Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting January 1, New Yorkers will no longer be able to buy or reload MetroCards to pay fare on the city's subways and buses as ...
Students, parents and lawmakers are calling on the city Department of Education and Metropolitan Transportation Authority to ...
Students who live more than half a mile from school are eligible for OMNY cards, which provide free rides on public transit. But some say the cards, which are made of paper, are easily damaged and don ...
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 ...
A tap-and-go future The transit system going forward, OMNY, short for One Metro New York, replaces swipes with taps at turnstiles via smartphones or smartwatches with mobile wallets, credit cards or ...
Love it or hate it, the MetroCard has been a staple of daily life for New York City subway and bus riders for more than three decades. Introduced in 1994, it became both a necessity and a visible ...
OMNY issues are plaguing increasingly frustrated straphangers — just days before MTA makes it the go-to option for subway fares. Commuters reported getting charged multiple times for a single ride ...
NEW YORK CITY – The familiar blue and yellow MetroCard will soon be a thing of the past as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to stop selling them starting January 1. However, the cards ...
For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with ...