dodai
@dodai.bsky.social
writer at large on the Metro desk at The New York Times ✨ raised in Manhattan ✨ https://www.nytimes.com/by/dodai-stewart#latest ✨ https://instagram.com/dodai
there were paper transfers with the token system. as I write in my article an unlimited ride MetroCard could not be shared; you had to wait 18 minutes between swipes
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
there were paper transfers with the token system. as I write in my article an unlimited ride MetroCard could not be shared; you had to wait 18 minutes between swipes
ALSO! @stefanoschen.bsky.social went inside the high security facility where he witnessed the last ever batch of MetroCards being printed 👀 www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
Inside the Room Where MetroCard Will Take Its Last Ride
The floppy plastic fare card is retiring this month, after three decades of production at this high-security facility in Queens.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
ALSO! @stefanoschen.bsky.social went inside the high security facility where he witnessed the last ever batch of MetroCards being printed 👀 www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
don't miss the timeline at the end of my article!
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
don't miss the timeline at the end of my article!
The token had heft and weight, and, like an ancient Roman coin, carried with it millennia-old human understanding of what currency means: this for that.
The MetroCard was slippery, hard to share, full of secrets.
The MetroCard was slippery, hard to share, full of secrets.
December 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The token had heft and weight, and, like an ancient Roman coin, carried with it millennia-old human understanding of what currency means: this for that.
The MetroCard was slippery, hard to share, full of secrets.
The MetroCard was slippery, hard to share, full of secrets.
hi darth!!! crazy huh!!!
September 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
hi darth!!! crazy huh!!!