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Speaking about the new of ID MetroCard and even from phones credit cell phones and smartwatch but what about disability of people handicap what's going to happen for them anyway that they already put money in the MetroCard of the ID MetroCard that pictures names and numbers bet you that you never see this one coming and what about of a brand-new of a MetroCard that this one we're never going to get expire. Something is for a new Revolution eyes that are white candy and ta-ku go to the company of Japan where there they have so many of different type of ID cards and people could use it and disability a MetroCard attic we're never going it's expired and even if they lost it Dad to call the company of the number and to get a brand new one but however one stead of if they lost the MetroCard and at that got it other set s MetroCard is 4 / you lost it in a third one right there BB like how to say emergency backup and then after that well one MetroCard is already dismissed and expired the other one is transferred to the new Metrocard and then after that only have numbers and even the names of types of different names or numbers safe and secure And finally a brand-new app Google Play Apple Stores and other different apps that could use it over transferred the world to take a picture that are for the brand new ID and then they lost it and then after that there that get a transfer to the new ID card take a picture on it and will be very fast and then the Lost ID card is going to be expired does it work and no one can I use it for the brand new ID card the lost it and take care of receive over brand new of a ID card for the MetroCard and then after that where the customers and many other people will be happy from New Yorkers and to everyone and specially speaking that MetroCard I hope I die. They could get one of those cover MetroCard but with the protector of the the MetroCard brand new ones and then for every different weathers band in the order that and then there would be happy that customer and even that this cover over to protect of the brand new MetroCard that is going to be like tapping it could be very possible anyway because I got so many idea that the tell you something about it and sometime that the video what I just saw it it's fine but sometime the video it missing something
It's have to SAVE MetroCard, because: 1. It is a single paying connecter betweem Subway and PATH. 2. How about the tourist without NFC credit cards? What they will do without MetroCard? 3. Transit between buses and subway with using MetroCard is Safer from information leakage. Because credit cards cannot change its owner. MetroCard only can change its owner.
Thank you for this. Ive been living and commuting in nyc for years and this is a video the MTA should have broken the OMNY system down into with such details!
I didn’t appreciate how useful this payment method until today. I didn’t have my wallet on me. I was three miles away from home. It was a relief for me that I was able to pay my fare to get home.
Great video and clear explanation of how OMNY works. On your point at 6:05, if you are a tourist visiting from another country, you can avoid paying extra fees by using a credit card that is denominated in US dollars, such as Revolut. Just remember to convert any other currency on your Revolut card to US dollars before making a purchase, so you won't be charged any additional foreign transaction fees.
I'm travelling to New York for the first time in 8 years next month, so videos like this one are incredibly helpful! Now I know that I will definitely stick with the 7-day unlimited Metrocard (travelling midweek to midweek and being a foreigner seem to warrant that)😄
OMNY (One Metro New York) fare system is love at first sight. I am a New York trans plant living in Florida. I come to New York periodically to visit with family. During this time I take at least one trip to the city. For years I have enjoyed the convenience of MTA Etix on the Long Island Railroad. This takes technology to the next level as I can enter the subway the same way I pay for goods at a retail store or pay my check at a restaurant, using my smartphone or smart watch. I like the idea of entering the subway without having to pull out my wallet or even my phone. I certainly hope that other municipalities throughout the world adopt this new contactless payment system.
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Great great. It'd be more convenient. Thea, could you make a video about how to stay safe on subway and buses and other public transportation and share your safety tips? It looks like people are looking for the information since NYC subway is getting more unsafe.
I work 6 days a week, hence, I take 12 trips on the train every week, which my monthly metro card discounts. If I take extra rides on my day off or during the week, my rides are being being discounted. Looks like I will be paying a full $2.75 per ride from now on, AND giving the MTA access to my bank accounts. How convenient for them.
Fare capping sucks. You save no money. Not everyone starts taking public transportation on Mondays. Also, what about the 30-day unlimited? Being charged $33 weekly you spend more than on a 30-day unlimited metrocard. FIX THAT! I NEED THE 30-day UNLIMITED for the sane price of a metrocard. Omny 4 weeks (28 days) = $33x4= $132 Then 2 days is $5.5x2= $11 Total $132+$11= $143 30-day Unlimited Metrocard Total $127 With Omny You End Up Paying… $16 EXTRA (per month if you commute daily)
Fare capping sucks. Not everyone starts taking public transportation on Mondays. Also, what about the 30-day unlimited? Being charged $33 weekly you spend more than on a 30-day unlimited metrocard. FIX THAT! I NEED THE 30-day UNLIMITED for the sane price of a metrocard. Omny 4 weeks (28 days) = $33x4= $132 Then 2 days is $5.5x2= $11 Total $132+$11= $143 30-day Unlimited Metrocard Total $127 With Omny You End Up Paying… $16 EXTRA (per month if you commute daily)
Not a great idea..not everyone wants too do this...may nor have enough money too keep up..elders may not be interested...some have no phones....this is not properly thought out..just copies g a dumb way too get people too do this ..
I find it difficult coming from London where Oyster has daily fare capping, and travel card products you can buy on the card for a 7/14/28 day or up to a year period, whereas OMNY works on calendar week and the first 12 trips are paid. Oyster has also supported Contactless Payment Cards since 2013. Both the OMNY and Oyster system have been developed by Cubic, so the technology is there - why can't MTA just copy TfL's system wholesale.
It's about time NYC has smart cards for their transit system. Boston has had the Charlie Card since 2006 and Portland ME started with the Dirigo Touch Pass smart cards a couple of years ago. I go to NYC about 2-3 times a year, so it will be great to have smart cards for all 3 transit systems that I regularly use. Hopefully you'll say where to purchase the OMNY cards in your upcoming video.
I wonder how secure is that system since MTA openly admit that share the collected information with other organizations for different purpose. It is not just convinced payment, it is giving away lots of information which are very private
Thank you for this amazing video covering using OMNY in New York City buses and subways, Urban Caffeine. I am learning more about how OMNY works for New Yorkers. : )
Ever since I got my first ever debit card in 2020 this has been a huge blessing for me like finally I don’t have to worry about if I have my Metrocard when my phone already is one lmao
Thanks! It just started a week ago. It's really great if you don't know how often you'll use the subway in a week. Hopefully they'll keep it permanent.
Great video as always Thea. So... for the q70 bus that leaves LGA and connects with the Subway, would we still have to get a ticket at the Kiosk, or do we just wave our credit card at the omny reader on the bus? And does the airtrain at JFK use the omny?
As of April, don't trust that the AirTrain will accept OMNY - it caught me out on my return as I'd bought a MetroCard to go into the city, and then switched to OMNY.
Honestly, the MTA should keep the OMNY and metrocard. Think about those that don't have a phone with NFC, the elderly, etc. The MTA needs to really rethink phasing-out the metrocard. The unlimited part should be where it's like the weekly metrocard, where it doesn't matter whether you start using it Monday or Friday.
One thing to note for commuters who travel to NYC for work is to check their company's benefits portal and see if they have commuter benefits. Usually you can sign up for their version of a debit card that has pre-tax benefits and would be the better solution to Metro/OMNY cards where you just pay out of pocket.
Hopefully when OMNY cards are in full swing, people can use their commuter cards to refill OMNY cards if their commuter cards don't have the tap-and-pay feature.
@@UrbanCaffeine and there is a pdf for fares www.sbstransit.com.sg/Uploads/helpful_information/D15143%20PTC%20Fare%20Review%20Exercise%202021_Flyer_FA3.pdf
Reading more about it, this is pretty much a licensed Oyster system from TfL (London), it is actually deployed by Cubic, the same company that operates it on their behalf here.
Great video explaining the system. On going on a trip to NYC and had no idea how to use the OMNY system even after looking at the website. I've used many public transit services and this has to be the best system I ever seen. Very easy and tourist friendly.
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Fast forward to today and we STILL have Metrocards and there’s a hiccup in the rollout of OMNY, good job MTA, good job. Supposed to have reduced fare and Fair Fares implemented, yet they’re now putting efforts to another app and to LIRR! What a waste….
***Tip for Tourists/Visitors:*** If visiting NY for a week and are arriving mid-week, purchase a 7-Day Unlimited Ride METROCARD instead of relying on OMNY fare-capping. As perfectly stated in the video, the OMNY fare-capping window begins Monday and ends Sunday. However, the METROCARD fare-capping window begins when you activate the card (e.g. can begin Wednesday and ends the following Tuesday) and is the better option.
lol pay... for this subway? please, half the cars have homeless people stinking up the seats, the "Smoking section" where people are lighting up weed and cigarettes and worse... I mean, I have videos, if you work for the MTA I want a free metrocard or I will release the footage myself. Let the tourists pay for the subway and et real NEw YorKerS ride this for free.
I’m sorry, but Fare Capping (or at least how the MTA has structured it) is really stupid. No one realistically spends $33.50 on bus/train fares a week, and even if someone is expected to make several trips a week, the 7-day unlimited is still the more viable option. If they wanted to make fare capping viable, either extend the period to receive free rides after hitting 12 rides to two weeks, or impose no deadline and receive free rides after hitting 12 rides until the end of whichever week the fare cap was met. As it stand now, I have no incentive to take advantage of fare capping.
Correct me if I am wrong, but with OMNY you only pay for rides you take at $2.75. So if you only take say 6 during the week, you spent $16.50. But if you do take the 12 for $33, rest of week is "free". So it semes to me OMNY is better because if you pay $33 for a 7 day metro card and only take the 6 rides, you wasted $.
As it stand right now, the wkly unlimited pass cost $33. You pay 33 for the card or pay 33 for 12 trips and the rest of you trips are free. No real difference. Just repackaged the idea.
Look at any American currency bill. It says, "This note is legal tender, for all debts, public and private." The city operates public transportation. Are you saying the government refuses to accept the nation's currency? If I want to pay for my subway ride, I can't pay the fare amount to an agent and be on my way, ticket in hand?
If I'm with a family of 4, do I tap once and let the first person go, tap a second time and let the next person go, etc? Or tap 4 times consecutively and everyone just goes in after?
So I don't need to download an app or create an account or anything? As long as I have a credit card in my Google Wallet, I just tap my phone, and that's it? *mind blown*
The truth is that the New York subway sucks, in the United States it may be the best but in Europe or Asia is like living in another era when the subway was inaugurated was one of the best, today is one of the most outdated. Besides it does not make any sense to pay the same regardless of the distance, not to mention that it is dangerous for the privacy of users but at least it is not as exaggerated as in China. And by the way, cleanliness and safety are conspicuous by their absence.
It's good idea put people who have little money not good they need to make card use for people who can't pay that money they need to start teaching people's now to get ready better if this the new way of getting around in the subway please thank you MTA
Yea well I only work 5 days a week so the cap doesn’t apply And it doesn’t apply to anyone that doesn’t work who can get out the house every single day
Love the video! Love the flag of Ukraine! Love that you covered one of the most important points, it kinda "go backwards" now that fare capping is Monday through Sunday, while MetroCard can begin any day.
Hello, i have two questions. 1. Is the omni still valid from monday to sunday or have they changed it so it can be used for free from wednesday to wednesday (or any other day of the week) after 12 rides. 2. I will be staying in Union City and I see that the 159 bus goes to Manhattan, is it covered by OMNY, will they charge me something extra? Tnx
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New York finally is going contactless for public transportation. In Philadelphia as I use SEPTA and their contactless fare payment system is called SEPTA Key and can be used on SEPTA as the card is $4.95 plus add money into what is called a travel wallet and it costs $2 for a ride on the bus, trolley, and rapid transit plus you get one free transfer. But here in New Jersey we’re stuck in the 20th Century as NJ Transit you still pay or we still use tickets or passes, but we have an app where we could have our bus and train tickets on our smart phones. Wish that NJ Transit would get with the times.
Hi Thea, many thanks for that video. It was very helpful to understand the OMNY System. I will ride next week to NYC at Thursday an will buy a metrocard with 7 day unlimited + airtrain fee form JFK. I see it's not an advantage to buy an OMNY card, if start my trip at Thursday. Great channel, go forward with that. 👍
No foreign transaction fee for me. At least nothing too bad. If there was a fee it was baked into the conversion rate. If you're visiting NYC from overseas and you can check your online banking, you should at least give the Omny a try, it is pretty painless.
OMNY card is not convenient for tourists. If I arrive on Wednesday and leave on Wednesday, I will pay 2x30USD with OMNY card but only 1x30USD with MetroCard (7-day unlimited). Air tickets are cheaper on weekdays. I hope that the MetroCard will not be canceled.
We love travelling to NYC on vacation at least once every two years. Metro Card is awesome, practical and a money saver, wouldn't have been easier to digitalize the Metro Card and leave the programms and benefits as they are..?. The OMNY fares and program fares suck..!. After Metro Card system is retired we would think twice before going back to NYC... 😢
My question is how does it work when you have kids? For example, they obviously don’t have their own payment method. How do you use tap to pay with kids? Or other people?
It's great that the MTA works to advance the technology, but some of their choices seem poor. Forcing a Monday-to-Sunday schedule on their "unlimited rides" program is a big step back when MetroCard was more flexible.
Also worth noting that in order to activate fare capping, your rides must start on a Monday. If you tap any other day of the week, you don't get the fare cap.
Everyday I pull the turnstile towards me, then step over the other one. This is called fare stepping. More people should look into that. Paying for horrible service makes no sense. Delays, stopping in between stops, leading to overcrowding, it's not worth it. Fare stepping saves me a lotta money.
Is it true that you have to tab on Monday to get the fare cap? I hope not! OMNY mentions Monday as the start and Sunday as the end of a fare capping week. Rider could tab any time to get free drives after 12 paid rides within a week (Monday-Sunday).
so when you meet the 12 fares, how is it free? if that makes sense. cause i'm thinking when you meet your 12 fares and then it supposed to be free for you, when you go to enter the train will it charge your card or no?
@@brianaaaaaa From what I've read, after twelve taps your subsequent taps with the exact same payment method will not be charged. And, like Thea said, only the first tap will be considered in case you're paying for multiple people.
Hi, I'm visiting NYC soon from overseas, when using contactless bank card to make payments do you have to tap in at the start of your journey and out at destination, I'm just wondering how they know how much to charge you for your journey, any help would be great thanks
Great info, as always dear Thea! Linking a foreign card has extra charges? That sounds strange. Perhaps then they should also add PayPal and other options to avoid this. Thanx for another awesome, informative video!
I am heading to NYC Friday with my 2 kids. If I want to pay for all 3 of us, how do I do that in one go so it allows all 3 of us to enter the turnstile? Videos I have seen show someone tapping their phone and entering immediately. Do I need to pass my phone back to my kids or do they come through the turnstile with me?? How does the machine know 3 of us are coming in when I tap? Thanks.
Only one person can fit in the turnstile. If your kids are young they can just duck under without paying. But to pay for three people just tap once let one person through then tap again and let the second person through, etc.
The entire region NYC Subway, LLRR, MNRR, NJ Transit, all airport light rail and bus services should be one fair. In a single fare system we would all pay from first entry to exit of the system even with transfers lines. Right now NYC is $2.75 with a cap of $33 a week no matter the amount you use the system. Many countries are already switching to this type of system. Our region needs to be unified in this payment model. A $40 round trip to NYC and back is ridiculous. It's the main reason why I'll always drive there.
For tourists the Metrocard seems to be the better option, especially overseas tourists. Also making the OMNY card work for 7 days from first use would solve the problems for tourists arriving midweek for 7 days. Would the JFK and EWR air trains be included? What about LIRR? So could a tourist flying into JFK and using the Air train to get to the LIRR could use the same card?
Hi there! As complicated as the MetroCard can be, it's still a better option for some. Right now OMNY is just for the subway and buses. There are plans to expand it to the other commuter rails, but there isn't a clear timeline for that.
Thank you for the video. I don't live in the USA and I'm going with my husband in April to NYC. I would like to know if I can pay the ride with a debit card, or does only accept credit cards?
I NOTICED WHEN ONE PERSON PAID ON THE OMNI PAY SYSTEM ON THE SUBWAY (AT TIMES) THE READER WOULD CONTINUE TO READ 'GO' AFTER THE PERSON GOES THROUGH ALLOWING ANOTHER PERSON TO GO THROUGH WITHOUT A DEVICE. YEP, THE SYSTEM HAS BUGS 🐛. ✌🏽🌑✊🏽✔🌳
Thank you! I'm headed to SFO to fly out and spend a week in Manhattan. I've watched many of your videos and find them very helpful. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for this information I am be going to visited NYC in Janurary 21 of 2023 and this help me out a lot all it is using my phone to NFC on the train or bus and as long I have a valid debit or credit card I am good now I know thanks again
