Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City ...
The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, which opened an exhibit earlier ...
OMNY cards can be purchased or reloaded at OMNY vending machines in most subway stations or at select retail stores across the city, such as participating Walgreens, CVS, 7-Eleven, CFSC Checks Cashed ...
More than 30 years after New York City switched from tokens to the magnetic swipe of a MetroCard to ride its subways and buses, the card's era is about to end.
MetroCards will still be accepted into 2026, with an exact end date to be announced at some point next year, officials said.
Westchester County’s Bee-Line bus system will officially switch to the OMNY tap-and-go fare system next week as the long-running MetroCard era comes to a close. OMNY fare scanners have been installed ...
An exhibition reminisces about the yellow icon’s 32-year reign as the MTA retires the payment method for good.
The MTA has announced that MetroCard sales and distribution will officially end on December 31, 2025, marking the end of more than three decades of the iconic swipe-fare system as New York City fully ...
For old time’s sake, please swipe again.  Dec. 31 marks a milestone in New York City’s transit history.  MetroCard sales will ...