"It's only the first day of school in the Big Apple, but City Comptroller Brad Lander is already doling out failing grades for lackluster bus service in NYC. More than half of NYC's 332 bus lines received a D or worse on a new report card issued on Thursday from the NYC Comptroller's office. Every MTA city bus line was evaluated for on-time performance, speed and delays as part of the Sept. 4 report, dubbed Life in the Slow Lane: A Report Card for NYC Buses."
"The investigation, which ran from June 17, 2024, to June 12, 2025, found that 186 bus lines received an unsatisfactory D or F grade. According to Lander, city and state officials can target interventions to improve bus performance using a letter-grade system. The report revealed consistent patterns of underperformance across the bus system. Most notably, a majority of buses performed below average standards."
An evaluation of every MTA city bus line measured on-time performance, speed and delays between June 17, 2024 and June 12, 2025. The assessment found 186 of 332 lines earned D or F grades, meaning 56% of bus lines performed poorly. Many routes suffer from bus bunching and unreliable spacing, producing regular waits longer than targeted intervals. Brooklyn experienced higher-than-average bunching rates, with 15% of buses bunched versus a 10.6% citywide average. Express buses showed higher speeds but lower on-time rates compared with the overall system.
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