One of New York City’s most iconic transit staples is about to be phased out. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will stop selling and distributing MetroCards on Wednesday, Dec. 31, officially ...

Unlike the MetroCard, the OMNY system requires train and bus riders in New York City to give their name and phone number to ...

The MTA retired the cards on Dec. 31, 2025 to make way for its new tap-and-go payment system Existing MetroCards will still be accepted in 2026, though it is unclear for how long New York City ...

It's now $3 to ride the New York City subway ... and $3,000 for a MetroCard? The calendar's turn to 2026 meant the discontinuation of the decades-old NYC MetroCard, as the city moved to a strictly tap ...

The MetroCard remains the hottest ticket in town for thousands of people who work at JFK Airport. The MTA stopped selling the vinyl swipe cards at the start of the year, replacing them with its new ...

MetroCards were phased out of New York City’s subways and buses by New Year's Eve in favor of OMNY’s tap-and-go payment system, but there’s still one place the plastic fare card is welcome. The New ...

Plastic New York City MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, just days after the cards were discontinued. The blue and yellow cards that previously got ...

The transit cards can fetch up to $5,000 on the e-commerce site Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty New York City's newly-discontinued MetroCards can now fetch up to $5,000 on eBay The MTA retired ...

The transit cards can fetch up to $5,000 on the e-commerce site New York City's newly-discontinued MetroCards can now fetch up to $5,000 on eBay The MTA retired the cards on Dec. 31, 2025 to make way ...