The Atlantic

Want to Ride a Safer Chinatown Bus? Pick a Colorful One

One unique bit of information we gleaned from Thursday's news of a big federal crackdown that shuttered 26 different Chinatown bus operations is that the more colorfully painted buses tend to be safer ...
Washington Examiner

Examiner Local Editorial: ‘Chinatown bus’ lines fill important niche

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently cracked down on 26 “Chinatown bus” operators in six states running routes along the East Coast’s congested Interstate 95. The move raises concerns that ...
Gotham Gazette

For Budget Buses, Chinatown's Clogged Streets Are Wide Open

Around the clock, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, crowds fill the narrow Chinatown sidewalks waiting to board buses run by companies such as Double Happiness, Fung Wah and Lucky Star. For as ...
The Village Voice

Chinatown Buses Busted By Cops: Pros and Cons

Shortly after federal transportation authorities cracked down on Chinatown’s charter buses, city officials have targeted cheap transport between Flushing, Queens and Manhattan. This seems to have ...
The Atlantic

U.S. Government Orders Chinatown Bus Line to Shut Down

Update, 12:55 p.m.: The Boston Globe reports that the federal government has ordered Fung Wah to stop all service immediately: BREAKING: US government orders Fung Wah bus line to immediately cease ...
City Limits

Trouble On the Highway And Parked In Chinatown

Best known for their bargain prices, interstate buses run by Chinese companies have attracted travelers in droves, and helped many Chinese immigrants who can’t communicate in English to travel to ...