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END OF AN ERA: MTA to stop sales of MetroCard this year
The MTA will end sales of the MetroCard by the end of the year, more than three decades after it was introduced, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Wednesday.
MTA announces that iconic MetroCards will be replaced by OMNY by end of ‘25: ‘You served us well’
MetroCards have reigned supreme in the Big Apple since its introduction in 1993. The OMNY of its time, the originally blue cards replaced subway tokens, which were only sold in packs of ten, and ...
MTA's plan to wind down MetroCard by end of 2025 may affect Nassau County bus riders
Nassau bus riders rely on the 30-year-old fare card to get free transfers to and from New York City buses and subways, says the MTA's chief.
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End of the line: MTA to end MetroCard sales by Dec. 31 to make room for OMNY
The MetroCard is officially going the way of the subway token. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced on Wednesday that the agency will retire the MetroCard by the end of the year. Sales and ...
MetroCard ends, new NJ Transit card begins, but a regional fare card is a missed goal for riders
NJ Transit is a few months away from rolling out its own fare card. And PATH is planning a card for its new TAPP system.
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Other New Jersey Fare Cards Emerge as MetroCard Sunsets
The 32-year-old MTA MetroCard will cease operations Dec. 31, but other fare cards are coming. NJ Transit will debut one in ...
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NYC's economy rebounded from COVID-19. The subways? Not so much.
The decimation of subway ridership cost the MTA barrels of cash from fares, prompting Congress to sign off on a combined $15 billion in relief for the agency in 2020 and 2021. Life in the city has ...
Transportation secretary threatens to withhold federal funding from MTA unless agency reduces crime, violence
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is threatening to cut federal funds from New York's MTA if the agency doesn't ...