A petition with nearly 1,000 signatures – including mine – circulates, and City Council Member Julie Menin again pushes the MTA and RIOC to get
Tag: OMNY
OMNY for the Tram: Frustrations Prompt a Petition Drive
An OMNY for the Roosevelt Island Tram petition states it simply: “We are asking the MTA and RIOC between them to remedy this.” The solution is
Reduced Fare Taps Coming Soon for MTA Buses & Subways
The Metropolitan Transit Authority is preparing to bring reduced fare customers – seniors, disabled, etc. – into the OMNI system soon. You will be able
OMNY for the Roosevelt Island Tram? You Won’t Like This Answer
Questions about OMNY for the Roosevelt Island Tram festered for over a year. After City Council Member Julie Menin waded in, an angry stalemate between
OMNY Update: Roosevelt Island Tram Riders Catch a Break
An OMNY Update report in Yahoo News says, “New Yorkers can keep on swiping MetroCards until at least 2024.” That’s good news, but it still
76,000 Free Rides on OMNY. Roosevelt Islanders Left Out
Roosevelt Islander Tram users were mostly left out while OMNY gave out 76,000 free rides in just two weeks. And efforts by City Council Member
Why the RIOC OMNY Crisis Is Worse Than You Think
Behind the RIOC/MTA OMNY crisis is a larger, mostly unknown truth that, according to RIOC’s own numbers, deprives them of $1 to 1.5 million every
Council Member Julie Menin Demands OMNY Installation on Roosevelt Island Tram
As we reported, last year, the Roosevelt Island Tram is the single point within the MTA system that is not equipped with OMNY readers. This
MTA’s Late in Making OMNY Subway and Bus System Reduced-Fare Friendly
Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 13 at 8:03pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you
