Sign up for your NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) to view information on your child’s transportation services and busing information.

In accordance with Chancellor’s Regulation A-801 (see below for regulation with translations) , the DOE provides transportation to all eligible New York City students in public, charter, and non-public schools. In partnership with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)(Open external link) and our school age and preschool bus companies, our mission is to ensure safe and reliable transportation to and from school.

See Transportation Rights for what you and your child can expect from DOE transportation services.

You can print out the Transportation Overview for Families,(Open external link) available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.

Metro Cards

MS 53 distributes student MetroCards to eligible students at the beginning of each semester, and as needed during the school year.

You can immediately use your student MetroCard at every subway and local bus. Student MetroCards cannot be used on express buses.

Visit our main office to replace a lost student metro card.