With the MetroCard entering retirement, a New York Transit Museum exhibit pays homage to that valuable piece of plastic

After more than three decades of swipes, the MetroCard, a familiar piece of New York City history, is heading into retirement.
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How to visit the City Hall subway station Mamdani will be sworn in at

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in at the Old City Hall subway station, which is off-limits to civilians. There is, ...
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The MetroCard is becoming a museum piece in 'FAREwell' exhibit

The MetroCard will soon become an antique after three decades of service, transforming before New Yorkers’ very eyes from an everyday straphanger totem into a relic of subway history. In honor of the ...
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Virtual program at Transit Museum explores NY’s secret prototype subway

CITYWIDE — THE CITY’S SUBWAY SYSTEM HOLDS A SECRET DATING BACK WELL BEFORE ITS OFFICIAL OPENING ON OCT. 27, 1904, and a book released this fall unlocks the story. “New York’s Secret Subway: the ...
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MTA announces schedule, full list of stops for 2025 Holiday Nostalgia Train

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- The New York Transit Museum and the MTA announced the schedule and route for this year's annual Holiday Nostalgia Train. The holiday tradition allows riders to step into ...

End of an era: How the MetroCard swiped NYC into the future

After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be ...

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

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