Something like a flimsy yellow credit card, the MetroCard has bound together nearly everyone in the city—real-estate moguls ...

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

Dec. 31 will be the last day that anyone can buy or refill a MetroCard in New York City as transit authorities are working to ...

The MTA says that although MetroCards will no longer be available to buy or refill after December 31, they will still be ...

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

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 ...

Beginning in 2026, New York City subways will transition away from MetroCards to OMNY cards. Here's how it will work.

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

After 30 years of glitchy swiping, it's finally time for New Yorkers to get the subway experience that they deserve.

The golden-yellow tickets reshaped how New Yorkers accessed the subway and became civic icons in the process.

After more than three decades of swipes, the MetroCard, a familiar piece of New York City history, is heading into retirement.