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Reduced-Fare Program

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

What you get
$1.50 fare on subways, the Staten Island Railway, and local buses, $3.60 on express buses outside weekday peak periods, and up to 50% off the one-way peak fare on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad.
Where
NY
Note
To qualify with SSI, the participant must also be suffering from serious mental illness.
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  • SSI
  • Medicare

Having one of these benefits usually makes you eligible for this program. Eligibility is determined by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), not by this site.

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https://www.mta.info/fares-tolls/subway-bus/reduced-fare

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