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[124] [125] In 1993, MTA started testing the MetroCard, a magnetic stripe card that would replace the tokens used to pay fares. [126] By 1997, the entire bus and subway system accepted MetroCard, [127] and tokens were no longer accepted for fare payment in 2003. [124] [125] A different fare payment system is used on the LIRR and Metro-North.
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
OMNY cards featuring commemorative designs, as well as special fare-classes such as students, senior citizens, and MTA employees, were not available at the time of the standalone OMNY Card rollout. [92] Front and back of a reduced-fare OMNY card. The card is thicker than the MetroCard it replaced, and is valid for seven years from purchase. [93]
OMNY launched as an employee-only trial in February 2019 at 16 subway stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. [g] [133] The system launched to the public on May 31, 2019, with the addition of Staten Island buses to the original 16 subway stations. [134] Rollout was completed to all subway stations and MTA-operated buses on December 31, 2020. [135]
MYmta allows paratransit users to request services through Access-A-Ride, the MTA's paratransit offering. [ 8 ] In addition, the app reports statuses and outages of elevators and escalators in accessible stations, [ 9 ] extending the functionality also performed by the similarly named My MTA Alerts service into application form.
Pre-loaded SmartLink cards with 10 trips are available at all stations for $31.00 (10 trips at $2.60 each, plus a $5.00 card fee). However, MetroCard Vending Machines (MVMs) at all PATH stations are able to refill the SmartLink cards to a monetary amount equal to 1, 2, 4, 10, 20 and 40 trips as well as the daily or 30 day unlimited passes.
Producers search for balance, whether in the form of a wide diurnal shift — the swing between daytime high temperatures and nighttime lows — or some other aspect.
On March 27, 1995, alternate S51 buses during weekday rush hours in the off-peak direction, from St. George between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and from Grant City between 3 and 5:30 p.m. They began running through Fort Wadsworth at the request of the Defense Logistics Agency, which moved several employees to the Fort.