The MTA is planning a four percent fare hike for public transit, raising the base fare to at least $3 by year's end, ...

The MTA has postponed a subway fare hike, focusing instead on transitioning to the OMNY system, with MetroCard sales to end ...

During a news conference last week, Lieber made no promises to keep the 30-day option once the MetroCard disappears. But he said the board is considering using OMNY to give other discounts, perks or ...

A planned fare and toll hike that would have driven up the cost of a Long Island Rail Road ticket by 4% may be put off until ...

The MetroCard made its debut in 1993, replacing the once-ubiquitous subway token. Credit... Michael Nagle for The New York Times. By Lola Fadulu. March 19, 2025.

The MTA plans to supersede the MetroCard with a new form of "fare payment technology" starting in 2019. "[The MetroCard] was revolutionary for it's time," MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan told us.

The MetroCard was introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the old subway tokens, which were discontinued in 2003. Lieber said in December that 67% of the subway’s daily 4.5 million riders were ...

These New Yorkers are among the last of a vanishing breed who swear by the swipe or the dip of a MetroCard. With the MTA in a transition to full OMNY tap-and-go technology, transit officials said ...

He’s hoping to get his MetroCard collection back on track. A broken-hearted Canadian MetroCard collector — yes people actually collect them — is reaching out to Big Apple residents for help ...

The MetroCard Derailed the Price of a Slice—at Least That’s One Theory The MTA voted against raising the base subway rate, but that may mean little when it comes to what’s in store for a ...