It’s the end of an era.
December is the last month for MetroCards before New York City’s public transit system is taken over by OMNY.
With the big change quickly approaching, it’s time for New Yorkers to transfer their MetroCard balance to OMNY while they still can.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has switched out its mobile sale vehicles originally used for MetroCard assistance to now help commuters transfer their balances and learn more about the new tap-and-ride system.
MetroCard balances can be transferred up until their expiration date, which can be found on the upper left corner of the card — but the MTA strongly advises spending or transferring the balance before the MetroCard expires.
Commuters have until Dec. 31 to switch to an OMNY card to use all subway stations, MTA-operated buses, Staten Island Railway (SIR), Hudson Rail Link, the Roosevelt Island Tram, and AirTrain-Howard Beach and AirTrain-Jamaica stations in NYC.
How to get an OMNY card
OMNY cards can be purchased or reloaded at OMNY vending machines in most subway stations or at select retail stores across the city, such as participating Walgreens, CVS, 7-Eleven, CFSC Checks Cashed stores and bodegas.
You can also reload your card online through a registered OMNY account at omny.info/register.
How to transfer MetroCard balance to OMNY
Remaining MetroCard balances “will be eligible for transfer or reimbursement for two years after the expiration date on the MetroCard,” according to the MTA.
However, you can only transfer MetroCard balances to an OMNY card in-person at a Customer Service Center or at Mobile Sales Vans operated by the MTA. You cannot digitally transfer balances on your own or at a machine.
December is the last month for MetroCards before New York City’s public transit system is taken over by OMNY. Christopher Sadowski
When and where to transfer MetroCard balance to OMNY
Here is a list of where in New York City patrons can transfer their balance, per PIX11.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Manhattan:
Turtle Bay at 47 St & Second Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Carnegie Hill at 92nd Street Y, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Kips Bay at 28 St & Second Ave, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
East Harlem at 106 St & Second Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd (Near GVS Eye Care Center), 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m
Friday, Dec. 5
Manhattan:
Upper West Side at 96 St & Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Upper West Side at 86 St & Broadway, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Forest Hills at 71 Ave-Continental Ave & Queens Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Rego Park at Mall (Marshalls) (Queens Blvd & 63 Rd), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Flushing at Main St & Roosevelt Ave (Facing Roosevelt Ave), 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
It’s time for New Yorkers to transfer their MetroCard balance to OMNY. ZUMAPRESS.com
Saturday, Dec. 6
New Rochelle:
Huguenot Street at Lawton Avenue (across from the library), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon:
August Petrillo Plaza (across from Food Town Supermarket near Mount Vernon East Train Station), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 8
Queens:
Astoria at 31 St (Between Ditmars Blvd & 23 Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Bay Terrace Shopping Center (Bell Blvd & 24 Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fresh Meadows Shopping Center (Horace Harding Expressway & 188 St), 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Manhattan:
Lenox Hill at 68 St & Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Yorkville at 86 St & Lexington Ave, 10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Queens:
Sunnyside at 41-02 Queens Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Maspeth at Grand Ave & 69 St, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Staten Island:
New Springville at Yukon Ave (Near Yukon Bus Depot), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Castleton Corners at Victory Blvd (Off Manor Rd), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The MTA has switched out its mobile sale vehicles to now help commuters transfer their balances and learn more about the tap-and-ride system. William Farrington
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Manhattan:
Harlem at the New York State Office Building (125 St & Seventh Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Harlem at 135 St & Malcolm X Blvd, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Windsor Park at 73 Ave & Bell Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Union Turnpike (256th & 260th Streets), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Metropolitan Avenue & Yankee Mall (in front of Macy’s), 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 11
Manhattan:
Murray Hill 23 St (Between First Ave & Second Ave) (Across the street from CVS), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hamilton Heights at 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Chelsea at 23 St & Ninth Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Washington Heights at 155 St & Amsterdam Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12
Brooklyn:
Bensonhurst at 86 St & Bay Pkwy, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bay Ridge at 86 St & Fourth Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Knolls Crescent Mall (11-21 Knolls Crescent), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fordham Plaza (3 Av between 188 and 189 Sts at E Fordham Rd), 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
East Bronx at 3602 E. Tremont Ave (Between Scott Pl & Sullivan Pl), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13
White Plains:
Trans-Center: Water Street and North Lexington Avenue, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
MetroCard balances can be transferred up until its expiration date. Annie Wermiel/NY Post
Monday, Dec. 15
Manhattan:
Lower East Side at Grand St & Pitt St, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
East Village at 14 St & First Ave, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
East Village at 14 St (Between Avenue A & Avenue B), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
New Rochelle:
Huguenot & Lawton Ave (Across from Public Library), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon:
Across from Food Town Supermarket near Mount Vernon East Train Station, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Staten Island:
New Dorp at Hylan Blvd & Tysens Lane, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
New Dorp at Hylan Plaza (Ebbitts St at Hylan Blvd), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
Manhattan:
East Side at 57 St & First Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Lenox Hill at 68 St & First Ave (Near Memorial Sloan Kettering), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Queens:
Rochdale at Rochdale Village Senior Center, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Brooklyn:
Starrett City at Pennsylvania Ave & Twin Pines Dr, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Flatlands at Kings Plaza Shopping Mall (Avenue U & Flatbush Ave), 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Flatlands at 5827 Flatlands Avenue (E 58 St & E 59 St), 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Peekskill:
Peekskill Library at 4 Nelson Avenue & Main Street, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tarrytown:
The Tarrytown Center at Wildey St. and Cortlandt St (Near McDonald’s), 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Commuters have until Dec. 31 to switch to an OMNY card. Dennis A. Clark
Wednesday, Dec. 17
Manhattan:
Upper East Side at 79 St & York Ave (On York between 78 St & 79 St), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lenox Hill at 72 St & York Ave (In front of Manning Nursing Home), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Riverdale at Skyview Shopping Center (Riverdale Ave between 256 St & 259 St), 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Kingsbridge at 231 St & Broadway, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Yonkers:
Yonkers City Hall/MCU at Building 36-40 South Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
White Plains:
Trans Center at Water Street & North Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 18
Queens:
Jamaica at Allen Community – Theodora G. Jackson Senior Center, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Locust Manor at Robert Couche Senior Center, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd (Near GVS Eye Care Center), 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Yonkers:
Yonkers City Hall/MCU at Building 36-40 South Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
White Plains:
Trans Center at Water Street & North Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 19
Manhattan:
Upper West Side at 96 St & Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Upper West Side at 86 St & Broadway, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Flushing at Main St & Roosevelt Ave (Facing Roosevelt Ave), 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Yonkers:
Yonkers/Will Library at 1500 Central Park Avenue & Tuckahoe Road, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The MTA strongly advises spending or transferring the balance before the MetroCard retires. Christopher Sadowski
Monday, Dec. 22
Queens:
Astoria at 31 St (Between Ditmars Blvd & 23 Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Bay Terrace Shopping Center (Bell Blvd & 24 Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fresh Meadows Shopping Center (Horace Harding Expressway & 188 St), 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Manhattan:
Yorkville at 86 St & Lexington Ave, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lenox Hill at 68th St & Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Sunnyside at 41-02 Queens Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Maspeth at Grand Ave & 69th St, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Staten Island:
New Springville at Yukon Ave (Near Yukon Bus Depot), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Castleton Corners at Victory Blvd (Off Manor Rd), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Manhattan:
Harlem at the New York State Office Building (125 St & Seventh Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Harlem at 135 St & Malcolm X Blvd, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Windsor Park at 73 Ave & Bell Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Union Turnpike (256th & 260th Streets), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 26
Brooklyn:
Bensonhurst at 86 St & Bay Pkwy, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bay Ridge at 86 St & Fourth Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Knolls Crescent Mall (11-21 Knolls Crescent), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fordham Plaza (3 Av between 188 and 189 Sts at E Fordham Rd), 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.