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Two New Metrocards – Grand Central Centennial Mercury and Resorts World Casino

After a months long drought, I found two new Metrocards in the last two days. Both Metrocards were on the ground near Metrocard readers so I don’t know if/where they are for sale. The Grand Central Metrocard seems to have … Continue reading

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Another new metrocard with advertisement on the front is released

Within the past few weeks, another metrocard with advertising on both sides was released. The ad is for Audible.com. A scan of both sides of this metrocard is below.

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New metrocard with advertisement on the front is released

MTA/NYCT announced in July that they would allow advertising on the front side of Metrocards, in additional to the traditional placement on the back side of the cards. A new webpage was created to describe the Metrocard options available to … Continue reading

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9/11 Memorial Metrocard Released

A new Metrocard promoting the 9/11 Memorial and the website 911memorial.org has been released.

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JCPenny 33RD & 6TH MERRY Metrocard

JCPenny at 33rd & 6th in Manhattan is advertising on the back of the Metrocard. Penny’s wants you to JCPca$h $10 off when you spend $50 now through 1/2/11.

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Brooklyn Museum Metrocard Deal

Brooklyn Museum offers 2-for1 MetroCard® Deal in March & April From March 1 to April 30 customers will receive 2-for-1 admission to the museum when they show their MetroCard at the Museum Admissions. Of course, the admission price of “Suggested … Continue reading

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Free $2.25 Metrocards on New Years Eve

Press Release New York Times article Teams of people representing CIROC, the “Official Vodka of New Year’s Eve” – and Sean “Diddy” Combs will distribute thousands of debit and MTA Metrocards to adult consumers (while supplies last) in New York … Continue reading

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Rockettes to ride subway to promote Metrocard deal for Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets

They’re doing it again! Just like last year, the world famous Radio City Rockettes will be riding the nostalgia train tomorrow to promote the current MetroCard Deal, which saves you $10 off of tickets to select performances of the Christmas … Continue reading

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Need a proctology clinic? Check your Metrocard.

I couldn’t believe that I had found a real Metrocard when I picked it up off a reader in a midtown subway station this evening. But it seems to be legit. A proctology clinic advertising on a Metrocard. A google … Continue reading

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Those darn interns and their funny MTA SERVICE ALERT mistakes

This NYCT SERVICE ALERT appeared at mta.info Tuesday morning. Upon seeing it, I says to myself, I says: “Have trolley tracks been relaid in the Bronx and have the (B), (D), and (F) trains been diverted to run along them?!?!?” … Continue reading

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