<p>NYU doesn’t give you anything. You don’t need the subway unless you live in a ridiculously far dorm which as a freshman you wont. And even if you did, there is a free NYU bus. </p>
<p>Rides are 2$. You can buy a metrocard. A 10 dollar metrocard gives you 2$ dollars, a 20$ metro card gives you 4$, i reccomend that. If you do find yourself taking the subway twice a day 5 days a week I recommend a monthly pass which is like 70$. That being said, almost everything you need is walking distance from your dorm including food, movies, and MANY good bars. If you decide to go to a bar/restaurant further from your dorm you’ll end up taking a cab home as subway won’t be running that often it will be cold and you’ll be drunk/tired.</p>