After officially being discontinued by the MTA on Dec. 31, 2025, MetroCards are selling for thousands of dollars on eBay.

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.

This sucks,” said Baxter Williams, who lives on Long Island and regularly commutes on the LIRR from Ronkonkoma to Penn ...

You don't have to be the mayor to tour the abandoned City Hall subway station, but you do have to be a member of the New York ...

Happy New Year! The MTA’s series of fare hikes takes effect this weekend. Yes, that means Monday’s commute will be extra ...

New York City’s MetroCard — the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip — is being replaced with OMNY, ...

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

In 2025, swiping a plastic rectangle through a card reader feels like an anachronism, but the MetroCard shouldn’t be taken ...

Westchester County is preparing to roll out its new Bee-Line buses with OMNY fare scanners starting Sunday, January 4.

Both PATH's SmartLink and MTA's MetroCards take a big step toward retirement on Dec. 31. How much longer can commuter use ...

Long Island commuters will experience fare changes in 2026, including new ticket options and fare evasion measures, as the ...