Observer
  • Business
  • Art
  • Lifestyle
Newsletters
  • Business
    • Finance
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Policy
    • Wealth
    • Insights
    • Interviews
  • Art
    • Art Fairs
    • Art Market
    • Art Reviews
    • Auctions
    • Galleries
    • Museums
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Style
    • Travel
    • Interviews
  • Power Lists
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Art
    • A.I.
    • PR
  • About
    • About Observer
    • Advertise With Us
    • Reprints
Newsletters

MetroCard

A man, artist Juan Carlos Pinto, holds a MetroCard mosaic portrait of Nina Simone while standing in front of a wall filled with his other mosaic portraits.

Last Swipe: NYC’s Farecard Artists Face Extinction as the MTA Eliminates the Beloved MetroCard

As the city phases out the once-ubiquitous cards, artists like Juan Carlos Pinto, Thomas McKean and Nina Boesch are preserving their legacy.
By J. Scott Orr
Turn your city trip into a surf getaway.

How to Turn an NYC Staycation Into a Surfing Trip

Three New York mainstays have teamed up on the ultimate surfing getaway—in your own town.
By Dena Silver
By 2022, subway users may no longer need their MetroCards.

Afternoon Bulletin: Metrocards No More, Subway Information Still Delayed

The U.K.'s transit system technology is coming to New York.
By Anna Staropoli
Pokemon Go players watch the screen instead of the road

Afternoon Bulletin: Pokemon Boosts Business, Uber Commuters and More

By Nicole Rubin
NYU will follow New York State's lead and begin paying student workers $15 an hour.

Afternoon Bulletin: Creepy Conflagration at NYU, Cannibal Cop Looks for Love and More

By John Bonazzo
"Stand clear of the closing doors" of your delayed, busier train (Getty)

Someone Actually Figured Out How to Get Rid of That Annoying $2.45 MetroCard Balance

By Jaclyn Gallucci

Thank You, Swipe Again: MetroCard Enters Limbo as MTA Stalls Hi-Tech Replacement

By Madeline Berg

MTA Plans to Do Away With MetroCards By 2019

By Drew Grant

That MetroCard Is Going to Cost $2.50, But at Least It Comes With a Free Audiobook

By Matt Chaban

MTA Swipes for Money: Agency Bringing Back Metrocard Ads

By Sarah Grothjan

Future! Foursquare Teases NFC at Google I/O While NYC Plans NFC Metrocard

By Ben Popper
  • ART
  • BUSINESS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • POWER LISTS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • RSS FEEDS
  • SITEMAP
  • TERMS
  • PRIVACY
  • REPRINTS
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page