Gounardes pushes MTA for student discount on express bus
Students who take express buses to travel from Brooklyn to schools in Manhattan could get a break on the fare if the MTA adopts a proposal Brooklyn State Sen. Andrew Gounardes is pushing.
Gounardes has written a letter to MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford and City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza urging them to approve a proposal to offer reduced fare Metrocards to students who commute to school on express buses.
Students currently pay the full fare of $6.75 per ride on express buses. Gounardes estimated that families spend $2,700 a year on express bus fares for their high school-age children. He did not specify how much of a discount he wanted students to receive.