MTA to stop selling MetroCards by end of 2025

MTA to stop selling MetroCards by end of 2025 as NYC transit fares move to OMNY
The phase out of the old vinyl swipe cards comes after the MTA's rollout of its tap-to-pay fare system faced years of delays.
Alert: The MTA will stop selling MetroCards by the end of the year
MTA Chair Janno Lieber just revealed that the MTA will likely retire MetroCards by the end of 2025, going all-in on OMNY by next summer.
NYC MetroCard payment system to be phased out by MTA
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New Yorkers will say goodbye to MetroCards by year’s end, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced it will stop selling the familiar cards and soon use only tap-and-go payment methods.
First the token, now the swipe: NYC's subway system to stop selling MetroCards
The Metropolitan Transit Authority will stop selling and refilling those formerly-ubiquitous MetroCards by the end of the year in favor of the OMNY system, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber told Crain’s New York Business Wednesday.
NYC Bids Adieu to the Iconic MetroCard
The iconic MetroCard, a staple of New York City’s public transit system for over 30 years, is set to be discontinued by the end of the year. According to NBC News, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber dropped this big announcement,
MTA Fair Fares program move to OMNY: What does that mean for NYC MetroCard users?
New applicants for Fair Fares, an initiative that offers eligible New Yorkers a 50% discount on subway, bus and para-transit fares, will soon switch from MetroCards to tap-to-pay OMNY cards.
New York City's MTA reveals MetroCard will soon be gone: "End of an era"
New York City's transit authority recently announced that they will soon be phasing out the MetroCard and replacing it with a "contactless" system.
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 distribution of the cards will end on Dec.
MTA rolling out reduced-fare OMNY cards for senior transit riders
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MTA to stop selling MetroCards by the end of the year
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- After three decades, the MTA announced that ... in December that OMNY cards were available to 1.5 million reduced-fare riders, many seniors, and disabled people, the ...
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