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How to Create a Photo for an MTA Card

The New York City Transit Authority's Metropolitan Transit Authority offers standard MetroCards to pay for transportation on their buses and subways but also offers a Reduced-Fare MetroCard for those who are age 65 or older or have a disability. Use of the Reduced-Fare MetroCard allows you to travel at half off the standard fare. Your Reduced-Fare MetroCard includes your name and your photo and is non-transferrable. You can apply for a MetroCard in person at the walk-in service center or through an MTA mobile sales center, or by mail. If you apply by mail, you must provide your own photo.

Instructions

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  Create a photo at a MTA Service Center. Visit the walk-in service center at 3 Stone Street in Lower Manhattan, weekdays between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, or one of the MTA's Senior Citizen MetroCard centers on their designated day.
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  Bring verification of your age if you are over 65, and a Medicare card or application certified by a physician if you are disabled. Complete the application.
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  Allow the clerk to take your photograph. They will use it on your new Reduced-Fare MetroCard.
Create a Photo for Application By Mail
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  Go to a photo booth or passport photographer. You can find booths at post offices, mailing centers, or in shopping centers. You can also take the picture yourself.
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  Have a picture taken in front of a solid backdrop, with your face fully forward.
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  Make sure the printed picture measures two inches high and one and a half inches wide.
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  Submit the picture with your mailed-in application.