New report: 56% of all city bus lines receive D or F grade

A new analysis says congestion pricing is helping buses move more reliably in Manhattan — but citywide, service is still falling short.

The report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander shows bus reliability improved by more than 9 percentage points on the 106 lines that run through the congestion zone. Express buses saw the biggest gains in on-time performance, with reliability jumping from 58% to 69%.

But outside the toll zone, buses aren’t seeing the same improvements.

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A report by City Comptroller Brad Lander looked at real-time MTA data and graded more than half of the city’s 300-plus bus lines D or F grades

The poor performance is due to buses not arriving on time for scheduled stops and for bunching, meaning there’s not enough spacing between buses alon