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MetroCard, NYC’s tricky subway swipe card, dead at 34

The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34.

A Farewell Ride With the MetroCard, on Every Transit Line That Uses It

Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City ...
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It’s the end of the line for the MetroCard

On Wednesday, the MTA retired the MetroCard, ending the era of the iconic fare payment method that replaced tokens in 1994.
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Subway riders hold funeral for New York City’s iconic MetroCard

More than 90% of subway and bus riders are using OMNY, which stands for “One Metro New York.” Options include a reloadable ...

Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard

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

MTA retiring MetroCard: Wednesday is last day to purchase iconic NYC fare card

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be retiring the MetroCard after three decades of service ...

A Symbol of New York Is Gone

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

Offbeat NYC artists who use MetroCard for creations ‘in denial’ in its final days

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