Comments on: Student discount fight continues with express bus move

By: Quinn Hue

Quinn Hue — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:26:15 +0000

rhywun says:
August 15, 2009 at 5:45 pm
“they depend on express buses to go to school”

That is a lie. The express buses don’t anywhere that regular buses don’t go. Give them the same regular metro card discounts that other students get.

I have friends who, live in remote areas such as Douglaston, Bayside & Laurelton to name a few, and in order to have an easier commute, they take the LIRR. Albeit Buses do transport my friends to subway stations, the trip time is much longer involving numerous transfers.

By: rhywun

rhywun — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:45:34 +0000

“they depend on express buses to go to school”

That is a lie. The express buses don’t anywhere that regular buses don’t go. Give them the same regular metro card discounts that other students get.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:06:16 +0000

I’m referring to this quote:

“Jeffrey Levine, 48, a social worker whose two daughters will commute this fall from Throgs Neck to the Saint Vincent Ferrer school, will endure a $120 weekly increase. “It’s going to be hard on my family affording full fare,” Levine said.”

By: Mike G

Mike G — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:03:56 +0000

That’s kind of hard to do when two 7-day unlimited express bus passes cost $45 each, or $90 for his two daughters.

Let’s not let facts get in the way of a good story…

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:22:39 +0000

For the more than 800 kids who took advantage of the express bus discount on the average school day from September to May, the increased fare will add up.

Way to bury the lede there…