Transportation
Yellow Bus & Public Transportation
YELLOW SCHOOL BUS
From kindergarten through sixth grade, eligible students residing in Manhattan may take the free yellow school bus. Please visit the Public Bus Transportation webpage to find out how to request Public Bus Service.
Please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your child for the first few days of school, as it takes a few days for students to be processed into the DOE transportation system.
METROCARD
Students who are not eligible for the yellow school bus may be eligible for the MetroCard. Please contact Marcy Duran mduran22@schools.nyc.gov (212-677-5190) or the New York City Office of Pupil Transportation (718-392-8855) for eligibility requirements.
Public transportation options include the M14D, M9, and M21 buses and the F train (exit the front of the train at the Second Avenue stop; then walk east on Houston Street).
Private Bus Service
If your child is not eligible for one of the options listed above, you can consider private bus service. Each bus group negotiates its own bus contracts, so contact the appropriate coordinator to find out information about cost and routes. These buses are parent-run and organized and are not affiliated with the NEST+m PTA.
LOWER MANHATTAN / CHELSEA PIERS
We offer bus service from NEST+m to Chelsea Piers in the afternoons after school. If you are interested in this service, please fill out the form below:
Pre-registration for 2022-2023: https://forms.gle/
UPPER WEST SIDE A & B
Registration for 2021-2022:
https://forms.gle/91jekSjnprMiWzQ96
UPPER EAST SIDE
- If you have more than one child riding the bus, then you will have to register once for each child.
- There will only be one payment this year (final cost to be provided upon finalization of the contract), to be remitted prior to the start of the school year. If you require a multiple payment option, you will need to work with ARJ directly.
- We are not able to offer one-way discounts for the 2022-2023 school year.
Questions? nestmuesbus@gmail.com
TRIBECA/BATTERY PARK CITY/CHELSEA
PARENT COORDINATORS: Anaita Kasad & Yves Damoiseau: nest.bus.lowermanhattan@gmail.com
MIDTOWN WEST / FLATIRON / CHELSEA / WEST AND GREENWICH VILLAGE BUS
Coordinator : Ivo Turkedjiev - nestdowntownbus@gmail.com
BROOKLYN
UPDATED PRE-REGISTRATION: NOW OPEN FOR 2022-2023
For all Brooklyn routes, pre-registration and contact info, please visit: https://nestmbklynprivatebus.wildapricot.org/
QUEENS
Queens Bus stops and timings: https://docs.google.com/
Queens Coordinators Email: queensnestbus@googlegroups.com
School Bus Safety (Public & Private)
Please review these slides on School Bus Safety & Etiquette with your bus riders. We want children to have a peaceful and safe bus ride to and from school.
After reviewing the above guide, please download, sign, and send in the bus contract.
Thank you for your support!
