Student Metrocards

MTA Won't Cut Free Student MetroCards

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The agency that runs New York City's massive bus and subway system says it has decided to abandon a proposal to eliminate free transi...

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1,000 Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Free Student MetroCard Cut

AP | MARC BEJA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — About 1,000 New York City high school students chanted "This is what democracy looks like!" and waved homemade signs and banners Frid...

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Transit's New Ally?

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Petro

New York State Senator Pedro Espada, ardent opponent of bridge tolls in the past, has now proposed a $2 toll on the East River Bridges.

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Five Arrested After MTA Hearing Gets Physical (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Public hearings about MTA budget cuts quickly turned unruly at the Brooklyn Museum last night. At least four people, including a teenage girl who spo...

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MTA, City & State to Students: Drop Dead

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Today, the MTA launches a whirlwind tour of public hearings citywide. These hearings will be the first of their kind since 585,000 student straphangers learned they would lose subsided fares.

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Hold Mayor Bloomberg Accountable on His Campaign Promise to Fix the MTA

Dan Cantor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Cantor

Love New York? New York urgently needs your help. Our city's transit system is in crisis. The cost of a monthly MetroCard could rise to over $100 next year.

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Student Metrocards Only Get $25 Million From New Paterson Budget

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Paterson's budget provides $25 million for student MetroCards - a tiny fraction of what the MTA says is needed to keep providing free bus and sub...

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Student Metrocards Could Be Cut In MTA Cards

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue, Meredith Kolodner and Elizabeth Hays | Posted 05.25.2011

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This much is clear after Gov. Paterson's news conference on Sunday: The city's cash-strapped transit system won't be getting any help from Albany. ...

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Student MetroCard Cost: State Will Need $214 Million To Save Free Passes, MTA Says

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue | Posted 05.25.2011

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It will take a trainload of government cash - about $214 million - to save students' free MetroCards. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans ...

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Possible Student Metrocard Cuts 'A Crisis'

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The cash-strapped agency that runs New York City subways and buses is considering a proposal to end the more than 60-year-old practic...

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