There is a program in place for the senior citizens and for people with disabilities to pay for ride in MTA
subway and bus system.
Those people usually pay half a fare.
Each person suppose to request and receive special metrocard with own picture on it. When request placed person received a temporary metrocard and pesonalized card issued and mailed to addressee. Those cards have different background colors to distinguish between men and women and between regular entrance metrocard and autogate entrance metrocards.
Here are some images of them. Please, notice that all actual names, signatures and images of faces were black out.
There is a flier with explanation about temporary reduced metrocard rules.
Temporary cards:
Temporary Reduced Fare 1998 Front
Temporary Reduced Fare 1998 Back
Temporary Reduced Fare 2002 Front
Temporary Reduced Fare 2002 Back
Temporary Reduced Fare 2005 Front
Temporary Reduced Fare 2005 Back
Temporary Reduced Fare AutoGate Front
Temporary Reduced Fare AutoGate Back
Reduced Fare Round Trip Front
Reduced Fare Round Trip Back
Reduced fare metrocards.
Reduced Fare 1997 Front
Reduced Fare 1997 Back
Reduced Fare Test Front
Reduced Fare Test Back
Reduced fare for senior citizen men cards:
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Man 1998
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Man 2001
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Man Mail & Ride
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Man EasyPay
Reduced Fare for senior citizen women cards:
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman 1998
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman 1999
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman 2007
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman 2011
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman Mail & Ride
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman Mail & Ride Pay Per Ride
Regular Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Metrocard for Woman EasyPay
Reduced fare for people with disabilities, for men:
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Man 1998
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Man 2002
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Man AutoGate
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Man 2007 AutoGate
Reduced fare for people with disabilities, for women:
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Women 2003
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Women 2007
Reduced Fare Metrocard for People with Disabilities Women AutoGate
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