Buses

A commuter uses their MetroCard at Union Square.

MTA

MetroCard Holdouts Cling to Slivers of Plastic Despite Tap-and-Go OMNY-presence

April 30, 2025, 11:55 a.m.April 30, 2025, 11:55 a.m.

As card machines go the way of the token, officials say a third of riders are reluctant to give up the now old-school swiping method.

Commuters wait in a long line during the evening rush outside the Staten Island ferry terminal.

MTA

Staten Islanders Suffer From Bus Slowdown and Increasing Wait Times

April 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 24, 2025, 1:04 p.m.

Commuters in the oft-neglected borough say they are missing school and church because of buses that can’t seem to find the fast lane.

A M22 bus travels from Battery Park City to the Lower East Side.

Transit

Manhattan Buses Got a Bit Faster in First Month of Congestion Pricing

Feb. 21, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:29 p.m.

Just as President Donald Trump moved to shut down the tolling plan, data shows — and riders say — the bus experience going crosstown has become better.

7 trains sit in an MTA maintenance facility near Citi Field.

How to New York

Budgeting to Avoid ‘Summer of Hell’: Your Guide to the MTA’s Capital Program

Jan. 30, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 29, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

The sprawling transit agency’s much talked about, multi-year, major-projects plan almost always takes a winding route to the finish line.

Seven adults and one child in a Spiderman backpack walk out onto Utica Ave to board the B46 Bus. A commuter van is seen on the left, parked in the bus lane.

Buses

Vans Vs. Buses: Swarm of Unlicensed Operators Battles MTA for Street Space and Commuters

Jan. 3, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 2, 2025, 5:29 p.m.

As legitimate dollar van operators get priced out by high insurance rates, off-the-books competitors are taking their place.

Riders board an SBS express bus on West 34th Street, March 6, 2020.

Transit

MTA Nabs Federal Money to Study the New Psychology of Fare Beating

Dec. 13, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 12, 2024, 5:24 p.m.

Facing a behavioral shift seen since the pandemic, the transit agency is pulling out all the stops to figure out how to get people to pay their own way.

Aerial view of the West Farms Bus Depot in The Bronx. Nov. 26, 2024.

Transit

MTA Considers Flying Drones to Keep Watch Over Buses

Nov. 27, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 27, 2024, 9:36 a.m.

The transit agency is so far just seeking “information” about the possibility of using flying vehicles to “manage and oversee its bus operations” but union officials balk at the idea of replacing humans on the ground.

A worker in a jean jacket walks into the East New York bus depot.

Buses

Union, Public Advocate Sue MTA Over Service Cuts Linked to Congestion Pricing U-Turn

July 17, 2024, 12:21 p.m.July 18, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

The suit accuses the MTA of violating the state Public Authorities Law by reducing “between 5% and 10%” the number of bus runs from bus depots in Brooklyn, Manhattan and The Bronx.

A Staten Island express bus moves through Lower Manhattan.

Transit

MTA Blames Canceled Express Bus Trips on Driver Shortages

May 16, 2024, 6:26 p.m.May 16, 2024, 7:03 p.m.

While more than 95% of scheduled trips do take place, according to the agency, 80% of those that do not result from not having enough operators.

Work

Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations

April 30, 2024, 3:42 p.m.April 30, 2024, 3:42 p.m.

Bus operators with rapidly approaching due dates took to the transit agency’s monthly hearing to make their voices heard amid stress and financial uncertainty.

Buses

MetroCard Holdouts Cling to Slivers of Plastic Despite Tap-and-Go OMNY-presence

Staten Islanders Suffer From Bus Slowdown and Increasing Wait Times

Manhattan Buses Got a Bit Faster in First Month of Congestion Pricing

Budgeting to Avoid ‘Summer of Hell’: Your Guide to the MTA’s Capital Program

Vans Vs. Buses: Swarm of Unlicensed Operators Battles MTA for Street Space and Commuters

MTA Nabs Federal Money to Study the New Psychology of Fare Beating

MTA Considers Flying Drones to Keep Watch Over Buses

Union, Public Advocate Sue MTA Over Service Cuts Linked to Congestion Pricing U-Turn

MTA Blames Canceled Express Bus Trips on Driver Shortages

Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations

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