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LI Bus gets new name, look, operator says

Originally published: November 9, 2011 9:52 PM
Updated: November 9, 2011 10:00 PM
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO  alfonso.castillo@newsday.com

A preview of NICE bus, which will replace

Photo credit: Handout | A preview of NICE bus, which will replace LI Bus when Veolia Transportation takes over operations of the bus system in Nassau County.

Nassau County's newly privatized bus system will have a new name and look but will keep existing fares and all 48 of its routes, officials said Wednesday.

NICE Bus -- an acronym for Nassau Inter-County Express -- is the moniker as of Jan. 1 for Long Island Bus, the county-owned bus system that serves 100,000 daily riders.

County Executive Edward Mangano, at a news conference Thursday,...

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What do you think of the new name for LI Bus?

I like the name -- it's catchy. It's not bad. Not a fan. I don't care as long as it picks me up on time.