At Sloth-Like 3.5 MPH, M50 Bus Wins This Year?s Pokey Award

Bus ridership is down in Manhattan, but where Select Bus Service increased speeds on First and Second Avenue, New Yorkers are riding more than ever. Image: NYCDOT/MTA
Want to understand why more Manhattanites don’t ride the bus? Look no further than this year’s Pokey awards, given out annually by the Straphangers Campaign. Manhattan buses, as usual, [...]

Jim Hurtubise Mike Harris Gary Hocking Carel Godin de Beaufort Juan Jover