Now, the MetroCard is finally going the way of the subway token. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees the subway and bus systems, announced on Wednesday that it would stop ...

Christopher Sadowski “Goodbye, MetroCard. You served us well,” Lieber said at a Crain’s New York Business event. “But it’s time to retire you to the Transit Museum, to spend many happy ...

MTA alerted its commuters through a post on social media platform X this week that it would be phasing out the MetroCard, with its end coming at the end of the year. "It’s the end of an era ...

MTA officials announced Wednesday their plan to "sunset" the iconic blue-and-yellow fare card this year, with the final MetroCard being sold on Dec. 31. Retail partners, including in Nassau ...

"Everybody knows we've been moving away from the MetroCard for a few years," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said Wednesday morning, going on to say, "Now, it's time to take the next step." ...

“After 32 years, it’s time to say goodbye to the MetroCard and go all in on the fare payment system of the future,” Lieber said in an official statement. The news shouldn’t come as a shoc ...

MetroCard sales will end after Dec. 31, 2025, the MTA announced on Wednesday. The tap-and-go fare technology is now available to Reduced-Fare, Fair Fares, Access-a-Ride and pre-tax commuter ...

After that, the subway swipe will go the way of the dodo. “After 32 years, it’s time to say goodbye to the MetroCard and go all in on the fare payment system of the future,” MTA Chair Janno ...

Now that the MTA announced the end of MetroCard sales, you might be wondering how to finally get an OMNY card—the MetroCard replacement that lets you quickly tap and go through the turnstile ...

The short answer is it’s still unclear. The MetroCard replaced tokens as the method of entry into the transit system 30 years ...

Though the MetroCard circle of life is nearing completion, MTA officials said the agency will still accept the cards going ...