The countdown is on for New Yorkers still swiping. <\/p>\n
After Dec. 31, commuters won\u2019t be able to buy or reload a MetroCard, as the MTA makes its full transition into the OMNY era. <\/p>\n
Some riders say they\u2019re frustrated about saying goodbye to a system they\u2019ve used their whole lives, while others say they\u2019re ready for the tap-and-go upgrade.<\/p>\n
To help everyone adjust, the MTA is sending its mobile sales vehicles into neighborhoods across the city throughout December. It will give riders a chance to ask questions, get help setting up OMNY and understand how transfers and payment options will work.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 12, the team will be out in Bensonhurst at 86th Street and Bay Parkway from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and then in Bay Ridge at 86th and Fourth Avenue from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 16, they will be in Starrett City from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by two stops in Flatlands. The first stop will be around 12:30 p.m. on Flatlands Avenue and then from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Kings Plaza.<\/p>\n
And after the holiday, Dec. 26 brings more locations: it’s back to Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, plus stops in the Bronx at Knolls Crescent Mall and Fordham Plaza, where staff will be available through mid-afternoon.<\/p>\n
The full year-round schedule is available on the MTA\u2019s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The countdown is on for New Yorkers still swiping. After Dec. 31, commuters won\u2019t be able to buy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1363,12075,141,31762,9,1310,11,10,19819,23948,615,608],"class_list":{"0":"post-59026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-bensonhurst","9":"tag-metrocard","10":"tag-mta","11":"tag-mta-board","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city-department-of-transportation","14":"tag-new-york-headlines","15":"tag-new-york-news","16":"tag-omny","17":"tag-public-transportation","18":"tag-subway","19":"tag-transportation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}