Did somebody say transit strike? The contract between the MTA and TWU Local 100 expired more than a week ago and negotiations have (mostly) continued in good faith since—but that doesn't mean they will forever. "We would never take a strike off the table, never," TWU head John Samuelson—who walked out of talks last Thursday in a huff—said in Albany yesterday. more ›

The MTA's financial problems are well-known, so naturally it would want to take a tough line with the transit union, TWU Local 100. And naturally the union isn't happy with no raises for its 34,000 members, so its contract expired at midnight on Sunday without any resolution. However, the two sides are kindly continuing negotiations so we won't have to deal with a transit strike. more ›

Transportation officials have put the kibosh on cheapie Chinatown bus line Double Happyness Travel Inc, calling it "an imminent hazard" and shutting down all operations immediately. But how will we get to Baltimore with five minutes notice now? more ›

There's a lot of pressure to see your friends and family this time of year. And sometimes, you just need a bus to get you there, whether or not your stop is along its intended route. That's what Andrew Hickey, who stole a Greyhound bus from a Syracuse depot and drove it 70 miles to visit a friend, may have been thinking, anyway. more ›

The paranoid ex-con who fatally shot his girlfriend's teenage son, then killed one person and injured another on a Q111 NYC Transit bus in Queens was allegedly hoping for a bloodbath. Damel Burton, 34, told cops the bus shooting occurred because he believed the commuters were plotting against him. And prosecutors say he had been planning to shoot even more people: "The defendant stated that he would have shot more people but the gun jammed," prosecutor Suzanne O'Hare said at Burton's arraignment, according to the News. more ›

A paranoid ex-con fatally shot his girlfriend's teenage son, then killed one person and injured another on a Q111 NYC Transit bus in Queens during a 15 minute shooting spree yesterday afternoon. According to the News, Damel Burton, 34, told cops the bus shooting occurred because he believed the commuters were plotting against him. “People on the bus were on the phone and he thought they were talking about him,” a police source said. more ›

A shooting broke out on a Q111 NYC Transit bus in Queens at around 4:04 p.m. today. The incident, at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue, left one man dead at the scene and another wounded after being shot in the face. The shooter apparently just walked onto the bus and started firing. Police say he is in custody. more ›

HopStop, the ever-useful website that helps folks route their best subway and bus routes in various cities, has now rolled out an option for parents and caregivers—and anyone else hauling a stroller—to find the most stroller-friendly routes. You can check the box for "Stroller Friendly" (it's also "Wheelchair Accessible"), which means getting a route that involves more walking and fewer stairs and, if possible, more elevators. more ›

Race cards! Fat jokes! Old ladies! This video of a Manhattan bus-ride-from-hell has got it all. Watch all the uncomfortable fun below—even though you weren't there, you'll wish you took a taxi anyway. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] And here we have video of a NJ Transit private bus driver multitasking while cruising down the highway on Friday. He's probably just sending a text to his wife to let her know he's going to be home late because he picked up a second shift at the other job he works as part of a desperate attempt to pay off their mortgage. Hopefully he won't get fired, but we have to weigh this man's pension against the public's right to not die in a fiery bus crash. Also, page views! more ›

Thirty people were onboard the BX15 bus yesterday when metal scaffolding and portions of a building's facade collapsed on it as it was pulling up to a stop at West 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. While 17 were hurt, including two police officers, all of the injuries were non-life threatening. "It sounded like the screws were coming loose," a witness who was waiting for the bus told the Post. "Then there was smoke and dust, and the next thing you know, it just came crashing down on the bus. It was awful, it looked like 9/11." more ›

Now that the city is a week into the school year and everyone's eardrums are growing accustomed to the early-morning shrieks of hyped-up children, it's time to play the classic back-to-school game "School Bus Horror Stories." more ›

For the second time this summer, a female bus driver on the Bx9 line has been attacked by an irate passenger at Fordham Plaza. Driver Maria Hogan says that a 6-foot-tall male passenger punched her because she didn't pull over for his stop. "The punch hit me on the right side of my face, right next to my ear. I ended up on the seat. I tried to push him away with my legs," Hogan told the News. more ›

At least one person is dead and a dozen injured after a D.C. Trails bus crashed into a tractor-trailer on the southbound NJ Turnpike. The crash occurred north of Interchange 8A - NJ 32 in Monroe around noon. The bus had started in Brooklyn and, after a pitstop in Manhattan, was headed to D.C., more ›

Yesterday morning a 67-year-old roller blading Upper West Side woman was run over by an M42 bus at the intersection of 43rd Street and the Hudson River greenway and now it seems she did not have the right of way. more ›

Commutes can be a funny thing, filled with crazies and worse. Everyone's got their transit pet peeves too, like ours: the people who seem positive that if they don't blast their music at top volume they'll miss something really important. But while we have no patience for the blaster, it has one variation we can totally get behind: The singer. The person so moved by whatever they are listening to that they can't help but get into the groove and want the world to get in there with them. People like this guy: more ›

A Greyhound bus travelling from NYC to St. Louis overturned early this morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, injuring over two dozen people. One woman was briefly pinned underneath the bus, and at least 25 of the 29 passengers were injured; three of the injured were transported by air to nearby hospitals. According to Bill Capone, the Turnpike's director of communications, "The bus overturned and we don't know what caused it. According to the state police, no other vehicle was involved in the accident." more ›

A 48-year-old mentally disabled man was found dead in the back of a van yesterday, more than six hours after he was supposed to have been dropped off at a Harlem day center. The van, operated by the Association for the Help of Retarded Children, delivered a group of developmentally disabled passengers to 2082 Lexington Avenue in East Harlem about 9 a.m. Eason Alonzio was among them, but he never made it out of the van, and investigators are looking into whether any windows were left open after the van was parked in 90 degree heat for the day. more ›

Remember when the MTA approved a $1 surcharge for each new MetroCard you buy? It's baaaaaacccck. Later today the MTA will unveil its 2012 budget and though it reportedly doesn't include fare hikes or service cuts (hallelujah!) it does include the return of that rascally surcharge. more ›

Word comes today that the MTA is planning to install new safety shields in city buses to protect drivers from the violent passengers who attack them. more ›

A seven-year-old girl in Rosedale, Queens was hit by a school bus after running into the street to escape a neighbor's dog. The girl, Destiny Louigene, is currently in serious but stable condition at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. more ›