Byford takes the subway to work everyday, and he can walk to the subway and refill his MetroCard as many times as he needs to,” said Bugatti, referring to the president of New York City Transit. He said the handful of stores in his neighborhood that sell MetroCards were often out, and the closest subway station to him a 25-minute walk away. He has lived in southern Brooklyn, Staten Island, and now Riverdale in the Bronx, which means he’s been taking express buses for about 10 years. Vittorio Bugatti is a bus commuter who started a Facebook group for fellow express bus riders in all boroughs. This was a particularly useful feature for occasional riders. But for some express bus riders it’s a major inconvenience, because until now they could pay the difference in coins when their MetroCards had less than full fare on them. Now, the buses accept MetroCards only.įor most regular commuters, who have a weekly pass or auto-refilling EasyPay on their MetroCards, this change won’t matter much. That has caused problems for some commuters in light of a new MTA rule that went into effect last week, eliminating cash fares on express buses. They’re generally calm, quiet commuter buses, where a congenial atmosphere prevails-some regular riders say they’ve seen people share a swipe or spare change with a fellow commuter who’s short on the fare.Īnother shared trait of many express bus riders: they often live in areas where there isn’t a nearby subway station. The MTA’s fleet of express buses, which whisk commuters back and forth between the outer boroughs and Manhattan for $6.75 per trip, are sometimes seen as the “luxurious” public-transit option.
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