The transition from Metrocard to 'tap-and-go' moved closer to the finish line on Friday as the MTA made OMNY cards available to their reduced fare riders. Roughly two out of every three transit ...

The short answer is it’s still unclear. The MetroCard replaced tokens as the method of entry into the transit system 30 years ...

The MTA says it’s getting closer to phasing out MetroCards as the OMNY tap-and-go technology has now reached almost all riders in the city, including reduced-fare riders like seniors.

In five years' time, the MetroCard that 7.7 million people use daily to access NYC subways and buses will likely be extinct, a souvenir of the city's past. Like the humble token. The MTA plans ...

Senior straphangers and others who get a reduced fare from the MTA can now stop swiping and start tapping, as the agency swaps out reduced-fare MetroCards for the modern OMNY system. MTA Chairperson ...