The New York City subway system, run by the MTA, carries over 3 million riders a day on a typical Monday-Friday, while only serving 1-2 million riders a day on…
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority, which runs the New York City buses and subways, occasionally issue limited-edition MetroCards to celebrate special occasions. Previously, the MTA has issued cards to commemorate the…
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The New York MTA has announced that they’re going to do away with the Metrocard system in favor of the OMNY payment platform. The main difference is that Metrocards are…
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When Sharon and I travel to a big city, we try to depend on mass transit when we can, instead of renting a car. This keeps us from having to…
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New Ban On Trains & Buses, Delta’s Bad News About SkyMiles, The Guy Who Kept His Mask Off For Entire Flight, & More
by joehegby joehegHappy Monday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…
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Delta Giving Passengers What They Want, Don’t Buy These 4 Things At Airports, Hawaii Airports Wasting $36M
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…
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NY Mass Transit Made A Rule About Pets, So New Yorkers Said, “Hold My Beer…”
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe found this post in our archives from early last year and it is the epitome of the tenacity of New Yorkers. You keep on being you, New Yorkers –…
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Changes For JetBlue, Amex & Hilton, Kids Are FREE Into Shows, Chase Says They Won’t Close Account, But…, & More
by joehegby joehegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…
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If you been to New York City in the past 30 years or so and have used public transportation, chances are you’ve used MetroCards, those yellow and blue swipe cards.…
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We visit New York regularly and when we do, we eventually end up taking the subway to get around town when it’s more convenient than getting an Uber or taxi,…