The future is OMNY, the contactless fare system for the MTA. That means you have to use Apple Pay on your smartphone or Apple ...

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity ...

More than 30 years after New York City switched from tokens to the magnetic swipe of a MetroCard to ride its subways and ...

With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.

Do we really need all that stuff? Shouldn’t they be fixing the subway stations? They keep spending money on stuff we don’t ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transitioning to the OMNY tap-and-ride system, all ...

New York City is officially phasing out the MetroCard after 30 years, replacing it with the OMNY contactless payment system.

The MTA has announced that MetroCard sales and distribution will officially end on December 31, 2025, marking the end of more ...

New York City's MTA announced that the MetroCard is retiring on Dec. 31, which means that commuters will have to tap-to-pay ...

The MTA has billed the new fare system as a boon for riders. But not everyone is having a great time with tap-to-pay.

The MetroCard, a fixture of New York City transit for more than three decades, is nearing the end of its run. The ...

Fellow collagist Nina Boesch estimates she has around 90,000 MetroCards stashed in her West Village studio — enough to last ...