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OMNY use highest in gentrified NYC neighborhoods as uptake lags in lower-income areas: MTA

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on September 18, 2023

Usage of OMNY, the MTA’s tap-to-pay system for subways and buses, is highest in the city’s gentrified neighborhoods even as uptake lags in areas of the city with older, less white, and lower-income residents, the transit agency revealed on Monday.

The subway station with the highest uptake of OMNY is Bedford Avenue on the L line, the nexus of hyper-gentrified Williamsburg in Brooklyn — with 68% of paying riders entering the system with an OMNY tap instead of a MetroCard swipe.

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OMNY use highest in gentrified NYC neighborhoods as uptake lags in lower-income areas: MTA

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