The MTA has not introduced daily or monthly OMNY fare caps, even as it phased out daily and monthly MetroCards.

A train passenger gets their ticket ready for the ticket collector. One of the main changes the MTA implemented is to replace round-trips with “day passes.” Photo courtesy of @mtametronorth on ...

MetroCards were phased out of New York City’s subways and buses by New Year's Eve in favor of OMNY’s tap-and-go payment system, but there’s still one place the plastic fare card is welcome. The New ...

NYC MetroCards may have been laid to rest last week, but the flimsy plastic cards, used for decades to pay for public transportation in the Big Apple, are making a big comeback on resell sites.

For over three decades, the high-pitched zip of a plastic card hitting a turnstile served as the unofficial heartbeat of the New York City subway. But as of Jan. 1, 2026, the gold-hued MetroCard ...

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The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34. The MetroCard’s parent, the MTA, spent eight years slowly killing it, with ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be remembered not just for its vibrant look but for creating ...

Westchester County is preparing to roll out Bee-Line buses updated with OMNY fare scanners starting Sunday, January 4. Westchester County says the county is required to maintain alignment with the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be retiring the MetroCard after three decades of service. After Wednesday, Dec. 31, straphangers will not be able to buy or refill ...

It’s the end of the line for the MetroCard after more than 30 years of swipes across the city’s transit system. “The MetroCard was there when we was broke, when we were late, when we squeezed into the ...