Program Overview

The City of New York is pleased to offer you a Commuter Benefits Program. The Commuter Benefits Program offers many transit providers and Transit Plan options.

This website provides an overview of the Commuter Benefits Program.

What are the options in the expanded Commuter Benefits Program?

However you ride, the Commuter Benefits Program — presented by the City of New York and administered by WageWorks — will give you ways to save. The program works for virtually any transit system in the Tri-State area. No matter where you live and work, you're covered. Use it for:

• MTA NYCT, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad
• NJ Transit, PATH, and NY Waterway, to name a few...
• Paratransit and the MTA’s Access-A-Ride program
• Parking at or near public transit to get to work

Click here to see a list of the Available Plans under the program.

What do I need to do enroll in the Commuter Benefits Program?

For City employees to enroll in the Commuter Benefits Program, go to NYC Employee Self Service or contact your agency’s TransitBenefit Coordinator. For more information - visit www.nyc.gov/payroll. Click here for a list of City Agency TransitBenefit Coordinators.

Department of Education (DoE) employees can enroll at the DoE Web Employee Self Service/Web Payroll application that can be accessed online using your DoE Outlook e-mail ID and password at https://payrollportal.nycboe.net. You can also download an enrollment form from the DoE website at http://schools.nyc.gov. DoE forms are mailed to the Department of Education, 65 Court Street, Room 1003, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

City University of New York (CUNY) Community College employees may download an enrollment form from the CUNY website at www.cuny.edu/transitbenefit and contact your TransitBenefit Coordinator.