local, limited and Select Bus Service buses (source: mta.info/fares-tolls, checked Oct 11, 2026).