For official campus to campus traffic (including also Cornell's Medical School in NYC in addition to the new tech campus), there's *always* been a "free" (there might be a chargeback to the department) *luxury* bus service at least Monday through Friday during the regular academic year and summer sessions. It's considered desirable and well utilized, although I don't know the current rules about use for leisure trips or by students rather than faculty and staff. The service was originally set up for library users, but I know that some trustees have also used it.

This is different from the commercial paid service that I mentioned in my earlier post. I don't know whether Geryhound/Trailways still does Ithaca bus station to/from NYC bus station service, but there's a newer outfit that specializes in just the Ithaca-NYC nonstop route. It's oriented toward the university community and might be some sort of student enterprise (at least initially). Unfortunately I don't remember the name but it should be easy to find as it's well known on campus and seems to advertise there.