For the past couple of years, local elected officials have been pushing to regulate those so-called “Chinatown buses,” which have been such a big problem throughout Lower Manhattan. But legislation in Albany setting up a permit system in New York City had been blocked by Senate Republicans. We just received a news advisory from State Senator Daniel Squadron indicating there’s finally a deal to move the legislation forward.
At a news conference tomorrow, Squadron, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, City Council member Margaret Chin and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadek-Khan will “announce an agreement on state legislation to create the first-ever permit system for intercity buses, giving the city the power to regulate the industry and designate pick-up and drop-off locations, and creating much-needed oversight ability.”
More to come tomorrow…
