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METRO New York Commuter Check Program

Participating Transit Services

Transit Agencies: MTA Long Island Rail Road, MTA Metro-North Railroad, NJ Transit Bus and Rail, PATH

Other operators: Academy Bus Lines, Beiber Tourways & Beiber Tours Coach USA, Monsey Trails, NY Waterway, Shortline Bus Company, Suburban Transit and virtually all vanpool services in the NY, NJ, CT Metropolitan Area. (For other operators, call us at (201) 833-9700 to arrange for them to accept Commuter Checks.)

Products
Commuter Check vouchers are available in $15, $30, $35 & $50 denominations.

MetroCard®

Bonus Value MetroCard (include an additional 20% value):
$10 ($12), $20 ($24), $40 ($48) and $50 ($60).
Unlimited Ride MetroCard:
$24 (7-Day) and $76 (30-Day) Cards are valid on all MTA NYC Transit subway and local buses.
$41 (7-Day Express Bus Plus) are valid for unlimited express bus, local bus, and subway rides until midnight, 7 days from first use.

Redemption information
Commuter Checks are accepted by ticket windows for all above transit services in the NY metropolitan area as well as outside vendors.

Special note on MTA Acceptance Locations.
Commuter Checks are accepted at Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad (MNR) ticket windows and can be paired with a check or cash to cover the full purchase price of a ticket. MNR windows also accept electronic payments, allowing customers the option of pairing their Commuter Checks with a credit/debit card. LIRR windows do not accept electronic payments.

Commuter Checks are also accepted by LIRR and MNR Mail&Ride programs and can be paired with other payment options to cover the full purchase price of a ticket. Please remember to write your Mail&Ride account number on the face of each Commuter Check submitted for payment of your Mail&Ride account.

MTA New York City Transit customers may exchange their Commuter Checks for MetroCard at various merchant locations around the city. The following MetroCard merchants accept Commuter Checks:
Pay-O-Matic - Multiple Locations
Hudson News - Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Path Stations
Metro News - Newark Penn Station
New York locations (all Manhattan except as noted):
Manhattan
Divesh News, 80 Maiden Lane
Goldberger's Pharmacy, 1200 1st Ave.
Hanu News, 137 E. 56th St.
Hil-Nil Corporation, 520 Madison Ave.
Kohinoor Convenience Store, 230 E. 80th St.
Money Centers, 115 West 23rd Street
New York Check Express
    660 Lexington Ave.
    117 East 41st Street
    250 W 49th StreetOne Stop Convenient, 490 First Ave.
Penny Travel Corp/Travel Network, 120 Broadway
Rey Grocery Store 288 Audubon Ave.
Rite Check Cashing Inc., 2338 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Saibaba News, 425 Park Ave.
V.M.S. Candy & Cigar Corp., 42 Broadway
Brooklyn
M & B Check Cashing, 916 Utica Ave.
New York Transit Museum, 130 Livingston Street 10th Floor
S.M.C. Inc., 939 Broadway
Queens
Associated Supermarket, 3909 103rd Street, Corona
Clearview Variety, Inc. (Christie's Stationary) 12-59 150th St., Whitestone
Kiosk Pharmacy, 41-01 Kissena Blvd, Flushing
Rs2001, Inc. 37-67 90th Street Jackson Heights
Sanat Cards & Gifts, Inc., 214-24 73rd Ave., Bayside
New locations are being added continuously. Check back here for updates.

For additional information
For questions or other specialized assistance, call Commuter Check at (800) 727-9436, or e-mail us.