The base fare was supposed to increase next month. But, the transition to the new OMNY tap and pay system delayed the normal ...

Starting in January, MetroCards will no longer be sold, and unlimited passes will be retired, according to the agency.

MTA officials had previously said high rates of fare evasion on buses were the reason it hadn’t expanded OMNY on local bus routes. Nearly half of riders on local buses do not pay the fare.

New York City subway and bus fares are expected to go up to $3 on Jan. 4, MTA officials announced during the agency’s monthly ...

The MTA’s aim, she said, is to make the OMNY system “bulletproof” by the time the agency sunsets the MetroCard and moves to full tap-and-go.

MTA proposes a fare increase to $3 and a 7.5% toll hike, signaling a MetroCard phaseout for the OMNY system by 2026.

The MTA is expanding its Customer Service Centers (CSCs) for riders throughout the five boroughs.

The reduced-fare metrocard now has a modern counterpart in the tap-to-pay OMNY system. MTA officials began mailing the cards to the 1.5 million enrolled reduced-fare straphangers this week.

Commuters may start paying $3 to ride subways and buses in January 2026, as announced in an MTA board meeting on Wednesday.

WHAT TO KNOW The MTA is moving ahead with a scaled-down plan to bring its contactless fare payment system, OMNY, to the Long Island Rail Road by 2026 — five years later than originally planned.