New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares.
FILE - A subway rider swipes his MetroCard in a turnstile as he enters the 34th St. subway station, July 23, 2007, in New York.
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 transit systems.
Transit officials say more than 90% of subway and bus trips are now paid using the tap-and-go system, introduced in 2019. »