In the New York metropolitan area, dollar vans are a form of semi-formal public transportation. Dollar vans serve major corridors in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx that lack adequate subway and bus service. A variant of the dollar van, the jitney, also serves areas in eastern New Jersey and transports them to Manhattan.

2019年4月26日 · There’s also a lesser known, but equally important, mode of transportation: the “dollar van,” which makes up Queens’ sprawling alternative transit network. For many commuters, the vans are the most efficient — and sometimes only — way to get home.

2017年8月1日 · Below are the 5 Primary Dollar Van Lines of Southeastern Queens (in order from top to bottom mirroring the map above): - Q83 route via Liberty Ave to Laurelton. - Q4 route via Linden Blvd to Cambria Heights. - Q5 route via Merrick Blvd to Valley Stream. - Q111 route via Guy Brewer Blvd/147th Ave to Rosedale.

2023年4月13日 · Doing business in heavily immigrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and The Bronx that tend to be short on public transportation options, the dollar vans do not have official stops...

2023年4月7日 · Doing business in heavily immigrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and The Bronx that tend to be short on public transportation options, the dollar vans do not have official stops or schedules. They largely emerged during the 1980 transit strike, and proliferated in the latter part of that decade with rides originally costing a buck.

2025年1月3日 · Even as licensed “dollar vans” all but vanish from city streets, unregulated commuter carriers remain obstacles to MTA buses in parts of Brooklyn and Queens. The number of Taxi and Limousine Commission–affiliated commuter vans in service has shrunk by 93% since 2015, TLC data shows, with just 39 such vehicles still licensed to operate as ...

2023年4月8日 · Doing business in heavily immigrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and The Bronx that tend to be short on public transportation options, the dollar vans do not have official stops...

2008年7月23日 · For people who came from countries in the Caribbean and South America, the dollar van gives them a means to retain their familiar customs in their new home, according to Daus.

2014年7月2日 · For many New Yorkers, especially those of us who live in the farther reaches of the city, or in or near immigrant communities, dollar vans are a common sight. They're part of a thriving economy of largely unlicensed vans that shuttle people along busyВ routes underserved by public transportation: between NYC's four Chinatowns, the Flatbush ...

Q: What are commuter vans or dollar vans? Commuter vans or “dollar vans” are an informal mode of transportation that has played an integral part in NYC's transportation system for over 30 years.