MetroCard readers are disappearing from subway turnstiles. A familiar sound of the city is beginning to fade. The quick, ...

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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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

For over three decades, the high-pitched zip of a plastic card hitting a turnstile served as the unofficial heartbeat of the New York City subway. But as of Jan. 1, 2026, the gold-hued MetroCard ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transitioning to the OMNY tap-and-ride system, all MetroCard vending machines have been removed from Staten Island. The MTA will ...

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 ...