The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at ...

Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.

New York City officially retires the MetroCard as the MTA fully transitions to the OMNY tap-and-go system. New Yorkers are so ...

The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34.

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.

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 ...

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

Starting Sunday, the base fare for NYC subways, local buses and Access-A-Ride will increase by 10 cents, from $2.90 to $3.

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, it infused modernity into one of the world’s oldest and ...

A shy and tech-savvy anteater was just a subway stop away from being the face of the MTA and its brand-new MetroCard in the ...

Dec. 31 will be the last day that anyone can buy or refill a MetroCard in New York City as transit authorities are working to ...

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 ...