customers can start to use omny, the new mta tap card system, at a handful of stations starting the end of this month.
omny will eventually replace the metrocard:
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How to use OMNY, the MetroCard replacement coming to some subway lines, buses
The MTA's new tap-to-pay system will launch on May 31 at 16 subway stations and on Staten Island buses.
By Lauren Cook
Updated May 10, 2019 8:23 AM
Spring is a time for new beginnings, and for the MTA that means rolling out a new way to enter the subway.
On May 31, the MTA will launch OMNY, its new tap-to-pay system that will eventually replace the swipe, swipe, swipe of the MetroCard.
In an attempt to control the chaos likely to occur if the MetroCard was tossed out overnight, the MTA is rolling out the new system in phases, starting with 16 subway stations on the 4, 5 and 6 lines in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The new technology will also be available on Staten Island buses at the same time.
more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/how-doe...ork-1.30857529