@MTA employees will begin testing OMNY in March on 4/5/6 between Grand Central & Atlantic Av./Barclays Center - and on SIM Express Bus Route.
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Back in 2013, I did a story on that and took out my old subway tokens to show to some younger riders. Many had never seen one.
“Wow,” one said to me. “Looks vintage.”
But I do keep some tokens as souvenirs, and also own @NYCTSubway token cufflinks (seen here). Won’t much miss the MetroCard, though. At least not until 2023. #OMNY
One name that wasn’t on the table? The “JoeCard,” memorably mentioned in 2017 by then- @MTA Chairman Joe “99 Problems” Lhota. From ace @amNewYork transit scribe @vinbarone...
- “FreddyFerrerCard”
- “The FareBeater”
- “Give Us Your MONY”
- “TAPNGO... slowly”
- “Swipe Left”