During a news conference last week, Lieber made no promises to keep the 30-day option once the MetroCard disappears. But he said the board is considering using OMNY to give other discounts, perks or ...

The MTA is planning a four percent fare hike for public transit, raising the base fare to at least $3 by year's end, ...

A planned fare and toll hike that would have driven up the cost of a Long Island Rail Road ticket by 4% may be put off until ...

MTA announces end of MetroCard sales 00:43. MetroCards will soon be a thing of the past in New York City, the head of the MTA announced Wednesday. "Everybody knows we've been moving away from the ...

E and F subway trains were suspended in Queens on Saturday morning, according to the MTA’s website. It comes as a result of ...

The switch from the MetroCard to tapping a credit card or smartphone is a major milestone for the struggling subway. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons It can often feel like New York City’s subway is stuck ...

The MetroCard made its debut in 1993, replacing the once-ubiquitous subway token. Credit... Michael Nagle for The New York Times. By Lola Fadulu. March 19, 2025.

The MTA plans to supersede the MetroCard with a new form of "fare payment technology" starting in 2019. "[The MetroCard] was revolutionary for it's time," MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan told us.

These New Yorkers are among the last of a vanishing breed who swear by the swipe or the dip of a MetroCard. With the MTA in a transition to full OMNY tap-and-go technology, transit officials said ...

He’s hoping to get his MetroCard collection back on track. A broken-hearted Canadian MetroCard collector — yes people actually collect them — is reaching out to Big Apple residents for help ...

A 41-year-old man was caught using a student MetroCard to enter a Queens subway station last week and cops found that he was packing two weapons and had an active arrest warrant, authorities said.