The city recorded 843,000 bus lane violations in 2025.
According to data from New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, UPS trucks were captured blocking bus lanes on automated cameras over 25,000 last year, reports Jose Martinez in The City.
The carrier had almost twice as many violations as Amazon, whose vehicles were flagged for blocking bus lanes 12,975 times.
MTA chairperson and chief executive Janno Lieber told The City that "These companies seem to have made illegal parking — especially blocking the bus lanes — part of their business model."
According to the agency, "Frito-Lay trucks received 6,740 violations, Verizon vehicles were caught by the cameras 5,669 times, while FedEx and Con Edison were respectively hit with 4,240 and 3,546 violations." A total of 843,000 violations were recorded in 2025.
New York City issued $54.9 million in fines for bus lane violations in 2025. "According to MTA data, buses last month moved at a citywide average of 8.3 mph, including a low of 6.2 mph in Manhattan."
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