STOP the DOT from Granting an Intercity Bus Permit to YEP Tour Inc.
We call upon Manhattan Community Board 3 and the New York City Department of Transportation to deny the intercity bus company, YEP Tour Inc., an intercity bus permit to operate at 2 Pike Street (former Yo Bus Stop).
To date, YEP Tour Inc. has operated egregiously, while flagrantly disregarding the law. Daily for the last 2 years, they have simultaneously operated 5 buses, illegally picking up and dropping off passengers and illegally parking in and around the intersection of Pike Street and East Broadway in Manhattan. YEP Tour Inc. has been fined thousands of dollars which they have not paid. They have regularly created a major commotion and nuisance for both local residents, business owners, and transient citizens.
Approval of an Intercity Bus Permit for YEP Tour Inc. would make it very clear that the DOT and our elected politicians do not represent the people for whom they have been hired and elected to serve. Further, it would make an unambiguous announcement to all other non-permitted intercity bus companies that if they create a massive presence, have zero regard for the highly residential community they operate within, while not paying their fines, then eventually, they too will get a permit.
Our community continues to bear the burden of a grossly unregulated transportation industry. Given….
- the lack of effective policies, procedures, and governance
- the inability to enforce existing stipulations
- the narrowness of Canal Street east of the Manhattan Bridge and the adjoining streets which lack the capacity to accommodate buses along with residential and business related traffic
- Manhattan’s Community Board 3 has previously denied YEP Tour Inc. a permit for 132 Madison Street due to regularly violating the bus stop permitting and designation laws,
….We, the SPaCE block association along with many others in our community, demand that the NYC Department of Transportation deny YEP Tour Inc. an Intercity Bus Permit.
Updates
October 3, 2016
The momentum is undeniable now. Officials can no longer pretend they do not see our community saying no.
Reached 100 supporters
October 3, 2016
62 Comments
It's enough with these unregulated bus companies. They illegally drop off and load in front of residential buildings in the neighborhood and idle in front of homes and the park snarling traffic.
This is the most offensive bus company out there. They park illegally, we have chased them from the front of our building at 7 Essex numbers of times. I have seen them idling in the M9 Bus stop, and many of the other bus stops in the neighborhood. They lack any respect for the neighborhood so why should they be allowed to operate here? They should NOT.
Yep buses operate illegally and without regard to the safety of pedestrians and other motorists. They also frequently park in bus stops preventing the community's many children, elderly, and disabled residents from safely getting on the bus.
A disgrace to NYC. They have ruined the area I have lived in for the past 36 years. Trash everywhere, tremendous noise at all hours of the night and no regard for the laws. They continuously park at the MTA bus stop preventing handicapped riders from being seen or able to get on the M15 bus.
As Chair of CB3 Economic Development Committee my personal opinion is this operation serves no value economic benefit to the local community.
ARGH! seriously?
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STOP the DOT from Granting an Intercity Bus Permit to YEP Tour Inc.
We call upon Manhattan Community Board 3 and the New York City Department of Transportation to deny the intercity bus company, YEP Tour Inc., an intercity bus permit to operate at 2 Pike Street (former Yo Bus Stop).
To date, YEP Tour Inc. has operated egregiously, while flagrantly disregarding the law. Daily for the last 2 years, they have simultaneously operated 5 buses, illegally picking up and dropping off passengers and illegally parking in and around the intersection of Pike Street and East Broadway in Manhattan. YEP Tour Inc. has been fined thousands of dollars which they have not paid. They have regularly created a major commotion and nuisance for both local residents, business owners, and transient citizens.
Approval of an Intercity Bus Permit for YEP Tour Inc. would make it very clear that the DOT and our elected politicians do not represent the people for whom they have been hired and elected to serve. Further, it would make an unambiguous announcement to all other non-permitted intercity bus companies that if they create a massive presence, have zero regard for the highly residential community they operate within, while not paying their fines, then eventually, they too will get a permit.
Our community continues to bear the burden of a grossly unregulated transportation industry. Given….
- the lack of effective policies, procedures, and governance
- the inability to enforce existing stipulations
- the narrowness of Canal Street east of the Manhattan Bridge and the adjoining streets which lack the capacity to accommodate buses along with residential and business related traffic
- Manhattan’s Community Board 3 has previously denied YEP Tour Inc. a permit for 132 Madison Street due to regularly violating the bus stop permitting and designation laws,
….We, the SPaCE block association along with many others in our community, demand that the NYC Department of Transportation deny YEP Tour Inc. an Intercity Bus Permit.
Updates
October 3, 2016
The momentum is undeniable now. Officials can no longer pretend they do not see our community saying no.
Reached 100 supporters
October 3, 2016
62 Comments
I have nothing against intercity buses per se, but the companies that flagrantly disregard the law should be shut down, not given coveted permits.
It's enough with these unregulated bus companies. They illegally drop off and load in front of residential buildings in the neighborhood and idle in front of homes and the park snarling traffic.
This is the most offensive bus company out there. They park illegally, we have chased them from the front of our building at 7 Essex numbers of times. I have seen them idling in the M9 Bus stop, and many of the other bus stops in the neighborhood. They lack any respect for the neighborhood so why should they be allowed to operate here? They should NOT.
Yep buses operate illegally and without regard to the safety of pedestrians and other motorists. They also frequently park in bus stops preventing the community's many children, elderly, and disabled residents from safely getting on the bus.
A disgrace to NYC. They have ruined the area I have lived in for the past 36 years. Trash everywhere, tremendous noise at all hours of the night and no regard for the laws. They continuously park at the MTA bus stop preventing handicapped riders from being seen or able to get on the M15 bus.
As Chair of CB3 Economic Development Committee my personal opinion is this operation serves no value economic benefit to the local community.
ARGH! seriously?
no comment
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I have nothing against intercity buses per se, but the companies that flagrantly disregard the law should be shut down, not given coveted permits.