End of an era as New York City transit retires three-decade-old MetroCard
Resisted at first, the replacement for the subway token became an indelible symbol of the city
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End of an era as New York subway finally switches payment system
The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life
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No more ‘subway spaghetti’! New Yorkers adjust to first new transit map in 50 years
The first major overhaul since 1979 seeks to simplify the map’s old illegible squiggles – but faces opposition from change-averse New Yorkers
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