Do we really need all that stuff? Shouldn’t they be fixing the subway stations? They keep spending money on stuff we don’t ...

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 ...

Beginning in 2026, New York City subways will transition away from MetroCards to OMNY cards. Here's how it will work.

New York City's MTA announced that the MetroCard is retiring on Dec. 31, which means that commuters will have to tap-to-pay ...

“With MetroCards no longer being sold after Dec. 31st, 2025, thousands of older New Yorkers must now navigate a system they did not choose and have not been guided through.” (Marc A. Hermann / MTA New ...

For old time’s sake, please swipe again.  Dec. 31 marks a milestone in New York City’s transit history.  MetroCard sales will ...

MetroCards will soon be a thing of the past, and the MTA is working to ensure all subway riders are making the switch to the OMNY card. MetroCards will soon be a thing of the past, and the MTA is ...

There’s a new subway sheriff in town. OMNY has officially supplanted the MetroCard as the New York City public transit ...

Come January 1, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will stop selling MetroCards and require riders to use OMNY, its ...

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity ...

Something like a flimsy yellow credit card, the MetroCard has bound together nearly everyone in the city—real-estate moguls ...

Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City ...