What to know about the OMNY system as NYC says goodbye to MetroCard this week

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

What to Know About OMNY, MetroCard’s Tap-and-Go Successor

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

OMNY makes a bumpy landing as MTA fully converts to tap-to-pay fare system

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.
Gothamist

MTA says OMNY cards can’t be bought or loaded this weekend, but riders can still tap to pay fares

The MTA will limit some OMNY card services over the weekend as the agency prepares to completely phase out MetroCards at the end of the year. MTA officials said they will be upgrading the digital ...
Staten Island Advance

OMNY ‘crushes MetroCard’ in ridership polls, MTA says

Each day, 75% of NYC transit riders choose to use the OMNY tap-and-go entry system over the MetroCard system, and a large majority give it high reviews in customer satisfaction surveys, according to a ...
The New York Times

As MetroCard Phases Out, Riders Gripe About Its Replacement

A survey of transit riders found that a majority have had issues with New York’s new tap-and-go OMNY system, months before its predecessor is expected to be retired. By Stefanos Chen As the MetroCard ...