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The cards debuted in 1993. Instead of swiping MetroCards at subway turnstiles or on buses, riders will exclusively use the authority’s new tap-and-go system, which was introduced in 2019 and ...
"After 32 years, it's time to say goodbye to the MetroCard and go all in on the fare payment system of the future," Lieber said. "Tap-and-go - already the choice for 65% of our riders - is not ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Wednesday that sales of its iconic MetroCard will stop on Dec. 31, 2025. The agency says it will be replaced with the “tap-and-go” system or ...
(Bloomberg) -- New York City subway riders will no longer need physical MetroCards by the end of this year, ending decades of use for the ubiquitous yellow and blue pass. Riders will instead be ...
"By switching to tap-and-go, customers do not have to pre-pay for multiple trips to receive a discount and forfeit what they don’t spend," the release said. The MetroCard first debuted in 1993 ...
Currently, the tap-and-go payment system allows riders to pay fares directly with digital wallets, contactless credit and debit cards and OMNY cards. MetroCard sales will end after Dec. 31 ...
you might be wondering how to finally get an OMNY card—the MetroCard replacement that lets you quickly tap and go through the turnstile rather than swiping. The MetroCard has been around since ...
MetroCards have been around since 1994 ... and that's at the end of 2025. OMNY's popular tap-and-go system has been around since 2019 and the service includes the ability to tap your phone ...