NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — On Monday, representatives from the City University of New York and elected officials announced the launch of the CUNY OMNY pilot program, which offers free and unlimited OMNY cards to 700 students.
The cards will be available for the fall and spring semesters.
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The CUNY Student Commuter Grant Pilot Program comes by way of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s budget agreement with the City Council.
City Council Speaker Julie Menin noted that public transportation is a “key contributor” to CUNY students dropping out of school…