Dec. 31 will be the last day that anyone can buy or refill a MetroCard in New York City as transit authorities are working to ...

The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at ...

The MTA has announced that MetroCard sales and distribution will officially end on December 31, 2025, marking the end of more ...

The MTA says that although MetroCards will no longer be available to buy or refill after December 31, they will still be accepted until a yet-to-be-announced date in 2026 (but no money can be added to ...

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

With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transitioning to the OMNY tap-and-ride system, all ...

The MetroCard, a fixture of New York City transit for more than three decades, is nearing the end of its run. The ...

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology.

The MetroCard — a blue-and-yellow pass that for more than three decades let riders into New York’s vast subway network with a ...

An OMNY card isn’t necessary to ride the New York City subway if you have a credit or debit card with a chip, or a digital ...