Last week, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced the end of the MetroCard. The agency has long suggested it will phase out ...
The MTA hosted a Transit Talk in Flushing to urge riders to switch to OMNY, as the agency prepares to permanently retire ...
The MT announced that it will stop selling the MetroCard on December 31, 2025, marking the final step in the full transition ...
The M.T.A. has introduced an innovative tap-and-go system, which allows passengers to pay for rides using digital wallets, contactless credit or debit cards, or specially designed OMNY cards. This ...
By Dec. 31, 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will end the sale and distribution of MetroCards. Here's what it ...
The 32-year-old MetroCard will fade into history in 2026, taking with it the PATH Smartcard, which relies on MetroCard vending machines. Meanwhile, NJ Transit is a few months away from rolling out ...
MTA alerted its commuters through a post on social media platform X this week that it would be phasing out the MetroCard, with its end coming at the end of the year. "It’s the end of an era ...
OMNY, the MTA’s tap-and-go payment system, will fully replace the three-decade old swipe system. MetroCards will still be ...
The 32-year-old MTA MetroCard will cease operations Dec. 31, but other fare cards are coming. NJ Transit will debut one in ...
In Brooklyn, a grieving mother confronted the suspect, 18-year-old Noah Rentas, accused of fatally stabbing her son.
Ending MetroCard sales will help the agency to make a full switch to a fully contactless tap-and-go payment system.
There are no monthly or weekly OMNY fares — instead riders who take 12 trips in a single week get the rest of their rides for free, a system that avoids the $40 million of unused MetroCard fares ...