New Yorkers said goodbye to an iconic piece of their city last week - the MetroCard. For decades, people swiped the yellow-and-blue cards to pass through subway turnstiles. They're no longer needed in ...
Source: Wikipedia/Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The famed MetroCard, once a staple of New York City's public transit system, has ...
Despite being out of circulation for more than 20 years, New York subway tokens are listed for very little on resell sites ...
The MetroCard is getting a second swipe at love. The iconic fare payment method is being hawked to amorous superfans for up to thousands of dollars on online auction sites — giving them a new life as ...
The longstanding fixture of New York's transit fare system, the MetroCard, has ceased to exist after a notable tenure spanning over three decades. According to Gothamist, the final sale of MetroCards ...
The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34. The MetroCard’s parent, the MTA, spent eight years slowly killing it, with ...
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 you’re a sucker for old ...
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — After more than 30 years as the form of payment for New York City’s mass transit system, the MetroCard will always be remembered not just for its vibrant look but for creating ...
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 ...
It’s the end of the line for the MetroCard after more than 30 years of swipes across the city’s transit system. “The MetroCard was there when we was broke, when we were late, when we squeezed into the ...
There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. By Amanda Holpuch To anyone who happened upon a funeral in Washington Square Park in Manhattan ...
As 2025 comes to a close, New York preps its part with an icon — the flimsy, yellow thing that has connected it’s residents across neighborhoods, class and creeds for three decades. Long live the ...