For over three decades, the high-pitched zip of a plastic card hitting a turnstile served as the unofficial heartbeat of the New York City subway. But as of Jan. 1, 2026, the gold-hued MetroCard ...

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 ...

There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. By Amanda Holpuch To anyone who happened upon a funeral in Washington Square Park in Manhattan ...

The first cards were blue with yellow lettering, instead of the reverse. Photo: Jon Naso/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images You will not see the final swipe this weekend. The MetroCard will ...

The Disappear Vanishes Up Its Own Navel In Erica Schmidt’s drama, the characters are meant to be self-absorbed but also visionary artists. They’re good at the first part. theater review Yesterday at ...

Bryce Harper is using anything that he can to motivate himself this offseason. The Philadelphia Phillies star Harper turned some heads on Friday with his latest TikTok video. Harper posted a video of ...

DK Metcalf will be hearing from the NFL after this one. The Steelers’ wide receiver was seen on the sideline during Sunday’s game against the Lions getting into a heated exchange with a fan in the ...

In combative comments at a high-profile military meeting on December 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to unspecified European leaders as “podsvinki,” which roughly translates as young ...

Most buildings on Brown's campus have traditionally been open and have not required swipe card during daytime hours, but the university plans to do "large-scale systematic security review of the ...

The new visa for rich foreigners had Kimmel rethinking the Statue of Liberty’s inscription: “Never mind your poor and tired. Give us a million bucks — you’re in.” By Trish Bendix Welcome to Late Night ...

President Donald Trump once again swiped at late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Saturday as he honored the Kennedy Center honors recipients in the Oval Office on Saturday. "I’m sure they’ll give me great ...