That age-old existential question — "Add Value" or "Add Time"? — is dead. The ball drop in Times Square also marked the end of the MetroCard; we live in an OMNY world now. How I'll miss that ...

The transit cards can fetch up to $5,000 on the e-commerce site Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty New York City's newly-discontinued MetroCards can now fetch up to $5,000 on eBay The MTA retired ...

MetroCards were phased out of New York City’s subways and buses by New Year's Eve in favor of OMNY’s tap-and-go payment system, but there’s still one place the plastic fare card is welcome. The New ...

New Yorkers said goodbye to an iconic piece of their city last week - the MetroCard. For decades, people swiped the yellow-and-blue cards to pass through subway turnstiles. They're no longer needed in ...

For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

It's now $3 to ride the New York City subway ... and $3,000 for a MetroCard? The calendar's turn to 2026 meant the discontinuation of the decades-old NYC MetroCard, as the city moved to a strictly tap ...

NYC MetroCards may have been laid to rest last week, but the flimsy plastic cards, used for decades to pay for public transportation in the Big Apple, are making a big comeback on resell sites.

For over three decades, the high-pitched zip of a plastic card hitting a turnstile served as the unofficial heartbeat of the New York City subway. But as of Jan. 1, 2026, the gold-hued MetroCard ...