The MetroCard, a scuffed yellow rectangle that lived in wallets, coat pockets and the bottoms of tote bags for more than ...

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity ...

The future is OMNY, the contactless fare system for the MTA. That means you have to use Apple Pay on your smartphone or Apple ...

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 ...

More than 30 years after New York City switched from tokens to the magnetic swipe of a MetroCard to ride its subways and ...

The MTA has announced that MetroCard sales and distribution will officially end on December 31, 2025, marking the end of more ...

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology.

Fellow collagist Nina Boesch estimates she has around 90,000 MetroCards stashed in her West Village studio — enough to last ...

The floppy plastic fare card is retiring this month, after three decades of production at this high-security facility in ...

December 31 is the final day to refill MetroCards after that New York City transitions to OMNY tap-to-pay via credit cards ...

The MetroCard, a fixture of New York City transit for more than three decades, is nearing the end of its run. The ...

The MetroCard isn’t dead yet, but some New Yorkers are already in mourning. Hundreds of heartbroken visitors flocked to a ...