New Yorkers are losing more than just a way to pay for subway and bus rides with the MetroCard’s retirement — they’re also saying goodbye to a versatile tool for some resourceful residents. Ahead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NYC MetroCards may have been laid to rest last week, but the flimsy plastic cards, used for decades to pay for public ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Starting in January, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will no longer sell MetroCards. While MetroCards will still be accepted after this, the transportation agency 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The regions two iconic fare cards, the PATH SmartLink card and New York MTA’s MetroCard are taking a significant step toward ...

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 artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

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 ...

Westchester County’s Bee-Line bus system will officially switch to the OMNY tap-and-go fare system next week as the long-running MetroCard era comes to a close. OMNY fare scanners have been installed ...

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 or ...