The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at ...
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 ...
New York City is saying goodbye to the MetroCard. Behind this everyday icon is a Japanese designer who continues to shape the ...
New York's familiar yellow-and-blue MetroCard is about to join the subway token in the city's transit graveyard. The ...
New York City’s iconic yellow transit payment, the MetroCard, makes its final swipes at the end of 2025. The last day for riders to purchase or refill their card will be on the last day of December.
“With MetroCards no longer being sold after Dec. 31st, 2025, thousands of older New Yorkers must now navigate a system they did not choose and have not been guided through.” (Marc A. Hermann / MTA ...
Oh, what could have been. A shy and tech-savvy anteater was just a subway stop away from being the face of the MTA and its ...