Oct 2026
CALENDAR OF EVENTS this month, including PIST meetings. Visit this page again for new items and Spanish translation. To receive this in an email with other busing news, hit the Subscribe button at top right of this page.
Saturday October 3
Citywide District 75 Back to School festival - only for D75 students and families - at Javits Convention Center, 429 11th Ave, Manhattan from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm - ask the school about buses – reply or text PIST at 631.743.6296 to help share busing rights info there. We will be at the D75 Presidents Council table after 11:30, with some extra flyers at Bronx Special Kids table.
Colorful flyer in English for the D 75 Back to school Bash
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No school Monday October 12
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Tuesday October 13
District 75 Busing Issues Committee - Virtual - 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with Interpretation in Spanish, Mandarin, Bangla.
Special guest speakers to be announced. Check back here for updates on how to join, or ask at ccd75busingissues@gmail.com
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Wednesday October 15 District 75 Presidents Council - Virtual - 6:00 to 8:00 p.m
Transportation is always on the agenda
Zoom meeting ID: 864 4239 7820 Passcode: 667768
Contact d75prescouncil@schools.nyc.gov
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Wednesday October 15 Citywide Council on Special Education hosts Office of Pupil Transportation
Hybrid at 6:30 p.m. in 52 Chambers Street on the 2nd floor or attend by Zoom
Contact ccse@schools.nyc.gov for registration and interpretation info
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Friday October 16, 2026 Viernes 16 de octubre de 2026
PIST meeting at 7:30 p.m. Reunion de PIST a las 7:30 p.m.
Virtual Volunteer Strategy discussion Reunión virtual para hablar de nuestras Estrategias
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82470154849?pwd=EkGoVlJygHnxz7MZPqMQC2OT5x0tK1.1
Meeting ID: 824 7015 4849 Passcode: 937177
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Sunday October 18 Disability Pride NYC Parade, Manhattan and virtual
Madison Square Park → Union Square
Lineup begins: 10:00 AM
Parade steps off: 11:00 AM
Union Square celebration: 12:00–3:00 PM
Bring signs about respect for school bus riders and workers
reply pistnyc@gmail.com or text 631.743.6296 to meet up
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Tuesday October 20 Martes 20 de octubre
PIST meeting 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Reunion de PIST 12:00 mediodía a 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Office Hour Show up to give or get help with bus route concerns.
Hora de Oficina Virtual Preséntate para dar o pedir ayuda con problemas sobre la ruta del autobus - Hablamos espanol
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82470154849?pwd=EkGoVlJygHnxz7MZPqMQC2OT5x0tK1.1
Meeting ID: 824 7015 4849 Passcode: 937177
Square flyer for PIST Monthly office hour, includes images of school bus, our logos and the background is a faded closeup of black stripes on a yellow school bus.
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Tuesday October 20
Lifting Our Families Together (LOFT) Community Resource Day at 67 Avenue C, in Manhattan Lower East Side
12:30 - 4:00 p.m. reply pistnyc@gmail.com or text 631.743.6296 to meet up at PIST table.
Flyer with 4 rectangles in yellow, blue, orange, and pink. Pink at lower right describes Community Resource Day on Oct. 20 RSVP by Oct 17 to Nancy Hecker nhecker@realdadsnetwork.org, 227-206-7438
loftinfo@realdadsnetwork.org for general info
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Saturday October 24
District 24 CEC IEP Resource Fair at P.S. 91 at 68-10 Central Ave. Glendale, Queens 11385
from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM –
reply pistnyc@gmail.com or text 631.743.6296 to meet up at PIST table.
Flyer in blue with orange and yellow highlights and photos of children learning. At bottom center is a QR code to register for the IEP fair and sign up for workshops.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Panel for Educational Policy citywide school board meeting at 6:00pm (EST)
This month it is at Long Island City High School (14-30 Broadway, Long Island City, NY 11106)
Interpretation services will be provided in Spanish, Bangla, and Mandarin.
https://www.pistnyc.org/resources/pep-comment-steps goes over how to comment in person or to submit written comments.
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