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Trouble was portended promptly at the start of the trip, with the driver announcing that the temperature could not be controlled because "it's an old bus."

The bus was traveling from NYC to Boston.

While cheap-y curbside bus companies like BoltBus and MegaBus are facing stricter safety regulations, big leaguer Greyhound is mulling over installing a curbside stop on the Lower East Side.

Those travelers who enjoyed occasionally-working WiFi and 32% less bus-funk on Bolt Bus may have to hit the cripplingly depressing Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Buckle up, fans of cheap buses, things are about to change.

Midtown merchants claim that bus companies that use curbside stops —