New York City to phase out MetroCard for public transit after 30 years

More than 30 years after New York City switched from tokens to the magnetic swipe of a MetroCard to ride its subways and ...
The New York Times

The MetroCard Goes the Way of the Token as M.T.A. Announces End of Sales

The transition to the new tap-and-go system for New York City subway and bus riders is expected to save the agency at least $20 million annually, it said. By Lola Fadulu New Yorkers have long prided ...
CBS News

MetroCard sales ending this year, MTA says. Here's when they will be phased out.

MetroCards will soon be a thing of the past in New York City, the head of the MTA announced Wednesday. "Everybody knows we've been moving away from the MetroCard for a few years," MTA Chairman and ...
Newsweek on MSN

NYC says goodbye to the iconic MetroCard transit pass

After more than three decades, the gold-hued New York City MetroCard is retiring. The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard ...