Claim: The B61’s route before 2008 was between Long Island City (a residential and commercial neighborhood on the west side of Queens, New York City) and the south end of Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, but this change in January 2010 when the route was split into B61 and B62.
Evidence: Prior to 2008, the B61 comprised the entire Crosstown surface route, running between Long Island City, Queens and the south end of Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. 
Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the extreme western tip of Queens, New York City, on the western edge of Long Island. 
In January 2010 the route split into the current B61 and B62 routes to improve reliability.