An exhibition reminisces about the yellow icon’s 32-year reign as the MTA retires the payment method for good.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office on Jan. 1, 2026, on a campaign platform of creating an affordable city that ...
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.
Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.