NEW YORK-- New York City students will be able to ride the subway for free a lot more starting in the 2024-25 school year. Mayor Eric Adams, Schools Chancellor David Banks and MTA Chair & CEO Janno ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beginning in 2026, New York City subways will transition away from MetroCards to OMNY cards or payments with physical and digital ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – It’s out with the MetroCard and in with OMNY – but not every subway station has an OMNY vending machine yet. By the end of the year, public transit riders will need an OMNY ...

These kids are taking the city and the MTA for a ride. New York City students are hawking their new, school-issued OMNY cards for up to $1,500 to straphangers looking to get their hands on the subway ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As part of the MTA’s plans to expand its OMNY fare payment system by the end of the year, eligible New York City students will be given OMNY cards in lieu of the traditional ...

NEW YORK, N.Y.-- Students in New York City will be getting expanded access to the buses and trains starting in September. The new student OMNY cards that are being handed out to begin the upcoming ...

New York is famous for many things — skyscrapers, pizza, and the steam that can often be seen rising from the city's roads. It's also known for its extensive public transport system, which is in the ...

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems. Now, more than ...

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New Yorkers can score a free OMNY card at select train stations throughout the city, the MTA said on Friday. The promo coincides with the end of MetroCard sales on Dec. 31. The first 400 straphangers ...