Tag: metrocard

Introducing the MetroCard Gold (1997 video from the MTA)

olddoobybrain February 3, 2013 No Comments

This is an amazing find. [via]

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MTA unanimously approves MetroCard fare hike

olddoobybrain December 19, 2012 No Comments

Beginning March 2013, MTA fares in will go to $2.50 per ride, $30 for a monthly, and $112 for a 30-day unlimited.

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Metrodeck Playing Cards: Playing cards drawn on NYC Metrocards

olddoobybrain August 16, 2012 No Comments

I like the idea behind this: Discarded Metrocards repurposed to be playing cards with custom screenprinted faces for each suit. Expensive, but a good collector’s item: $150. Oh, and you can see the entire screenprinted deck here.

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The Metrocard Project by Melanie Chernock

olddoobybrain April 26, 2012 No Comments

Check out Melanie Chernock’s mock-ups of what the NYC MTA could do to put some excitement into the Metrocard. I like!

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MetroCard bench

olddoobybrain March 31, 2011 No Comments

Designer Stephen Shaheen took 5000 MTA MetroCards and fashioned them onto this steel bench to create the illusion that you are sitting on nothing more than a bunch of fragile MetroCards. I sat on this bench at the Sloan Fine Art gallery during the Single Fare 2 exhibit 2 weeks ago. It was cool!

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Protesting NYC Subway fare injustice by giving free rides to strangers

olddoobybrain January 21, 2011 3 Comments

NYC The Blog posted an amusing video report about how some NYC residents are protesting fare hikes by buying unlimited Metrocards in bulk and then using them as group Metrocards or just swiping strangers through the turnstiles for free. An unlimited Metrocard in NYC can be used every 18 minutes as many times as you’d [...]

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