There are dozens of other listings within the same $100 price range popping up — and nostalgic transit riders are eagerly ...
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, it infused modernity into one of the world’s oldest and ...
For over three decades, the high-pitched zip of a plastic card hitting a turnstile served as the unofficial heartbeat of the ...
The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at ...
New York City’s MetroCard — the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip — is being replaced with OMNY, ...
With its goofy block lettering and bright colors, the MetroCard feels like a relic, which it sort of is—an early 1990s design, complete with gradients and drop shadows, that’s managed to stick around ...
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Swipe and Let Go

You will not see the final swipe this weekend. The MetroCard will continue to work for months to come, till the last batch of ...
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity ...
The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years. The gold-and-blue swipeable card was ...