New York -- Chinatown Bus

I'm on my way home from New York to Philadelphia on the Cjomatpwn Bus, New Century 2000 -- pick up at 120 E. Broadway. When I arrive, the police have parked in front o fthe bus and have taken the driver's license. Thirty minutes of discussion occur as the bus sits and waits. Our driver, the same on I had on the way to NY, has long gray hair and appears to be Pakistani or Indian -- South Asian at any rate. The I hear the police tell him that if he doesn't get a lawyer, and show up in court he will be arrested. I think, no way am I getting on that bus. Think about how uset the driver must have been, particularly at the prospect of arrest when you're working for a Chinese company and you are South Asian.

I took the 2:30 bus, knowing how rattled I would have been. The 2:30 bus was a riot -- the passengers were hustled on the bus with the ticket-taker screaming -- police, police -- while our bus was apparently being followed by the police car. She hopped on the bus and hearded the passsengers on the bus to avoid additional ticketing. So apparently the police are hassling New Century for parking the bus ona city street.