The end of the MetroCard is nigh: The MTA is previewing the long-awaited OMNY kiosk at its headquarters. The techy-looking OMNY machine is still just for display, but its introduction could mean it’s ...

First the removal of payphones around New York City and now the last days of the infamous MetroCard machine. The machine, whose been in every NYC subway station since 1999, will be extinct after this ...

When contacted about the approaching demise of the hulking stainless-steel object found in every New York City subway station since 1999, Paola Antonelli, the Museum of Modern Art’s senior curator for ...

For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a ...

With all the talk, official communication by the MTA, and one very comical mock funeral held online for the long-functioning ...

The High Production Encoding Machine Unit is a small but mighty team within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). These employees are tasked with encoding every MetroCard for various ...

In its 119-year history, the NYC subway system's straphangers went from tickets, to tokens, to mastering the swipe. In 1997 the MetroCard debuted, and 1999 saw the introduction of the MetroCard ...

As the MTA makes its transition to the OMNY cards, the last MetroCard machine at the Pelham Bay Park subway station has riders feeling nostalgic about saying goodbye to the fare card. "I'm having a ...

NEW YORK - From eating cash to long lines, subway riders in Queens say their MetroCard machines are a mess. In dynamic Flushing where cultures intertwine, the 7 train keeps a neighborhood humming. But ...