NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — As the sunset date for the MetroCard nears, the MTA is trying to help commuters get ready for tap-and-go by giving away free OMNY cards for a limited time. Free OMNY cards will ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The MetroCard will soon be put to rest forever after 32 years of service in New York City. After December 31, MTA riders will no longer be able to purchase or reload MetroCards. The ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — If you’re taking mass transit to get around New York City over the weekend, be prepared for limited service with the MTA’s OMNY tap-and-go system. OMNY services are expected to be ...

OMNY issues are plaguing increasingly frustrated straphangers — just days before MTA makes it the go-to option for subway fares. Commuters reported getting charged multiple times for a single ride ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – New Yorkers – are you ready to say goodbye to the MetroCard and hello to OMNY? MetroCards will be fully phased out on Dec. 31, meaning commuters won’t be able to buy one after that ...

New Yorkers can score a free OMNY card at select train stations throughout the city, the MTA said on Friday. The promo coincides with the end of MetroCard sales on Dec. 31. The first 400 straphangers ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The more you tap, the closer you get to free rides on the MTA subway and buses, according to the promise of the fare cap. But does the promise come with a caveat? Some users on ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transitioning to the OMNY tap-and-ride system, all MetroCard vending machines have been removed from Staten Island. The MTA will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. New York’s Metrocard is about to join the subway token as a transit relic from the past.

Riders of the city’s subway and buses will have to pay $3 per trip, up from $2.90, as of January after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a fare increase Tuesday. The MTA’s board ...