The MTA still accepts MetroCards in the OMNY era — but does anyone still swipe? Here are a few who do.
Over half a year after the MTA switched to its OMNY tap-and-pay system, 98% of transit riders in…
Tap your cellphone: NYC piloting digital student OMNY cards this fall
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EXCLUSIVE | NYC Transit President Crichlow talks with amNewYork about ‘European’ fare enforcement on buses
Fare evasion has become widespread on buses, particularly in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, when the MTA…
CM Ariola calls for ‘unlimited and universal’ free OMNY cards for NYC school students – QNS
Council Member Joann Arioala is calling for free OMNY cards to be made available to all New York…
News 12 | Brooklyn | NYC students say OMNY card problems are leaving them stranded
New York City public school students are calling for improvements to the city’s student OMNY program. Students who…
NYC Transit Just Got Rid of MetroCards for Fares. The Successor Could Put Your Privacy at Risk.
This year’s Times Square Ball Drop marked not only the end of 2025, but also the end of…
What will be the next stops for NYC transit in the new year?
A new year brings a bevy of new possibilities and challenges for one of the world’s largest…
Remembering the MetroCard — NYC’s beloved subway and bus fare card, which goes the way of the token on Dec. 31 – amNewYork
Get ready to bid farewell to the MetroCard, as the MTA announced it will stop selling the cards…
Ask the MTA | OMNY payments, subway flooding, Grand Central Holiday Fair
A rider uses OMNY to pay the subway fare at Fulton Street in 2019. Marc A. Hermann /…
MTA revises its plan for subway and bus fare increases in wake of public outcry
The MTA has recorded the billionth tap into the transit system using the OMNY contactless payment system. Marc…