Worried About NYC Ditching The MetroCard? Here's How Its OMNY Replacement Works

New York City is retiring the MetroCard for public transport, with OMNY taking its place. You can still buy a physical OMNY ...

MetroCards to disappear after 3 decades: NYC’s transit payment method will soon be obsolete

After the MetroCard debuted, it had transit tokens take their place “next to the buggy whip and trolley car,” as the Advance ...

6 changes for NYC commuters in 2026: MTA price increases, MetroCard phase-out and more

The MTA board unanimously approved a plan to increase fares, with the changes set to take effect in January 2026. The base ...
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MTA meets to discuss new system to phase out MetroCard

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It is the beginning of the end of the MetroCard. MTA board members are meeting Monday to discuss its new fare payment system that will allow riders to pay with their phone, bank or ...

NYC’s Transit System Raises Fares, Tolls as MetroCard Nears End

New York City’s transit system approved a fare and toll hike, with the base subway and bus fee increasing by 10 cents to $3 as the transit network phases out its decades-old MetroCard for a tap-and-go ...
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How to get NYC’s limited-edition hip-hop MetroCards

RECOMMENDED: Celebrate 50 years of hip-hop with these NYC events and exhibits “When I first started in Hip-Hop, we were using tokens and then in the ’90s the MetroCard came out,” LL COOL J said in a ...