Category Archives: bus

Martz Trailways adds Curbside Express Bus Service to New York City

Posted on April 15, 2013 by brian

  In April 2013 Martz Trailways began Curbside Express Bus Service to New York City. The fare for this bus service is $25 round-trip, which is a significant discount off of the normal round-trip price. Martz offers this service from … Continue reading →

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Bx10 bus accident Monday in Spuyten Duyvil

Posted on July 13, 2010 by brian

Monday afternoon there was an accident involving a New York City Transit bus on the Bx10 route and a car. The car fared much worse than the bus it seems. The driver of the car had to be cut out … Continue reading →

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Javits Center shuttle bus gets a parking ticket

Posted on May 17, 2010 by brian

I came across this shuttle bus earlier today. As is not uncommon, it was part of a shuttle bus route connecting Penn Station with the Javits Center. However what was surprising was that this bus was displaying a NYC parking … Continue reading →

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Megabus driver gets lost and drives in circles

Posted on May 6, 2010 by brian

A story on Consumerist.com describes how a 4.5 hour Megabus ride from D.C. to NYC turned into a 7 hour nightmare. Read it here.

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351 Meadowlands Express Bus Service to be provided by CoachUSA

Posted on April 29, 2010 by brian

Whereas in previous years I believe the Route 351 Meadowlands Express Bus Service was half run by NJ Transit and half contracted out, this year it will be completely run by CoachUSA. The 351 bus takes you from the Port … Continue reading →

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34th Street Transitway Open House TODAY

Posted on April 21, 2010 by brian

MTA New York City Transit and the New York City Department of Transportation will be holding a Planning Open House on April 21st to give you an opportunity to: * Learn about the 34 St Transitway project and proposed station … Continue reading →

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MTA has released updated Service Reductions package

Posted on January 22, 2010 by brian

A PDF of the updated budget-shortfall related service reductions package can be found on this page: Board and Committee Materials or directly here: http://mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/100125_1031_service2010-nyct.pdf.

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A Bus Map for Jerusalem

Posted on December 14, 2009 by brian

Oren Hirsch created an amazing Jerusalem Bus Map using Google Maps. Check out the Jerusalem Bus Map and/or read all about it in this Jerusalem Post article! When Oren Hirsch arrived in Israel last summer, he thought he would be … Continue reading →

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2009 Vintage Buses for the Holidays Program Press Release from MTA New York City Transit

Posted on November 24, 2009 by brian

MTA New York City Transit issued a press release for the 2009 Holiday Vintage Buses program that, as we reported yesterday, began yesterday. MTA New York City Transit Runs Special Vintage Buses for the Holidays M42 crosstown bus customers will … Continue reading →

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Vintage buses kick off 2009 holiday season in New York City

Posted on November 24, 2009 by brian

MTA New York City Transit is once again running select buses from their museum fleet in revenue service for the holiday shopping season. They did it last year, and it was loads of fun. This year however is even more … Continue reading →

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