2 days ago · New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years

3 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 had been …

Dec 22, 2025 · Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. …

4 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 fast or too slow ...

1 day ago · The MetroCard — a blue-and-yellow pass that for more than three decades let riders into New York’s vast subway network with a swipe — will be retired on Wednesday, replaced by the …

3 days ago · 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 oldest and largest transit systems.

4 days ago · More than 30 years after New York City switched from tokens to the magnetic swipe of a MetroCard to ride its subways and buses, the card's era is about to end.