The MetroCard never got its due

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

What to know about the OMNY system as NYC says goodbye to MetroCard this week

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

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.

The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about to go out of service

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 Yorkers are saying goodbye to the MetroCard before its demise on NYE: ‘Don’t want to let it go’

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

Tomorrow, the MTA will stop selling MetroCards. Good riddance

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

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.