New York City Bids Farewell to the MetroCard as OMNY Takes Over
TL;DR
A humorous and somber farewell ceremony was held in Washington Square Park to mark the end of the MetroCard's service in New York City after three decades, with participants chanting 'swipe, swipe' in a mock funeral.
- ‘Swipe, Swipe’: New Yorkers Give the MetroCard a Public Funeral The New York Times
- A Farewell Ride With the MetroCard, on Every Transit Line That Uses It The New York Times
- End of an era as New York City transit retires three-decade-old MetroCard The Guardian
- MTA Heroes: Team members who encode MetroCards, decades on the job ABC7 New York
- What CT commuters should know as OMNY set to replace MetroCard in NYC CT Insider
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