The B67 and B69 bus routes comprise a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City.
At Ninth Street there is a transfer to the Culver Line's Seventh Avenue station (F and G trains).
At this location, the B69 turns south towards Grand Army Plaza, while the B67 continues up Flatbush Avenue with the B41.
[2] On weekdays, buses travel the full route from Kensington to Williamsburg, via the Brooklyn Navy Yard to serve Dumbo and Vinegar Hill.
[8] In June 1883, soon after the Brooklyn Bridge opened, the PP&CI rerouted the line as an effort to make more profit.
[9][10][11][12] Following an agreement made on December 10, 1885,[13] President William Richardson of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad perpetually leased the Vanderbilt Avenue Line on January 1, 1886 for $21,000 a year, with the right to take ownership of the line on January 1, 1895 for $420,000.
[14] This lease included the entire horsecar property of the PP&CI, which kept its steam railroad from the Ninth Avenue Depot adjacent to the Greenwood Cemetery south to Coney Island.
[15] Culver had long desired to rid himself of the horse line, preferring to operate only the steam extension.
[16] In an article in The Brooklyn Union, it was reported that the heads of some other Brooklyn railroads believed that the value of the Vanderbilt Avenue Line was much higher than what Richardson agreed to spend given the connections available on additional routes his company operated.
[19] On October 4, 1886, the Brooklyn Aldermen granted a franchise to the Atlantic Avenue Railroad to use cable cars on the line.
[20] In May 1889, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that the Vanderbilt Avenue Line had relatively low ridership on weekdays, but might have been the busiest line in Brooklyn on Sundays between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., with cars completely packed with passengers due to its link to Culver Depot.
[30] On May 6, 1940, streetcars were rerouted via Shell Road and Neptune Avenue instead of along a private right-of-way for the construction of the Belt Parkway.
[30] In April 1942, the route was extended over the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row in Manhattan, with streetcars running along Sands Street in both directions.
[29] Through service ended for good on August 19, 1950 with the replacement of streetcars on the Vanderbilt Avenue Line with buses.
The replacement was made as an emergency measure that was subject to approval by the New York City Board of Estimate.
The B69 was extended to Cortelyou Road to cover part of this route, with the remainder not replaced with bus service since it was directly under the Culver Line elevated of the subway system.
[37][38] In September 2011, rush hour service on the two routes was adjusted to reduce bus bunching.
[40] As part of this plan, on September 9, 2013, the B67 route was extended into South Williamsburg on weekdays between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. via the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Vinegar Hill to serve new economic activity.
[44] The B69 service south of Prospect Park West would be discontinued, though the B67 would continue to serve that segment.