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 ...
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 ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The MetroCard is on its final journey, but it remains a part of New York. A pile of discards becomes more valuable as sales of MetroCards ended on December 31. The thin, plastic ...
The MetroCard is getting a second swipe at love. The iconic fare payment method is being hawked to amorous superfans for up to thousands of dollars on online auction sites — giving them a new life as ...
The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34. The MetroCard’s parent, the MTA, spent eight years slowly killing it, with ...
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be remembered not just for its vibrant look but for creating ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be retiring the MetroCard after three decades of service. After Wednesday, Dec. 31, straphangers will not be able to buy or refill ...
It’s the end of the line for the MetroCard after more than 30 years of swipes across the city’s transit system. “The MetroCard was there when we was broke, when we were late, when we squeezed into the ...
There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. By Amanda Holpuch To anyone who happened upon a funeral in Washington Square Park in Manhattan ...
On a chilly December morning, I descended a flight of stairs and entered the New York Transit Museum. Housed in a decommissioned subway station in downtown Brooklyn, the museum was packed with ...
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends on Dec. 31. Two Times ...
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