Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.
Resisted at first, the replacement for the subway token became an indelible symbol of the city ...
A handful of newsstands sell discounted MetroCards for the JFK AirTrain that are a lifeline for airport workers.
NEW YORK (AP) — When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems.