An exhibition reminisces about the yellow icon’s 32-year reign as the MTA retires the payment method for good.

For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

On Wednesday, the MTA retired the MetroCard, ending the era of the iconic fare payment method that replaced tokens in 1994.

Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.

For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a ...

The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) discontinued the use of MetroCards for access to the city's public transit ...

Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City ...

A shy and tech-savvy anteater was just a subway stop away from being the face of the MTA and its brand-new MetroCard in the ...

There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. To anyone who ...

New York City's MTA announced that the MetroCard is retiring on Dec. 31, which means that commuters will have to tap-to-pay ...

New York City officially retires the MetroCard as the MTA fully transitions to the OMNY tap-and-go system. New Yorkers are so ...