Reduced-Fare MetroCard holders will soon have their hands on a brand-new Reduced-Fare OMNY card. Courtesy of (Marc A. Hermann / MTA) [/caption] So far, OMNY is accepted on MTA buses, subways ...

By the end of 2024, more than 1.5 million transit riders who still have Reduced-Fare MetroCards will also receive OMNY cards.

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.

and existing ones will still be dispensing MetroCards in 2025. Fare discounts of 50 percent apply to seniors over the age of 65, or people with certain qualifying disabilities, via the MTA’s ...