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Starting in January, MetroCards will no longer be sold, and unlimited passes will be retired, according to the agency.
MTA proposes a fare increase to $3 and a 7.5% toll hike, signaling a MetroCard phaseout for the OMNY system by 2026.
The proposed 10-cent increase, the first since 2023, has been long in the works and would come after the mothballing of the ...
New York City subway and bus fares are expected to go up to $3 on Jan. 4, MTA officials announced during the agency’s monthly ...
It’s happening, folks. The $3 subway swipe is (almost) here. MTA officials announced this week that starting Jan. 4, 2026, the base fare for New York City subways and buses will rise from $2.90 to an ...
New York City’s public transportation agency will delay a planned fare and toll increase to January, just as the bus, train ...
Although the MTA once eyed pulling the plug on the 20th-century fare technology by the end of this year, New York City Transit President Richard Davey said he doesn’t “see the MetroCard being ...
The MTA began testing the MetroCard system in 1993 and didn’t ultimately nix subway tokens until 2003. 12.8.97 ...
After the MetroCard's 20th anniversary last week, the MTA envisions a city where straphangers tap and scan, not swipe, their way across the five boroughs.
The MTA has released a limited-edition “Law & Order: SVU” MetroCard featuring Mariska Hargitay, 60, in honor of the show’s 25th season.