Bowery/Hester St

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Bowery/Hester St is a New York City bus stop on Bowery at the corner of Hester St, served by M103 in Manhattan. Times below come from the MTA Bus Time feed and show how far away each bus still is.

M103

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M103 East Harlem 125 St via 3 Av Scheduled departure 10:32 PM 18 min

M103 East Harlem 125 St via 3 Av Scheduled departure 10:52 PM 38 min

M103 East Harlem 125 St via 3 Av Scheduled departure 11:12 PM 58 min

M103 East Harlem 125 St via 3 Av Scheduled departure 11:32 PM 78 min

M103 East Harlem 125 St via 3 Av Scheduled departure 11:52 PM 98 min

M103 East Harlem 125 St via 3 Av Scheduled departure 12:05 AM 111 min

schedule Rows marked Scheduled departure come from the timetable: no vehicle on that route is being tracked toward this stop yet.

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Planned - Stops Skipped

M101 M102 M103

Until further notice
Update at 2026-04-03 18:34

Southbound M101, M102 and M103 buses are skipping the stop on Lexington Ave at E 46th St; use the temporary stop on Lexington Ave at E 45th St instead

See a map of the boarding change.
What's happening?
Water main construction
Boarding Change

M101 M102 M103

Through 2028
Update at 2026-04-20 16:07

Northbound M101, M102, and M103 stop on 3rd Ave at E 42nd St has been moved

Buses will make a temporary stop before the intersection on 3rd Ave at E 42nd St.
See a map of this stop change.
What's happening?
Construction
Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured
Planned - Detour

M103

Oct 18, Sunday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Update at 2026-09-25 23:35

Southbound M103 buses will skip stops on Lexington Ave between E 96th St and E 83rd St

The last regular stop before the detour will be Lexington Ave/E 98th St.
The first regular stop after the detour will be Lexington Ave/E 79th St.
Buses will make requested stops along 2nd Ave.
See a detour map
Skipped stops:
Lexington Ave/E 96th St
Lexington Ave/E 94th St
Lexington Ave/E 92nd St
Lexington Ave/E 89th St
Lexington Ave/E 85th St
Lexington Ave/E 83rd St
What's happening?
Lexington Ave Festival
Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.
Delays

M101 M102 M103 M15

Period from 2026-10-14 18:10

Update at 2026-10-14 18:10

You may wait longer for these buses:
M15, M101, M102, M103

We're running as much service as we can with the buses we have available.

Where this stop sits

M103

Stop 8 of 105 on the M103

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Nearest subway station Grand St BD 170 m 2 min walk

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Questions about Bowery/Hester St

MTA bus stop · M103

Which buses stop at Bowery/Hester St?

This stop is served by one route: M103. Open a route to see all of its stops.

When is the next bus at Bowery/Hester St?

The next scheduled departure is in about 18 minutes. No vehicle is being tracked yet, so this comes from the timetable, not from a live bus.

What does "4 stops away" mean?

It is the number of stops the bus still has to make before it reaches this one, straight from MTA Bus Time. It is a better guide than minutes in traffic: a bus two stops away will be here shortly even if the estimate says five minutes.

Are these times live or from the timetable?

Live whenever a bus is being tracked on the route; those rows show how many stops away the vehicle is. When nothing is being tracked the scheduled timetable is shown instead and clearly labelled as scheduled.

Where exactly is the Bowery/Hester St bus stop?

It stands on Bowery where it meets Hester St in Manhattan. The map further down the page shows the exact corner, which matters here because the opposite side of the street is usually a separate stop with its own arrival times.

Where is this stop on the M103 route?

It is stop 8 of 105 on the M103, after Bowery/Canal St and before Bowery/Grand St. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.