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Any UWS NEST moms on? We're getting conflicting info about school bus availability.
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06.17.08, 06:50 AM [ Flag ]
- What is the conflicting info?
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  06.17.08, 06:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - How far uptown the buses go on the west side.
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    06.17.08, 06:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Have they said there's some kind of boundary?
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      06.17.08, 06:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - There is a boundary, it's just not clear where it is. People are saying different things, which is why I'm asking here whether anyone has any concrete experience.
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        06.17.08, 06:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I thought it was 5.5 miles from school, max, but maybe I'm wrong?
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        06.17.08, 07:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- All kids who live in Manhattan get free busing. There used to be a mile limit but they changed it mid year to include all kids who live in Manhattan. They will not transport kids across boroughs but I repeat - all kids who live in Manhattan get free yellow buses.
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  06.17.08, 09:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - except for the poor folks on Roosevelt Island who are part of district 2 but do not get yellow bus service. They have to buy a metro card to get over the river and then catch a bus there.
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    06.17.08, 09:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

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Posted June 5, 2008 (50 replies)

Any UWS NEST moms on? We're getting conflicting info about school bus availability.

What is the conflicting info?

How far uptown the buses go on the west side.

Have they said there's some kind of boundary?

There is a boundary, it's just not clear where it is. People are saying different things, which is why I'm asking here whether anyone has any concrete experience.

I thought it was 5.5 miles from school, max, but maybe I'm wrong?

All kids who live in Manhattan get free busing. There used to be a mile limit but they changed it mid year to include all kids who live in Manhattan. They will not transport kids across boroughs but I repeat - all kids who live in Manhattan get free yellow buses.

except for the poor folks on Roosevelt Island who are part of district 2 but do not get yellow bus service. They have to buy a metro card to get over the river and then catch a bus there.

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