Editing MetroCard (section)

===Disabled/Senior Citizen Reduced-Fare MetroCard===
[[File:Senior reduced fare.jpg|thumb|150px|Senior Reduced-Fare MetroCard (Male & Female) (Back)]]

Senior citizen MetroCards are received via application<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/fare/pdf/seniors.pdf|title=Application for MTA Reduced-Fare MetroCard for Senior Citizens (65 years or older)|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref> or by submitting the application in person with required ID and copies of proof of age at the NYC Transit Customer Service Center at 3 Stone St in lower Manhattan and act as a combination photo ID and MetroCard. It allows half-fare within the MTA system, and on express buses during off-peak hours only. Half fare is also available on the 7-day and 30-day Unlimited MetroCards. "Autogate" cards are issued to persons with mobility impairments and are accepted at wheelchair doors at selected stations. The card back is color-coded to indicate the gender of the card holder, and the card face is marked with "Photo ID Pass". Later issues of Senior Citizen and Disability MetroCards are uncolored (all white with black printing on back with photo, gold face remains unchanged) for gender neutral requests.
Temporary replacement cards are purple with no photo, or blue for Autogate MetroCard holders, and the value cannot be refunded if the original card is stolen or lost. A Senior & Disabled Reduced-fare EasyPay (automatic refill) card is also available.

This type of card is accepted everywhere the Pay-Per-Ride or time-based MetroCard is, with two exceptions: it is not valid on the PATH, and it is not valid for ticket purchase on New York City-bound LIRR and Metro-North trains in the morning. Reduced-Fare MetroCards (in any variety) are also not accepted at PATH stations. Reduced-fare customers who do not have a MetroCard may purchase a full-fare round trip MetroCard from a subway station agent by presenting proof of eligibility.

This type of card caused complaints because it took up to three months to replace.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fare-level-anxiety-senior-metrocards-chore-article-1.1073326|title=Fare level of anxiety: Getting senior MetroCards is a chore|last=Donohue|first=Pete|work=New York Daily News|date=May 6, 2012}}</ref>

The Reduced Fare MetroCard began to transition to the MTA's new payment system [[OMNY]] and phased out their service use with MetroCard in late 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russo-Lennon |first=Barbara |date=2024-12-15 |title=NYC Introduces OMNY Reduced-Fare Cards for Seniors |url=https://www.amny.com/news/reduced-fare-omny-program-for-seniors-in-nyc/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=amny.com |language=en-US}}</ref>