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Five Killed in Pennsylvania Bus Crash; Operator Uses Lower East Side Curbside Location

A tour bus crashed early this morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, killing 5 people and sending 60 others to area hospitals. The company running the New York-Ohio discount service operates from a curbside...

Schumer Demands Enforcement of Law Mandating Intercity Bus Safety Ratings

After a deadly intercity bus crash in Queens last month, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to fully implement a bus safety ratings system.

Leader of Gun Smuggling Ring Sentenced; Chinatown Buses Used to Transport Weapons

One of the leaders of an illegal gun running operation that used Chinatown buses to transport weapons from southern states has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Brooklyn DA Busts Alleged Gun Ring That Used Chinatown Buses

There's a Chinatown connection in a major crime bust announced in Brooklyn today. The DA announced the indictments of seven suspects for allegedly running guns from Southern states to New York City via Chinatown buses. Authorities called Michael Bassier of...

Chinatown Bus Operator, Yep Tours, Under Fire After Deadly Hit-and-Run in Philadelphia

An intercity bus company operating illegally in Chinatown is facing new scrutiny, after a deadly hit-and-run accident in Philadelphia yesterday. The driver of a Yep Tours bus struck 46-year-old Joseph Heard, who was in a crosswalk near police department headquarters...

Putting 311 to the Test: What Really Happens When You Try to Complain About an Illegal Bus?

A couple of weeks ago we heard from State Sen. Daniel Squadron, who told us his office had finally persuaded the city's 311 supervisors to make it easier for residents to file complaints about intercity buses. Local elected officials had...

More Intercity Bus Stop Applications Coming Up in June

Local residents in the area below East Broadway and east of Allen Street have been mobilizing in the past couple of months against more intercity bus stops.  It looks like they'll be doing some more organizing in the weeks...

Department of Transportation Approves Intercity Bus Permits

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...

Followup: New Lower East Side Bus Stop Applications

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...

Chinatown Bus Business: Is There a Saturation Point?

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...
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JESSOR, A Show About the Architect of the Grand Street Co-ops, Opens Tomorrow at Citygroup

A new exhibition featuring the works of New York architect Herman Jessor, who designed more than 40,000 units of...
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