Native New Yorkers primarily refer to public transit passenger vehicles simply as a "bus," but local transit vernacular also features specific terms depending on context. Commuters often specify the service by route numbers or borough names, such as taking the "M15" or the "Select Bus Service (SBS)." Historically and colloquially, older New Yorkers or neighborhood residents sometimes refer to the entire transit network or the bus fleet using general terms, but unlike other cities that use regional nicknames like "the coach" or "the trolley," New Yorkers keep it direct and functional, calling it a bus or referring directly to the MTA bus line.
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