East Ramapo pays yeshivas directly to bus children. The amounts for 2015-16 are below. These buses run on Sundays and Federal holidays. They want to increase these amounts, claiming they are owed “14 days”. Most of the children live less than 1.5 miles from the yeshiva they attend, and so these expenses are considered “non-allowable” for state aid. How much does it really cost to bus children inside of the most densely populated areas of NY State? How many trips are only a couple of blocks? Are they already being paid more than the reasonable cost? Is this really the best use of our education tax dollars?
PAYEE | AMOUNT |
YESHIVATH VIZNITZ D’KHAL TORATH CHAIM IN | 1,506,092.00 |
CONGREGATION YESHIVA AVIR YAKOV | 1,212,006.13 |
UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMY | 1,161,042.12 |
BNOS ESTHER PAPA | 579,988.70 |
CONGREGATION TALMUD TORAH D’CHASIDEI BOBOV OF MONSEY | 442,352.24 |
CONGREGATION BETH DAVID | 417,984.42 |
CONGREGATION BAIS MALKA | 396724.36 |
GONG NOIAM MGODIM | 240,094.40 |
YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADAS OF BELZ | 189,204.30 |
CENTRAL UTA OF MONSEY | 187,210.80 |
BAIS TRANY OF MONSEY | 162,883.24 |
TALMUD TORAH ADAS YERE M | 156,360.93 |
KLAUSENBERG OF N | 152,760.30 |
CONGREGATION BOBOVER YESHIVA OF MONSEY | 132,120.87 |
YESHIVA DARKEI EMUNAH | 111,372.10 |
BNEI YAKOV YOSEF | 104,178.60 |
BNOS DERECH YISROEL | 98,014.30 |
CONGREGATION BAIS GHANA MALKA | 97,433.55 |
CONGREGATION KOIFER NEFESH DBA CONGREGATION TORAS EM) | 97,301.25 |
GONG KOLEI CHASIDEL RACHMISTRIVKA INC DBA OHR YOCHANAN | 79,288.00 |
KLAUSENBERG OF IV | 62,424.30 |
ASTRA TRANSPORTATION CORP | 58,752.00 |
CONGREGATION TALMUD TORAH D’CHASIDEI | 57,412.74 |
GONG. BNEI MELUCHIM INC. | 50,647.65 |
BAIS YEHUDA | 50638.22 |
CONGREGATION YESHOUS MOSHE VIZNITZ | 43,100.04 |
GONG. NOIAM MGODIM | 37,085.80 |
GONG KOLEL CHASIDEI RACHMISTRIVKA INC DBA OHR YOCHANAN | 31,326.24 |
MOSDOS SANZ OF MONSEY | 28,264.55 |
CONGREGATION YETE LEV | 23,990.40 |
CONGREGATION MACHZIKEI HADAS OF BELZ | 19,667.66 |
BNEI YAKOV YOSEF OF MONSEY | 13,659.84 |
CONGREGATION BAIS YEHUDA | 6,869.70 |
TOTAL | 8,008,251.75 |