Nassau Inter-County Express

Nassau Inter-County Express

A Nassau Inter-County Express bus at a stop in Manhasset
Parent	Nassau County, New York (fleet ownership)
Commenced operation	1973 (MSBA) January 1, 2012 (NICE)
Ceased operation	December 31, 2011 (MTA Long Island Bus)
Headquarters	East Garden City, New York
Locale	Nassau County, New York
Service area	Most of Nassau County (except for northern Town of Oyster Bay), parts of Queens and Suffolk County
Service type	Bus service
Routes	41 (plus three shuttle routes)
Hubs	4 major bus hubs, 33 LIRR stations, and 5 New York City Subway stations
Fleet	~ 295 fixed-route, 122 Able Ride
Daily ridership	79,530 (weekday 2019)[1]
Fuel type	CNG (fixed-route) Diesel (Able-Ride)
Operator	Transdev
Website	nicebus.com

The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, New York. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, New York as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated under the name of MTA Long Island Bus (the public name of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority) – a division of MTA Regional Bus Operations. The MTA took over the operation of county buses in 1973 from ten private bus companies. In 2011, the owner, Nassau County, decided to outsource the system to a private operator, Veolia Transport, due to a funding dispute with the MTA.