MetroCard Bus to visit Co-op City next month Co-op City Times / August 17, 2019
The MetroCard Bus will be visiting all three Co-op City locations next month, enabling customers to sign up for or refill their Reduced-Fare MetroCard, purchase or add money to an existing MetroCard, and purchase E-Z Pass On the Go tags. On Thursday, Sept. 5, and again on Thursday, Sept. 19, the MetroCard bus will be at the Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd. (in front of the Bingo Hall and the eyecare center), from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; at Dreiser Loop (Park on Debs Place) from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Einstein Loop (Elgar Place) from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. In addition, the MetroCard Bus will also visit Co-op City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. It will be parked on Co-op City Boulevard at the Bartow Mall in front of the former bingo hall. In Sept., in addition to the dates listed above, the bus will return on Monday, Sept. 30, also at 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., in front of the bingo hall on Co-op City Boulevard.
To better assist those in our community who may be visually impaired we have set up a telephone notification system through which we will call and advise you of important information from Riverbay Corporation related to your building or the Co-op City community. To register for this service, please call your Cooperator Services Office (CSO) at 718-3203300, press option 3 one time and then follow the prompts for the proper CSO based upon the building in which you live. You may also complete the form below and return it to your CSO. (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)
Name:_________________________________ Building: _____________ Apt. _________________
Home Phone:____________________________
Cell Phone: __________________________ Carrier: _____________________________
Other Cell:___________________________
Carrier: _____________________________ E-mail address:
_____________________________________ Other E-mail:
_____________________________________ Business Phone (Optional)
____________________________________ Business E-mail (Optional)
____________________________________ (Upon completion please place in envelope and deliver to your CSO)
MTA New York City Transit advises its customers that there are two kinds of traveling MetroCard Service Centers: the MetroCard Bus and the MetroCard Van. Both vehicles make regularly scheduled stops in all five boroughs each month. The MetroCard Bus, which stops in Co-op City, travels around the city, stopping at senior citizen centers, shopping centers and along major bus routes. Customers can handle all of their MetroCard needs, whether it is applying for or refilling a Reduced-Fare MetroCard, buying or refilling a regular MetroCard or asking MetroCard-related questions. Senior citizens and people with disabilities may apply for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard on the Bus. They will need photo ID and seniors must show proof of age (at least 65 years old). The MetroCard Van, like the Bus, travels around
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the city with helpful on-board staff ready to sell Unlimited and Pay-Per-Ride MetroCards, add money to regular and Reduced-Fare MetroCards and answer questions. Reduced-Fare MetroCard applications are available. EZ Pass On The Go tags are also available for purchase on both the Bus and the Van. The MetroCard Bus and Van do not operate on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Customers may also want to explore the EasyPay Reduced-Fare payment option. EasyPay lets customers link to their credit or debit card to their Reduced-Fare MetroCard so it refills automatically. For more MetroCard information, please visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info and click on Fares and Tolls.