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Starting in January, MetroCards will no longer be sold, and unlimited passes will be retired, according to the agency.
MTA proposes a fare increase to $3 and a 7.5% toll hike, signaling a MetroCard phaseout for the OMNY system by 2026.
The New York City public transit systems will have a price increase and other changes in 2026 that will affect how you travel ...
New York City subway and bus fares are expected to go up to $3 on Jan. 4, MTA officials announced during the agency’s monthly ...
The MTA began transitioning away from the 30-year-old MetroCard with the launch of OMNY in 2019. It plans to stop selling MetroCards on Dec. 31, but riders will still be able to use them for at ...
OMNY card vending machines came to the system in October 2023 to make it “easier than ever for transit customers to leave MetroCard in the past,” as then-NYC Transit President Richard Davey said.
Each day, 75% of NYC transit riders choose to use the OMNY tap-and-go entry system over the MetroCard system, and a large majority give it high reviews in customer satisfaction surveys, according ...
The MTA says it’s getting closer to phasing out MetroCards as the OMNY tap-and-go technology has now reached almost all riders in the city, including reduced-fare riders like seniors.
Currently, OMNY is used by about 70% of bus and subway riders, the MTA said. MetroCards have become something of a collector's item, with more than 400 special editions issued by the MTA.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — After 27 years, it’s the end of an era for student MetroCards. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that public school students will start receiving OMNY cards ...