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Kansas City tried one of Zohran Mamdani's big ideas for NYC. Here's how it could change riding the bus in the Big Apple.

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Passengers boarding a New York City public bus in heavy rain.
Zohran Mamdani proposed making NYC buses free.

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Why cheap bus travel is disappearing in America

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Megabus was once known as an affordable travel service, but its parent company, Coach USA, has filed for bankruptcy. The bus industry is half the size it used to be. Can bus travel be saved?

I compared a $41 coach bus to a $195 luxury bus. The pricier option was better than flying first-class.

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interior of the streamliner bus and interior of the jitney bus
The Hamptons Streamliner (left) is much more expensive than the Jitney (right).

Elizabeth Blasi

I rode the Jitney bus from NYC to the Hamptons for $41. The bathroom didn't have a sink, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of my trip.

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people getting their luggage from underneath the hamptons jitney bus
I took a coach bus from Midtown Manhattan to the Hamptons on Long Island.

Elizabeth Blasi

I took a $195 luxury bus from the Hamptons to NYC, and the high-end freebies I got on board were worth more than my ticket

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Hamptons Streamliner is a new luxury bus offering.

Elizabeth Blasi

Blade is launching a luxury bus service between NYC and the Hamptons that costs from $195 one-way

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Blade helicopter
Helicopter chartering company Blade is widening its reach to include luxury bus journeys.

Blade

A couple who converted a $7,000 school bus into their dream home breaks down the cost of living a nomadic life

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The Scherrers in their Skoolie, Aurora.

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4 buses were driven from London to Ukraine to become a field hospital and rest areas for soldiers fighting Russia

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One of the purple airport transfer buses parked next to three Ukrainian soldiers holding guns
One of the donated buses has been turned into a field hospital for troops.

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Kentucky's largest school district had to cancel class for two days so it could overhaul a 'disastrous' new bus system that left kids on buses until 10 p.m.

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Jeff and Anna, Bus Life

American car culture is changing thanks to younger generations. But Gen Z and Millennials see vehicle ownership much differently.

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A man in a tan coat, white dress shirt and glasses sits on a bus looking out the window while carrying his phone. A woman in a pink tye-dye t-shirt sits in a car while staring at her steering wheel

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