Bus Driver Fatally Stabbed by Passenger

"pull my finger" loves those racial undertones smh

Its hit and miss. Some drivers are nuts, or racist. Others wave you through when your card is empty. Its a union job, you get an assortment of individuals, but bad apples can never be fired. Now will we see NYPD Hercules Teams on the B46? Wasn't this a terror attack on public transportation near the holidays?

no excuses for the stabber; that said, many bus drivers are straight up assholes for no reason. 3 am, when a faulty card machine ate my last fare with the word "error," and no more than 50 cents in my pocket, in a bad neighborhood by myself, a bus driver kicked me off when it was obvious the machine had eaten my fare. a female bus driver would never have done that (and they never have). another time, i needed to catch a bus whose stop was on the corner. the bus was waiting at the red light and i ran up and motioned to please be let on. the driver opens the door, points back ONE FOOT to where the bus stop sign is and says "the stop is back there, you're shit out of luck." i called the MTA to complain, as i had memorized the bus number and route, and the associate on the other end said that the guy should've been more courteous...but i'm sure my complaint did nothing. and i don't yell or holler or bully the drivers into getting my way... so they really should be more accomodating.

He must have thought that Obama was going to give everybody in the hood free rides on the bus,

you know, i just... i can't...

this little fuck has the audacity of swiping an empty card, getting a free ride and then he asks for the transfer, well OF COURSE because he is so ENTITLED to it. he doesn't have to pay like the rest of us. and when the driver said no, he STABS him? what the FUCK?

i hope they catch him because this is the type of savage who would attack anyone with the slightest provocation. don't give me shit about him being poor and not being able to afford a fare card. this is tough times for everybody. i don't get a welfare check and sometimes i can't buy a metrocard and then i WALK to where i need to get to. i don't try to get free rides (which is stealing) and then kill people when they try to stop me. if only the terrorists would blow up the projects...

#28, if you read the article, he clearly did not pay for his ride.

"Police said the man swiped an invalid fare card and sat down on the bus, then asked for a transfer slip usually available to riders.

Police told CBS 2 HD that when the driver told the man that he didn't pay for the ride"

So yeah...

And really sad news, how lives can be taken over such a little thing is disgusting.

not to belittle this sad news, but in Guatemala, there have been almost 150 bus drivers killed this year... aint this a great world we're living in?

More fabulous return on our investment in the projects.

Sometimes bus drivers are total douches though. He apparenly paid to get on. So just give a damn transfer. Alot of them have more attitude than a C.O. And thas just on the M23. If you feel tired and ran down by this city. Move the fuck away and stop spreading your contagious attitude on the rest of us.

Thanks for insult #10, much appreciated but, the last time i checked it was a full size bus, i was helmet free, although your ignorance seems to be flowing abundantly! I didn't realize telling my 1 story of many offensive bus drivers i've encountered warranted the accusations but, then again, i'm not surprised, let's all take after you and go around making derogatory accusations of everyone!! In the infamous words of my peer SpeacialEd, YAY!!

"It wasn't just over a transfer. It was a transfer that was denied a crazy person. Sympathies to the family of the driver. And a may a relentless manhunt ensue for the animal who did this.

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nooo..you mean it WASN'T just about a transfer?

It wasn't just over a transfer. It was a transfer that was denied a crazy person. Sympathies to the family of the driver. And a may a relentless manhunt ensue for the animal who did this.

It wasn'tust over a transfer. It was a transfer that was denied a crazy person. Sympathies to the family of the driver. And a may a relentless manhunt ensue for the animal who did this.

Main Entry: 1sav·age

Pronunciation: \ˈsa-vij\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salvage, savage, from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus of the woods, wild, from silva wood, forest

Date: 13th century

1 a: not domesticated or under human control : untamed b: lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings : fierce , ferocious

2: wild , uncultivated

3 a: boorish , rude b: malicious

4: lacking complex or advanced culture : uncivilized

..notice the section of his route that it occurred? ..this area is a zoo, this is just the most glaring of a hundred and one daily offenses and outrages that happen for drivers who have to deal with this section of the route. No one wants to admit it but these "types" of people are savages. Call it like it is.

@theLtrain...Not to be a pedant but this was the B46, not the B60.

I ride the B46 sometimes and I have to say, most of the interactions are pleasant, but when they are unpleasant they get unpleasant quick.

notice the section of his route that it occurred? this area is a zoo, this is just the most glaring of a hundred and one daily offenses and outrages that happen for driver's who have to deal with this route. No one wants to admit it but these "types" of peoples are savages. Call it like it is.

Riding the bus like a civilized human being and not killing anybody gets you no street cred. The guy had no choice. Besides, he was still pissed off about not getting his flat screen TV half price at Wal-Mart on Friday.

I don't really get the "Thank you" to the bus driver thing. As customers, they should thank us!

That said, this is very unfortunate.

Truly sickening behavior. Happy holidays indeed.

In my experiences riding the b60 line (From canarsie, through east new york, brownsville, bushwick, to williamsburg) both the passengers and bus drivers have been nice and respectful to each other, everyone usually says "Thank you" to the bus driver when they leave.

Savage !

@Nyctini11, I'm sorry if that happened to you, but in my 34 years riding the MTA buses to school etc, I have seen many more passengers causing trouble than drivers. I don't feel sorry for the stabber on the B46. There is no excuse for inflicting bodily harm on someone who simply won't give you a transfer.

He had to get to Wallmart to get a cheap tv.

Why is bed-stuy so big?

$2 is a lot of Colt 45

Okay so this person gets killed over what amounts to a $2 fare? Disgusting...

#7 clearly rides the short bus

pensions fo life, son

Not that i'm excusing the behavior but, if you haven't encountered one of the many Douche Bag bus drivers in Brooklyn, don't judge so quickly. I am a 110lb female, and have a 200+ plus lb male bus driver, stand up and threaten to hit me and throw me off the bus because as packed as it was i was apparently a threat to him by not moving in quicker then i could, THEY ARE THE ANIMALS!

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you get a transfer when boarding a bus.

over a bus transfer?

how many "true new yorker" gothamist readers are now wondering what a "transfer" is?

ghetto

Fuckin' animal