NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

The M.T.A. makes changes as Mayor Mamdani makes it clear that the subway and buses are crucial to New York’s future.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard ...

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. Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of ...

The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34. The MetroCard’s parent, the MTA, spent eight years slowly killing it, with ...

Drugs seized, man wanted following Jan. 23, 2026, Henry County drug bust. Now, more than three decades later, the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip are following the token ...