STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transitioning to the OMNY tap-and-ride system, all MetroCard vending machines have been removed from Staten Island. The MTA will ...
The MetroCard isn’t dead yet, but some New Yorkers are already in mourning. Hundreds of heartbroken visitors flocked to a Brooklyn museum to pay their respects to the transit payment system ahead of ...
As the MTA makes its transition to the OMNY cards, the last MetroCard machine at the Pelham Bay Park subway station has riders feeling nostalgic about saying goodbye to the fare card. "I'm having a ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be retiring the MetroCard after three decades of service. After Wednesday, Dec. 31, straphangers will not be able to buy or refill ...
The regions two iconic fare cards, the PATH SmartLink card and New York MTA’s MetroCard are taking a significant step toward retirement on New Year’s Eve. Riders of both systems won’t be able to use ...
My bus rolls into Port Authority. I’ve got 10 minutes to get across town for my first meeting. I sprint down the escalator, run through droves of people, and arrive at a subway turnstile. I swipe my ...
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be remembered not just for its vibrant look but for creating ...
People are still swiping, but OMNY is overtaking the MetroCard, as the MTA sets post-COVID ridership records. “By the way, yesterday, that record 4.56 million riders — 90% tap and ride, 90% tapping ...
Something like a flimsy yellow credit card, the MetroCard has bound together nearly everyone in the city—real-estate moguls and tenants, Mets and Yankees fans, lifelong New Yorkers like myself and new ...