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. Now, more than ...
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 wallet in your smartphone. However, a physical OMNY card is also available ...
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 on Dec. 31.
New York City officially retires the MetroCard as the MTA fully transitions to the OMNY tap-and-go system. New Yorkers are so ...
As with all major changes in New York City, the departure of the MetroCard has been met with mixed emotions —a heavy dose of nostalgia, some indifference, and enthusiasm. For those mourning the loss ...
MetroCard Retirement FILE - A subway rider swipes his MetroCard in a turnstile as he enters the 34th St. subway station, July 23, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (AP2007) (Mary ...