Reduced MTA fares for eligible riders

MTA Reduced-Fare Program | Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

Short Summary

Reduced MTA fares are available for anyone 65+ or with a qualifying disability.

Who it may help

You qualify if any of the following apply:

  • Are 65 or older
  • Receive Medicare benefits for any reason other than age
  • Have a serious mental illness and receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Have blindness
  • Have deafness or hearing loss
  • Have an ambulatory, cognitive, or other physical disability

What you may need

Use any one of these to apply:

  • Driver's license from any state
  • Passport from any country
  • IDNYC
  • Birth certificate (with a photo ID)
  • Medicare card (with a photo ID)

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