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The Ordinary Launches Free Express Bus Between Domino Park and Prospect Park

The two-week shuttle aims to ease a common Brooklyn commute during planned subway work, raising questions about permits and city coordination.

Overview

  • The Ordinary announced the free, limited-run shuttle on Wednesday that will run a north–south route between Kent Avenue at S. 5th Street in Domino Park and Eastern Parkway at the Brooklyn Public Library.
  • The company says the service will operate for two weeks starting May 26 with published hours for weekdays and weekends and live tracking on theordinarybus.com.
  • The route is billed as a non-stop express corridor designed to cut a typical Williamsburg-to-Prospect Park trip and partly overlaps a planned G train outage from May 29 to June 1.
  • Reporters and local outlets have flagged unresolved practical issues, including whether the operator has required permits and how the service coordinates with the MTA and city agencies.
  • Coverage frames the bus as a branded activation that applies The Ordinary’s marketing message of simple, accessible solutions to urban mobility, a move that highlights private actors testing short-term transit workarounds.