First the token, now the swipe: NYC's subway system to stop selling MetroCards
The Metropolitan Transit Authority will stop selling and refilling those formerly-ubiquitous MetroCards by the end of the ...
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NYC Says Goodbye the MetroCard
The MetroCard has been a staple of New York City commutes since it was introduced in 1993. The swipe-able cards replaced subway tokens when those were discontinued in 2003. In recent years ...
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The MetroCard Goes the Way of the Token as M.T.A. Announces End of Sales
The transition to the new tap-and-go system for New York City ... of subway stations and piled up in riders’ wallets. Now, the MetroCard is finally going the way of the subway token.
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3 men cleared in 1995 killing of NYC subway token clerk
The three confessed to and were convicted of murdering token seller Harry Kaufman in 1995. The case resounded from New York to Washington ... around the corner from the subway station, when ...