2014

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In the end of 2014 MTA issued series of 4 metrocards to celebrate 110 years anniversary of the opening subway lines in New York.

All cards are double sided with front of all 4 cards is the same:

Front side

Front side

Images on all 4 cards are the same as you can find on similar cards issued by MTA to celebrate 100 years subway anniversary.

Subway 110 years - Brooklyn

Subway 110 years- Brooklyn

Subway 110 years - Queens

Subway 110 years – Queens

Subway 110 years - Manhattan

Subway 110 years – Manhattan

Subway 110 years - Bronx

Subway 110 years – Bronx

On November 21, 2014 MTA celebrated 50th anniversary of the opening Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. For this occasion new metrocard has been issued.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Fulton Center

MTA celebrated opening of Fulton Center essentially subway hub on Fulton and Broadway with 2 double sided cards.

They were distributed around Fulton station and were giving out to participants of opening ceremony alone with special edition of metrocard holder.

Fulton Center

Fulton Center

Fulton Center

Fulton Center

We Are Brooklyn: Nets

MTA team up with Brooklyn NBA Nets to issue double sided card. Card was mostly distributed around Barclays center where Nets are playing home games.

We Are Brooklyn

We Are Brooklyn

Another metrocard with advertisement from hospital, this time it is double sided and from New York University Langone Medical Center

NYU Langone Medical Center

NYU Langone Medical Center

Mount Sinai Hospital

MTA issued 2 metrocards with advertisements from Mount Sinai Hospital.

Mount Sinai Urgent Care on Columbus Avenue

Mount Sinai Urgent Care

Mount Sinai Urgent Care

Need a doctor? With addresses on Upper East side of Manhattan

Need a doctor?

Need a doctor?

Two new metrocards feturing advertisements from Youman, Madeo & Fasano, LLP with offices in New York and New Jersey. Both cards are double side advertisements. Both cards are only in Spanish. The first card features radio talk shows on different station about immigration. Second card on the back listed addresses of law firm offices.

abogados1

abogados2

In May 2014 MTA introduced ‘Select Bus Service’ on route M60 in Manhattan. It allows customers to pay for the ride on the bus stop rather than in the bus itself which suppose to speed up boarding of passengers. The first one was in the Bronx for route Bx12.

m60

MTA made another metorcard about Bus Time feature of its web site now available in every borough. Previous metocards were reflecting introduction in the Bronx (Bus Time the Bronx).

bustime2014

This set contains of 2 metrocards one in English and another in Spanish.

These cards were re-issued almost every year with variations of fonts, logos and text of instructions.