New York City’s transit riders can finally start purchasing OMNY cards at select subway stations after the MTA activated OMNY vending machines at six subway stations across the five boroughs on Monday.
Similar to ubiquitous MetroCard machines, OMNY vending machines allow riders to buy, reload, or check balances on an OMNY card, which they can use to tap into the system and pay their fare.
OMNY cards were previously only available at select retailers, like CVS, Duane Reade, or 7-11. But after a delayed rollout, OMNY machines finally started appearing in subway stations in recent weeks, and on Monday, the MTA activated 10 machines at six stations for a 30-day pilot intended to work out the system’s kinks before a larger rollout.