New Contactless Fare Payment To Replace NYC’s MetroCard
The new 'tap-and-ride' system mimics similar ones in Chicago and San Francisco. New York City will replace its MetroCard with a new contactless payment system called OMNY, starting next year. The change will be significant as around 94% of commuters already use Apple Pay. The new system will be used on subways, the Staten Island Railway, the Roosevelt Island Tram, and the Hudson Rail Link. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed 980 OMNY card vending machines across all 472 subway stations. The switch could save the MTA roughly $20 million a year.
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Starting next year, the yellow piece of plastic that NYC commuters have kept in their wallets will become useless as the city transitions to a new contactless payment system called OMNY. The change wo... [1899 symbols]