By the time it did, it was no longer his. Within six minutes, more than N255,000 vanished from his account through multiple ...

Both PATH's SmartLink and MTA's MetroCards take a big step toward retirement on Dec. 31. How much longer can commuter use ...

After 30 years of glitchy swiping, it's finally time for New Yorkers to get the subway experience that they deserve.

Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City ...

In 2025, swiping a plastic rectangle through a card reader feels like an anachronism, but the MetroCard shouldn’t be taken ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transitioning to the OMNY tap-and-ride system, all ...

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

Beginning in 2026, New York City subways will transition away from MetroCards to OMNY cards. Here's how it will work.

For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with ...

Every now and again life accidentally leaves a door unlocked. Only those who dare to enter are rewarded with great and ...

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity ...