{"id":355292,"date":"2025-11-04T15:35:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/355292\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:35:31","slug":"nyc-will-add-seating-to-nearly-all-bus-stops-by-2035-here-is-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/355292\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Will Add Seating to Nearly All Bus Stops by 2035. Here is How."},"content":{"rendered":"

New York is a city built on walking fast, talking faster and occasionally\u2026 waiting. And if you\u2019ve ever leaned against a busted pole on a windy corner, praying for the M14<\/a> like it was a miracle, good news: relief is coming. Eventually.<\/p>\n

City Hall just committed $40 million to putting seating at every eligible bus stop across the five boroughs. That means benches or leaning bars at roughly 8,750 stops that currently leave riders hovering, pacing or crouching on a curb. The rollout kicks off in November 2025 and, in true infrastructure-timeline fashion, will take up to 10 years, with 875 stops updated annually.<\/p>\n

The city says this is really about access. Older adults, parents juggling a stroller and a diaper bag, riders with disabilities<\/a> and anyone who simply can\u2019t stand long stretches on concrete will have actual support while waiting. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo make New York City the best place to raise a family and grow old in we have to take care of the big things and the small things,\u201d said Mayor Eric Adams in an official statement. He added that the plan \u201cwill ensure that every eligible bus stop across the five boroughs that lacks seating will be fitted, every year over the next 10 years, with either a bench or a leaning bar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez framed it as comfort with a side of dignity. \u201cFor many New Yorkers, having a place to sit at the bus stop is more than just a matter of comfort, it\u2019s a matter of whether they can take the bus at all,\u201d he said in an official statement.<\/p>\n

About one-third of bus stops already have seating, mostly thanks to the city\u2019s street furniture program and privately managed shelters. This expansion covers the rest, using sidewalk-friendly designs like city benches and leaning rails. The DOT will install and maintain the new seats and keep existing ones in good condition.<\/p>\n

Advocacy groups have been pushing for universal seating for years, emphasizing safety and basic respect for riders. \u201cBus riders deserve a seat at the table and a seat at every bus stop,\u201d said Riders Alliance senior organizer Jolyse Race in an officil statement.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s push for universal seating also lands as transit accessibility remains under the microscope. A March report from Comptroller Brad Lander<\/a> found that riders with disabilities are still routinely failed on express routes, noting that \u201cthe MTA must provide drivers with adequate training, equipment, oversight and proper staffing to deliver reliable and equitable service to all.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Yorkers can expect to see the first new benches pop up before the end of next year. And while the full build-out is a marathon, not a sprint, this is one civic upgrade that feels overdue. After all, standing around shouldn\u2019t be part of the commute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York is a city built on walking fast, talking faster and occasionally\u2026 waiting. And if you\u2019ve ever…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":355293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,11234,405,403,11235,5226,5225,5228,5227,1164,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-355292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-categories-travel","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-news-transport-travel","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-travel","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}