Hizzoner used to occasionally “jump the turnstile” as a broke young man visiting “a shorty” on the “long A train ride” out to Rockaway, Queens, he said at a town hall in the neighborhood. “There’s a ...

The iconic yellow MetroCard, a symbol of New York City transit for nearly three decades, is set to become a relic of the past ...

From subway tokens to MetroCards to, well, you guessed it, a digital app to pay for fare. A big change is coming to subway ...

The MT announced that it will stop selling the MetroCard on December 31, 2025, marking the final step in the full transition ...

The MTA will stop selling MetroCards on Dec. 31, shifting to a tap-and-go system that allows payment through smartphones or credit and debit cards, saving the agency at least $20 million annually.

MetroCards are poised to join the ranks of the subway token, which was phased out in 2003, as public transit evolves to meet the digital age. With the OMNY system already in use since 2019, it has ...

MTA Chair Janno Lieber just revealed that the MTA will likely retire MetroCards by the end of 2025, going all-in on OMNY by ...

Nassau bus riders rely on the 30-year-old fare card to get free transfers to and from New York City buses and subways, says ...

The phase out of the old vinyl swipe cards comes after the MTA's rollout of its tap-to-pay fare system faced years of delays.

The transition to the new tap-and-go system for New York City subway and bus riders is expected to save the agency at least ...

The iconic MetroCard, a staple of New York City’s public transit system for over 30 years, is set to be discontinued by the ...