December 13, 2025
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today shared a list of opportunities for members of the public who live in bus-reliant areas to transfer MetroCard balances to the contactless Tap and Ride payment system. This comes as the MTA transitions from MetroCard to Tap and Ride and has announced Dec. 31 is the last day customers can buy a MetroCard.
To supplement the recently announced opening of 15 additional Customer Service Centers to help customers transition to Tap and Ride, the MTA is continuing to offer customer service at a fleet of mobile sales vehicles that operate in all five boroughs and Westchester on select days each week.
“Mobile sales vehicles give riders a quick and easy way to make the switch to OMNY,” said MTA Chief Customer Officer Shanifah Rieara. “We want all customers to unlock the benefits of Tap and Ride technology – whether it’s the money-saving fare cap feature or all the time they’ll save tapping instead of swiping. With the MetroCard destined for the history books, OMNY is the way of the future.”
“Tap and Ride makes it even easier to ride the subway or bus,” said NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow. “These mobile sales vehicles are a great way to spread the word and get more New Yorkers signed up for so they can enjoy seamless transfers, compatibility with Access-A-Ride and our record on time performance.”
The mobile sales vehicles are a convenient way for riders to learn more about Tap and Ride, buy or refill OMNY cards, apply for the Reduced-Fare program, or transfer their MetroCard balance to an OMNY card. While the mobile sales vehicles will no longer sell MetroCards after Dec. 31, they will still be on the road and able to assist customers with OMNY-related issues into 2026.
Mobile sales vehicles will be available to serve the public on the following dates, times and locations below during the month of December. Schedules are also posted online and subject to change. Customers are encouraged to call 511 to confirm before they visit…
Monday, Dec. 15
Manhattan:
Lower East Side at Grand St & Pitt St, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
East Village at 14 St & First Ave, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
East Village at 14 St (Between Avenue A & Avenue B), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
New Rochelle:
Huguenot & Lawton Ave (Across from Public Library), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon:
Across from Food Town Supermarket near Mount Vernon East Train Station, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Staten Island:
New Dorp at Hylan Blvd & Tysens Lane, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
New Dorp at Hylan Plaza (Ebbitts St at Hylan Blvd), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
Manhattan:
East Side at 57 St & First Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Lenox Hill at 68 St & First Ave (Near Memorial Sloan Kettering), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Queens:
Rochdale at Rochdale Village Senior Center, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Brooklyn:
Starrett City at Pennsylvania Ave & Twin Pines Dr, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Flatlands at Kings Plaza Shopping Mall (Avenue U & Flatbush Ave), 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Flatlands at 5827 Flatlands Avenue (E 58 St & E 59 St), 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Peekskill:
Peekskill Library at 4 Nelson Avenue & Main Street, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tarrytown:
The Tarrytown Center at Wildey St. And Cortlandt St (Near McDonalds), 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday Dec. 17
Manhattan:
Upper East Side at 79 St & York Ave (On York between 78 St & 79 St), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lenox Hill at 72 St & York Ave (In front of Manning Nursing Home), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Riverdale at Skyview Shopping Center (Riverdale Ave between 256 St & 259 St), 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Kingsbridge at 231 St & Broadway, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Yonkers:
Yonkers City Hall/MCU at Building 36-40 South Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
White Plains:
Trans Center at Water Street & North Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 18
Queens:
Jamaica at Allen Community – Theodora G. Jackson Senior Center, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Locust Manor at Robert Couche Senior Center, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd (Near GVS Eye Care Center), 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Yonkers:
Yonkers City Hall/MCU at Building 36-40 South Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
White Plains:
Trans Center at Water Street & North Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 19
Manhattan:
Upper West Side at 96 St & Broadway, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Upper West Side at 86 St & Broadway, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Flushing at Main St & Roosevelt Ave (Facing Roosevelt Ave), 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Yonkers:
Yonkers/Will Library at 1500 Central Park Avenue & Tuckahoe Road, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 22
Queens:
Astoria at 31 St (Between Ditmars Blvd & 23 Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Bay Terrace Shopping Center (Bell Blvd & 24 Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fresh Meadows Shopping Center (Horace Harding Expressway & 188 St), 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Manhattan:
Yorkville at 86 St & Lexington Ave, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lenox Hill at 68th St & Lexington Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Sunnyside at 41-02 Queens Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Maspeth at Grand Ave & 69th St, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Staten Island:
New Springville at Yukon Ave (Near Yukon Bus Depot), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Castleton Corners at Victory Blvd (Off Manor Rd), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Manhattan:
Harlem at the New York State Office Building (125 St & Seventh Ave), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Harlem at 135 St & Malcolm X Blvd, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Queens:
Windsor Park at 73 Ave & Bell Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Union Turnpike (256th & 260th Streets), 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 26
Brooklyn:
Bensonhurst at 86 St & Bay Pkwy, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bay Ridge at 86 St & Fourth Ave, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bronx:
Knolls Crescent Mall (11-21 Knolls Crescent), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fordham Plaza (3 Av between 188 and 189 Sts at E Fordham Rd), 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
