November 22 virtual event - NYC families & educators demand solutions to the School Bus Crisis

Visit the page after Nov 18 for registration information.

The number of events on busing and related topics show how strongly families feel about having long school bus routes, doubled up school bus routes, or no route at all. PIST believes in mutual support among all the organizers and participants, to get solutions for the short and long term.

Things we hope you can do to help not only your own student but the rest of the route, school, and city school bus ridership.

List of PIST volunteer meetings for the 2024-25 school year

Typically 2nd Tuesday of the month at lunchtime on zoom AND

3rd Friday evening of the month.

Description of Pupil Transportation Town Hall 09/20/2024

Videos from this event - in English with ASL interpreters highlighted - are now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGcPj6KMpQk&t=1401s

Links to official UN commemoration on Fri Dec 1 and an important community zoom on Sunday December 3.

This world needs school buses, not tanks!

Friday Oct 20 at 12 noon on Zoom, a panel of activists for school bus safety and rights, from various states of the U.S. will converse. Q & A.

Sunday Oct 22, 2023: Disability Pride NYC parade is scheduled to go from Madison Square Park to Union Square Park in Manhattan. Gather with school bus activists at 10:00 a.m. General info bit.ly/DPP-2023

Saturday September 9

NYC Central Labor Council Parade for Unions, workers and families

Gather before 10:00 a.m. at 44th St. between 6th and 5th.

10:15 a.m. March with ATU 1181-1061

Rally & Press Conference — Manifestación y Conferencia de Prensa

Demand the Mayor and Department of Education Meet Their Responsibility to Transport our NYC Students to School

Tuesday September 5th at 11:30 a.m.

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Exija que el Alcalde y el Departamento de Educación cumplan con su responsabilidad de transportar a nuestros estudiantes de la Ciudad de Nueva York a la escuela

Martes, 5 de Septiembre a las 11:30 a.m.

Virtual meeting Friday Sept 1 at 12 noon. Families of school bus riders will review steps and strategies to overcome our struggles to get students to school safely and on time, strike or no strike.

#WheresMyBus information exchange in the Bronx.

NYC Citywide and Community #education council elections continue through May 9.

Vote for each schoolchild in your home to be represented in all relevant categories. Thanks to parent #advocacy, every council also gets a D75 rep.

Here are some candidates who advocate for special education, and for school bus rights. Names are grouped by community school district 1-32 [you can vote for each district where you have a student attending public school] and also the citywide council categories, which you can vote for if your student meets that category.

Women’s History Month & Disability Acceptance Month

Tribute to Fighters for Transit Equity

On Saturday, March 18, 2023

From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

At 339 West 24th Street, Manhattan

[Penn South Community Room 2B]

Leading up to our Saturday celebration, there are several virtual workshops — including on NYC school bus data and on supposed plans for school bus GPS — plus some in person lobbying and hearings, and a half day for certain students. Stay informed!

Events this week include a PIST virtual Know Your Rights workshop;

a CCD75 Safety Committee online presentation on Steps to Independence in travel;

a CCSE in person town hall with NYCDOE Chancellor

Saturday February 4, noon to 2 p.m. Eastern time— Community panel for national TRANSIT EQUITY Day of Action in honor of the birthday of late Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks.

This will be an exciting gathering in person in a Co-op City, Bronx school, with a livestream on youtube.

#IDPD explained: https://www.paralympic.org/news/world-celebrates-international-day-persons-disabilities

PIST is planning a Global DJ Mix-a-Thon on Friday Dec 2 from 10 a.m. to midnight. We begin with an outdoor event across from the United Nations in Dag Hammerskjold Park featuring DJ Crystal Clear and hosted by DJ Karamel. Then they will move the party online, where other talented DJs in various locations and time zones will play music to honor our children and support the fight for a School Bus Bill of Rights.