New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations
Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance
Part 975 - Statewide Mass Transportation Operating Assistance Program
Section 975.11 - Provision for the elderly and transit disabled

A system shall also provide reduced fares for elderly and transit disabled persons in off-peak periods to the extent necessary to enable the public transportation system to apply for Federal operating assistance payments. In the event a local public transportation system does not comply with these requirements, the Commissioner may reject the application, in whole or part, or delay quarterly service payments to the system until it fully complies, or demonstrates that it will comply fully, at the earliest possible date.