MTA’s reduced-fare OMNY program now available to seniors in NYC

NYC’s reduced-fare public transit riders now have access to OMNY, replacing the MetroCard as their only way to receive the discount, MTA officials announced on Friday. Reduced fare customers, including seniors ages 65 and older and New Yorkers with disabilities, represent the MTA's largest customer base to receive OMNY access. The group represents nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers participating in the discount program. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber described the reduced-fare transi