Despite being out of circulation for more than 20 years, New York subway tokens are listed for very little on resell sites ...
There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. To anyone who ...
For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with ...
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity ...
Something like a flimsy yellow credit card, the MetroCard has bound together nearly everyone in the city—real-estate moguls ...
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, it infused modernity into one of the world’s oldest and ...
After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be ...
The New York City Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn gives the MetroCard a proper goodbye with an exhibit. The New York ...
MetroCards will still be accepted into 2026, with an exact end date to be announced at some point next year, officials said.
Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.