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NEW YORK CITY — The MetroCard's sleek tap-to-pay replacement can now be purchased in a select handful of subway stations, MTA officials said. The first OMNY Card vending machines will...
MetroCard is accepted on MTA Regional buses, the New York City Subway, Metro North's Hudson Rail Link, the Staten Island Railway, PATH, Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, Nassau Inter-County Express, and Bee-Line Bus.
OMNY can currently be used to pay fares at all New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway stations, on all MTA buses, AirTrain JFK, Metro North's Hudson Rail Link, and on the Roosevelt Island Tram; when completely rolled out, it will also replace the MetroCard on Bee-Line buses, and NICE buses.
With the addition of unlimited-ride MetroCards in 1998, the New York City Transit system was the last major transit system in the United States, with the exception of BART in San Francisco, to introduce passes for unlimited bus and rapid transit travel.
That's the name the MTA has given the new tap-to-pay fare system that will eventually replace the MetroCard — and straphangers will give it a test starting Friday.
MTA officials plan to replace the MetroCard with OMNY in 2023. The system allows straphangers to use their smartphone, smart watch or contactless bank card to tap out a single-ride fare.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) provides local and express bus, subway, and commuter rail service in Greater New York, and operates multiple toll bridges and tunnels in New York City. Overview
NEW YORK — The MetroCard's reign is coming to an end. The MTA plans to start testing a brand-new fare payment system — with a new name — in May. The transit agency has dubbed its new system...
Open enrollment launched Monday for the MTA's Fair Fares program, which will provide discounted MetroCards to New York City residents, between the ages of 18 and 64, below the federal...
NEW YORK CITY — The MetroCard-less OMNY system is now a fixture at all MTA stations, but its tap-and-pay convenience comes with a drawback: it only allows single rides.