Then in the early 1990s, the MTA replaced tokens with Metrocards. "It's lighter than carrying a lot of tokens," one rider said back then. After three decades, OMNY is the agency's not so subtle ...

“We might, in retrospect, have chosen a different model,” MTA honcho Janno Lieber said at the time adding: “We’re going to ...

The MTA says it’s getting closer to phasing out MetroCards as the OMNY tap-and-go technology has now reached almost all riders in the city, including reduced-fare riders like seniors.

The MTA began a four-month shutdown of the A line south of JFK Airport this week. Officials say bridges and viaducts need ...

In five years' time, the MetroCard that 7.7 million people use daily to access NYC subways and buses will likely be extinct, a souvenir of the city's past. Like the humble token. The MTA plans ...

The MTA is aiming to phase out MetroCards, though there is no set date. In the meantime, every station is getting one OMNY ...

The transition from Metrocard to 'tap-and-go' moved closer to the finish line on Friday as the MTA made OMNY cards available to their reduced fare riders. Roy Wood Jr. Turns Down Andy Cohen’s ...