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 ...
Unlike the MetroCard, the OMNY system requires train and bus riders in New York City to give their name and phone number to ...
The MTA retired the cards on Dec. 31, 2025 to make way for its new tap-and-go payment system Existing MetroCards will still be accepted in 2026, though it is unclear for how long New York City ...
It's now $3 to ride the New York City subway ... and $3,000 for a MetroCard? The calendar's turn to 2026 meant the discontinuation of the decades-old NYC MetroCard, as the city moved to a strictly tap ...
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 fast or too slow, with ...
The MetroCard remains the hottest ticket in town for thousands of people who work at JFK Airport. The MTA stopped selling the vinyl swipe cards at the start of the year, replacing them with its new ...
The transit cards can fetch up to $5,000 on the e-commerce site Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty New York City's newly-discontinued MetroCards can now fetch up to $5,000 on eBay The MTA retired ...