Other services might also be expanded like commuter vans that pick up people at their home and take them to and from the office.

So far, there are about 350 licensed commuter vans in the city.

But by the end of yesterday's session, an agreement that commuter vans should bear a standard color seemed sealed, at least among those present.

The commuter van, which carried 24 passengers, was registered to a local company called Community Lines.

The City Council has continued its ban on new licenses for commuter vans.

Others were followed after getting off buses or commuter vans near the stations.

A passenger in a commuter van was raped and kidnapped by the van's driver and two other men early Saturday morning, the police said yesterday.

There are an estimated 2,400 to 5,000 commuter vans operating on city streets, most of them in Brooklyn and Queens.

The commuter van ferried Vince to the front door of his townhouse.

Some commuter vans are expected to run on busy roads within the borough.