Join the Forward on Climate Rally on 2/17!
On Sunday, February 17, thousands of Americans will head to Washington, D.C. to make Forward on Climate the largest climate rally in history. Join this historic event to make your voice heard and help the president start his second term with strong climate action.
Available buses from New York
As buses to the Forward on Climate Rally are scheduled, we will list them below along with contact and sign-up information. This page will be frequently updated.
To become a bus coordinator, please see below. To see if there is a bus publicly announced in your area, please check back here frequently. If you have any other questions about buses -- or would like to get one you are already planning listed on this page -- please email climatebus@gmail.com.
Please contact climatebus@gmail.com even if you are planning a bus that does not need help with recruitment. We are working closely with the Park Police and other officials, and need to give you important information about parking and other details. It will also help us coordinate logistics.
- Albany and Kingston - Leaving Albany at 12:30 a.m. from Madison Ave. and Eagle St. Back around 11:30 p.m. Approximately $58, sliding scale. For additional information or to book seats, visit WePay.
- Binghamton - Hosted by the Sierra Club Susquehanna Group. Departing Sunday, February 17, at 5:00 a.m. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- Buffalo - Hosted by the Niagara Sierra Club Chapter. Departing 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Febreuary 16, from the NFTA Park and Ride lot on the University of Buffalo South Campus (Main St. near end of Kenmore Ave.). Return late Sunday/early Monday. $70/per person with $25 subsidized seats available to students, unemployed and low income folks. Contact Bill Nowak at (716) 316-7674 or bill.nowakcwa@gmail.com for more information.
- Ithaca - Leaving from Wegmans on Meadow Street on Sunday, February 17, at 5:00 a.m. sharp and from Whitney Point Sunoco Station at 5:45 am sharp. Returning around midnight the same day. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite. Book by February 12!
- Johnson City - Hosted by the Sierra Club Susquehanna Group. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- Long Island - Hosted by Clean Energy for Long Island. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- New Paltz - Departing Sunday, February 17, at 5:30 a.m. from the Park 'n Ride at Exit 18 (New Paltz) of the NY Thruway. You will need a unique code number from Joanne, the organizer, and $25 cash to board the bus. (Scholarships are available.) For more information or to book seats, contact Joanne at sierraclubjoanne@gmail.com or 845-338-0300. **NOTE: This bus is now full. Please contact atlantic.chapter@sierraclub.org for other possible buses leaving from the Mid-Hudson area.
- New York City (Multiple buses) - Hosted by 350 NYC. Leaving from various locations on Sunday, February 17, at 7:00 a.m. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- New York City (Brooklyn) - Hosted by Brooklyn for Peace. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- New York City (Brooklyn: Williamsburg/Bushwick) - To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- New York City (Upper Manhattan) - Leaving from the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine (Amsterdam Ave @ 112th St) on Sunday, February 17, at 6:45 a.m. and returning that same evening. To check prices and book seats, visit Eventbrite.
- Rochester - Hosted by the Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club. Likely leaving from the Bushnells Basin Park 'n' Ride on Sunday, February 17, at 2:00 a.m. and returning on Monday at approximately 1 a.m. To check prices and book seats, visit the Sierra Club Rochester Regional Group.
- Paul Smiths - Departing from Paul Smith's College at on Saturday, February 16, at 8:30 a.m. and returning by 5 a.m. on Monday. Total cost for transportation and lodging (including breakfast on Sunday) is $100. For additional information, contact Tom Huber: 518 327-6330 (office), 518 327-3275 (home), or 518 524-2238 (cell) or Holly Huber at 518 524-5575 (cell). Please make checks payable to Tom Huber and send to Tom Huber, Paul Smith's College, PO Box 265, Paul Smiths, NY 12970.
- White Plains - Departing 6:30 a.m. Sunday, February 17th from the North White Plains Metro North Train Station and returning that same evening. For more information and to book seats, visit the WESPAC Foundation.