The Fifth Avenue Coach Company was an operator of buses, primarily in the borough of Manhattan, but with some operations in the Bronx and Queens in New York City. It began under the name Fifth Avenue Transportation Company (Ltd.) in 1885, with the intent of providing service on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, using horse-drawn omnibuses to avoid the laying of tracks on the avenue. In 1896 it was reincorporated as the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, still using horse-drawn omnibuses. The initial route ran from Washington Square to 90th Street, but additional operations followed. In 1900 the company attempted to introduce battery-powered buses, but the experiment was unsuccessful and horse drawn vehicles were restored until 1907, although beginning with 1905 motorized buses were experimentally used.