Nassau Inter-County Express
A NICE bus in Port Washington in 2025 | |
| Parent | Nassau County, New York (fleet ownership) |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | January 1, 2012 (as NICE) |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 71,746 (weekday 2024) |
| Fuel type | CNG/Battery Electric (fixed-route) Diesel (Able-Ride) |
| Operator | Transdev |
| Chief executive | Jack Khzouz (September 2018) |
| Website | nicebus |
Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the public transit bus system in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. NICE routes operate across Nassau County, with some routes serving destinations in Suffolk County and the New York City borough of Queens. NICE service is coordinated by the Nassau County government and operated by Transdev.
NICE is the successor of MTA Long Island Bus, which began operation in 1973 after Nassau County bought out ten private bus companies. MTA Regional Bus Operations operated Nassau County bus service until 2012, when the county switched operations to a private contractor after a funding dispute. NICE bus services connect to MTA services, including the Long Island Rail Road and New York City bus services, and NICE buses accept the regional MetroCard and OMNY fare systems.