MetroCard - MTA
MetroCard is retiring. As of January 1, 2026, you can no longer buy or refill a MetroCard. If you still have a valid MetroCard, you can transfer the value to an OMNY Card at a Customer …
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches
5 days ago · 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 …
Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard
Dec 22, 2025 · Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.
New York subway retires the MetroCard after more than 30 years …
5 days ago · The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years. The gold-and-blue swipeable card was introduced in 1994 to replace the subway token, which …
The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about
6 days ago · 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 …
What to know about the OMNY system as NYC says goodbye to MetroCard …
5 days ago · As with many other romantic notions in New York City, the precious travel pass for all five boroughs, a golden ticket of sorts — the MetroCard — is about to be a relic. Whether …
Remembering the MetroCard — NYC’s beloved subway and
Dec 24, 2025 · The MetroCard, an iconic piece of plastic utilized by countless New Yorkers to access the city's mass transit system for just over three decades, meets its
Why is the NYC subway getting rid of MetroCards? – Deseret News
3 days ago · Most everyone who has traveled to New York City at some point or another has an old MetroCard laying around somewhere. But this collecting of the iconic yellow and blue …
The MetroCard Never Got Its Due
2 days ago · Something like a flimsy yellow credit card, the MetroCard has bound together nearly everyone in the city—real-estate moguls and tenants, Mets and Yankees fans, lifelong New …
MTA announces that MetroCards will be replaced by OMNY by …
Mar 19, 2025 · The MetroCard’s retirement has been a long time coming — as the MTA started eyeing the contactless method back in 2017, but the project was plagued with delays.