Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. New York’s Metrocard is about to join the subway token as a transit relic from the past.

New York operates one of the biggest and busiest subway systems in the world. A silvery subway train on elevated train tracks in front of the New York City skyline at dusk. It moves more people, has ...

New York City train operators witness more people being struck by trains than drivers in any other American system. Afterward, many struggle to get the help they need. New York City’s subway system ...