bus battles

Local elected officials are still holding out hope that an intercity bus law signed by Governor Cuomo two years ago this month will finally be implemented 11 days from now.  Lower East Side and Chinatown residents, increasingly agitated by...

About a month ago, we told you about "Save LES Streets," a website launched by local residents fed up with the intercity bus glut in their neighborhood.  They've been tracking bus companies roaming the streets of the Lower East...

Last week, local residents persuaded members of Community Board 3's transportation committee to oppose applications for three new intercity bus permits along Canal Street.  But no one is rejoicing just yet. This is because the community board's decisions are...

In recent weeks, the Department of Transportation has signed off on a number of new intercity bus stops in Chinatown and on the Lower East Side. Community Board 3 has received notification from the DOT about approvals at the...

Last night, Community Board 3's transportation committee met to consider several new applications from intercity bus companies. After hearing from residents concerned about congestion in the immediate area, the panel drafted a resolution asking the Department of Transportation to...

Here's some more information about those proposed interstate bus stop applications we mentioned yesterday. Community Board 3 will weigh in on the proposals at the October 8 transportation committee meeting.  See below for additional details from the Department of...

We have more now on the continuing struggle to control the interstate bus business in Chinatown and on the Lower East Side. As mentioned this morning, Community Board 3 will be asked to consider four new bus stop locations...

Four more bus permits will be considered by Community Board 3 in the coming month. According to the October agenda, these are the applications CB3's transportation committee will evaluate during its October 8th meeting: Z & D Tours, 59 Canal...

Community Board 3 last night rejected three requests from interstate bus companies to add or expand bus stops in Chinatown and the Lower East Side. First off, the panel voted against an application from Yo! Bus to go from...

If you're concerned about the proliferation of "Chinatown buses," it might not be a bad idea to drop by Community Board 3's transportation committee meeting Tuesday, September 10.  That evening, the panel will hear proposals to add a new...