My bus rolls into Port Authority. I’ve got 10 minutes to get across town for my first meeting. I sprint down the escalator, run through droves of people, and arrive at a subway turnstile. I swipe my ...

One of New York City’s most iconic transit staples is about to be phased out. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will stop selling and distributing MetroCards on Wednesday, Dec. 31, officially ...

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 largest transit systems. Now, more than ...

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 ...

NEW YORK CITY – The familiar blue and yellow MetroCard will soon be a thing of the past as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to stop selling them starting January 1. However, the cards ...

The transit cards can fetch up to $5,000 on the e-commerce site New York City's newly-discontinued MetroCards can now fetch up to $5,000 on eBay The MTA retired the cards on Dec. 31, 2025 to make way ...

New Yorkers are losing more than just a way to pay for subway and bus rides with the MetroCard’s retirement — they’re also saying goodbye to a versatile tool for some resourceful residents. Ahead of ...

Alexa Herrera is a digital producer with the CBS News New York web team. She previously worked with WUFT and WTSP in Florida as a digital producer. She's a Long Island native. Plastic New York City ...

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 ...