Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.
Q&A
Distribution of reduced ferry ride codes to students
1:33:12
·
81 sec
Council Member Farías inquires about the distribution of reduced ferry ride digital codes to public and charter school students. The DOE official doesn't have specific information but promises to look into the matter.
- The DOE works with EDC on the ferry ride program
- They receive positive feedback and requests to expand the program
- Council Member Farías mentions a potential bill to expand the program to middle school students
- The DOE official offers to check on operational issues and continue the conversation
Amanda Farías
1:33:12
Thank you so much.
1:33:15
Currently the city DOE distributes reduced ferry ride codes to families of high school students to allow students to purchase discounted New York City ferry tickets per my local law, however many private charter schools in the district have been waiting on the digital codes to be distributed to their students.
1:33:32
Why has the city DOE not been able to distribute these reduced ferry digital codes to our public school students and their families efficiently.
1:33:42
Can you go through the process and maybe give us what the percentage is for those disseminated out versus actually followed through and implemented?
Emma Vadehra
1:33:56
I'm so used to questions on busing and rideshare and OmniCards.
1:34:01
I don't have the specifics right now but take that as you just raised
UNKNOWN
1:34:04
it and we'll look into it and get back to you by
Amanda Farías
1:34:06
the I'd love to talk offline about it.
1:34:08
We are also looking at a bill to expand this over to middle school students, so I wanna check-in on the system and see how it's working for our high schoolers.
Emma Vadehra
1:34:17
That's great and would appreciate that.
1:34:19
I mean, I will say, as you know, we work with EDC on this, and we get positive feedback, and we certainly get requests to expand the program regularly.
1:34:29
So would welcome that conversation, and we'll check-in on the operational issues.