New York City's public school students will receive free OMNY cards to tap into the transit system on their way to class next year.
NYC public school students will get free OMNY Cards next year instead of MetroCards – with more time and rides to usecards to tap into the transit system on their way to class next year, replacing the student MetroCards they’ve used to get on a subway or bus since 1997.
OMNY cardholders will be able to take four free rides on mass transit per day, up from three with student MetroCards, and the cards will be active 24/7 every day of the year, rather than from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on school days only. Not only will the green MetroCards be replaced by green OMNY cards, but the cards’ benefits for students are set to be significantly expanded as well, Mayor Eric Adams and MTA chief executive Janno Lieber announced Thursday.Transit Tech student-athlete Malik Innis, for one, said the expanded number of trips will help him pursue athletics.
The cards will be accepted not just on MTA subways and buses, but also on the Staten Island Railway, the Roosevelt Island Tram, and the Hudson Rail Link bus service that feeds into Metro-North.
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