Those travelers who enjoyed occasionally-working WiFi and 32% less bus-funk on Bolt Bus may have to hit the cripplingly depressing Port Authority Bus Terminal. According to the Daily News a quarter of the service's buses—which are owned by Greyhound— will be picking up riders at Gate 84 of the terminal. Retailers and residents have complained that the buses are a nuisance at their current post on 34th Street and Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue. "The buses are so big, you can't even see my business," the manager of Sbarro on 33rd & Seventh said. If New Yorkers can't get a slice at Sbarro, where will they turn? more ›

Earlier today, a tour bus overturned on the southbound New England Thruway, killing 13 people. Yesterday afternoon, another bus avoided such a tragedy, when a bus driver of a NY-Baltimore BoltBus was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. more ›

Buckle up, fans of cheap buses, things are about to change. Kind of. Despite increased scrutiny, the city doesn't have much say over where the Bolt- and Mega buses of the world could do their thing but a new bill in Albany would allow the city (i.e. the MTA and community boards) to assign designated pick-up and drop-off locations and require a permits to operate in the city. The bus companies seem okay with the idea, as do riders...as long as it doesn't hurt those ridiculously cheap prices. We'll take clogged thoroughfares in exchange for $1 tickets to Boston anytime! more ›

Midtown merchants claim that bus companies that use curbside stops — like Megabus and Bolt Bus — are hurting business. With as many as eight coaches idling on West 33rd Street at one time, business owners say that the vehicles create a "wall of metal, glass and rubber" that makes it hard for pedestrians to see or visit the shops on the other side of the street, according to the Daily News. more ›

Back in 1933 Popular Science reported on New York engineer Walter H. Judson's new railway which would have trains running from San Francisco to New York in 18 hours, and Chicago to New York in 5.5 hours. Now it's the buses battling it out to have the quickest times and cheapest fares to and from New York. more ›

The NYC-DC bus fare wars have a new player: Greyhound division BoltBus will be launching service on March 27 and has started to sell tickets for as low as $1 (plus a 50 cent booking fee). more ›