MetroCard - MTA
About MetroCard MetroCard is retiring. As of January 1, 2026, you can no longer buy or refill a MetroCard. If you still have a MetroCard, you can transfer the value to an OMNY Card at a Customer …
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap …
Dec 28, 2025 · 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 …
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.
The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about ... - CNN
Dec 28, 2025 · 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 …
Why is the NYC subway getting rid of MetroCards? – Deseret News
6 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 plastic cards is …
The MetroCard Never Got Its Due
5 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 Yorkers …
New York subway riders must switch to new payment method as MetroCard …
New York City's MTA announced that the MetroCard is retiring on Dec. 31, which means that commuters will have to tap-to-pay with OMNY beginning in the New Year
MetroCard retirement marks end of an era for one of the world
Dec 28, 2025 · The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard is Dec. 31, 2025, as the transit system fully transitions to OMNY, a contactless payment system.
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
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap …
Dec 28, 2025 · NEW YORK -- 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 …