County Debuts Ridesharing Option For South Shore Residents

GARDEN CITY, NY — Combining public transportation with private ridesharing, NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express) Bus has introduced the NICE MINI, a rideshare service for the county's South Shore. It launched on June 6 and runs Monday to Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The flexible, on-demand service allows customers to reserve rides to and from any desired location along a corridor from Merrick to Lynbrook, which extends one-half mile north of and to the south of Merrick Road and Atlantic Avenue. That is known as the NICE MINI Service Zone.

To gather awareness for customers, the service is free for the month of June. Thereafter, the one-way charge for a NICE MINI ride will be $2.75 (the same as a ride on any fixed NICE route). Customers can pay with coins, MetroCard or NICE transfer on board, or via credit card in advance on the app.

"NICE Bus is always innovating to remain current with shifting models and trends in transportation," noted Jack Khzouz, CEO. “With the advent of private ride services in our culture over the last few years, we challenged ourselves: ‘How can we provide a similar level of service, convenience and dependability in a public transportation mode?’ and are excited to be rolling out our first NICE MINI service along Nassau’s South Shore corridor."

Additional zones are planned for Nassau County over the next three years.

More details are available on their website.