The MetroCard Never Got Its Due

Something like a flimsy yellow credit card, the MetroCard has bound together nearly everyone in the city—real-estate moguls ...

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.
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The biggest change to the New York subway starting January 1, 2026

A familiar ritual for millions of New Yorkers is quietly ending, ushering in a new daily experience beneath the city streets.

End of an era: How the MetroCard swiped NYC into the future

After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be ...
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The MetroCard is becoming a museum piece in 'FAREwell' exhibit

The MetroCard will soon become an antique after three decades of service, transforming before New Yorkers’ very eyes from an everyday straphanger totem into a relic of subway history. In honor of the ...
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It’s the end of the line for the MetroCard

On Wednesday, the MTA retired the MetroCard, ending the era of the iconic fare payment method that replaced tokens in 1994.
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Virtual program at Transit Museum explores NY’s secret prototype subway

CITYWIDE — THE CITY’S SUBWAY SYSTEM HOLDS A SECRET DATING BACK WELL BEFORE ITS OFFICIAL OPENING ON OCT. 27, 1904, and a book released this fall unlocks the story. “New York’s Secret Subway: the ...
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Remembering the MetroCard — NYC’s beloved subway and bus fare card, which goes the way of the token on Dec. 31

The MetroCard, an iconic piece of plastic utilized by countless New Yorkers to access the city’s mass transit system for just ...

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

NEW YORK -- When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused ...