Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard - The New York ...
Dec 22, 2025 · Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.
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1 day ago · The AAR MetroCard gives Paratransit customers four free trips a day using the subways, local buses, Select Bus Service (SBS), and Staten Island Railway (SIR). A day is a …
New York subway retires the MetroCard after more than 30 ...
3 days ago · The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years. The gold-and-blue swipeable card was introduced in 1994 to replace the subway token, which …
Farewell to the venerable MetroCard as NYC goes all in on tap ...
1 day ago · The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, which …
New York Subway Ends Its Metrocard Era and Switches Fully to ...
3 days ago · (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 …
The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is ...
4 days ago · 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 …
MetroCard retirement marks end of an era for one of the world ...
3 days ago · The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard is Dec. 31, 2025, as the transit system fully transitions to OMNY, a contactless payment system.
After more than 30 years, the reign of the NYC MetroCard ...
1 day ago · Most everyone who has traveled to New York City at some point or another has an old MetroCard laying around somewhere. But this collecting of the iconic yellow and blue plastic …
What to know about the OMNY system as NYC says goodbye to ...
3 days ago · As with many other romantic notions in New York City, the precious travel pass for all five boroughs, a golden ticket of sorts — the MetroCard — is about to be a relic. Whether …
Remembering the MetroCard — NYC’s beloved subway and bus …
Dec 24, 2025 · The MetroCard, an iconic piece of plastic utilized by countless New Yorkers to access the city's mass transit system for just over three decades, meets its