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Watchdog Wants Hochul To Nix Bus Lane Enforcement Freebies for MTA Drivers

Lawmakers think the bill prevents MTA employees from getting a "slap in the face" for doing their jobs, but it could open the ...
New York Post

MTA driver stabs rider who slugged him in chaos on bus: cops, sources

An MTA bus driver stabbed a rider who flew into a rage and slugged him when the operator refused to let him off mid-stop Friday in Brooklyn, authorities and sources said. Bus driver Ian Bascombe ...
abc7NY

Man arrested in attack on MTA bus driver in Brooklyn

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man has been arrested in connection with at least one incident in a string of attacks on MTA drivers on the same bus line in Brooklyn. Authorities say ...
Yahoo

Deadbeat drivers racked up $5B in unpaid MTA tolls in 4 years — and closing booths to go ‘cashless’ may be to blame

Deadbeat drivers racked up $5.1 billion in unpaid MTA tolls and violations over four years — a number likely sent skyrocketing since “cashless” systems replaced the old payment booths, records ...

Hochul, MTA hail better traffic in Manhattan from congestion pricing — but drivers say pump the brakes

Gov. Hochul and MTA leaders have hailed the controversial congestion pricing as a success that’s driving down traffic in the heart of Manhattan — but other analysts are saying not so fast. Drivers, ...
AOL

MTA bus driver arrested after man, 87, hit and killed in Brooklyn: NYPD

Editor’s note: The video above aired on June 3, 2025. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – An MTA bus driver is facing charges after an 87-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed in Brooklyn back in June, ...
abc7NY

MTA bus driver punched while on route, has hat stolen

MARBLE HILL, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are looking for a suspect after an MTA bus driver was attacked while on his route in the Bronx. The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. back on January 28 in the ...