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Starting in January, MetroCards will no longer be sold, and unlimited passes will be retired, according to the agency.
MTA proposes a fare increase to $3 and a 7.5% toll hike, signaling a MetroCard phaseout for the OMNY system by 2026.
The New York City public transit systems will have a price increase and other changes in 2026 that will affect how you travel ...
New York City subway and bus fares are expected to go up to $3 on Jan. 4, MTA officials announced during the agency’s monthly ...
The price to ride New York City subways and buses will likely increase to $3 in January, MTA officials said during the agency ...
It’s happening, folks. The $3 subway swipe is (almost) here. MTA officials announced this week that starting Jan. 4, 2026, the base fare for New York City subways and buses will rise from $2.90 to an ...
The proposed 10-cent increase, the first since 2023, has been long in the works and would come after the mothballing of the ...
The MTA began transitioning away from the 30-year-old MetroCard with the launch of OMNY in 2019. It plans to stop selling MetroCards on Dec. 31, but riders will still be able to use them for at ...
OMNY card vending machines came to the system in October 2023 to make it “easier than ever for transit customers to leave MetroCard in the past,” as then-NYC Transit President Richard Davey said.
Each day, 75% of NYC transit riders choose to use the OMNY tap-and-go entry system over the MetroCard system, and a large majority give it high reviews in customer satisfaction surveys, according ...
Many New York City public transit users experience problems with OMNY as the MTA continues to phase out MetroCards in favor of the new tap-and-go payment system, according to a survey released last ...