Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard - The New …
Dec 22, 2025 · The truth is, the MetroCard has felt old-fashioned for years, a relic of a predigital era. The first OMNY readers were installed in 2019, and by the end of 2020, the entire city had …
New York subway retires the MetroCard after more than 30 ...
3 days ago · The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years. The gold-and-blue swipeable card was introduced in 1994 to replace the subway token, which …
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to ...
3 days ago · 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 …
How the MetroCard swiped NYC into the future - PIX11
16 hours ago · In January 1994, New York City debuted the first two MetroCard turnstiles at the Whitehall Street and Wall Street subway stations. The change marked the beginning of the …
The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is ...
4 days ago · From tokens to cards New York City subway’s iconic tokens were the default form of fare payment before the MetroCard was introduced.
MetroCards ending in NYC. What to know about OMNY cards
2 days ago · Beginning in 2026, New York City subways will transition away from MetroCards to OMNY cards. Here's how it will work.
To Say Goodbye to the MetroCard, We ... - The New York Times
19 hours ago · Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends …