Extend your MTA Metro Card for Free!
Did you know that if your card expires and there is a balance on it the city will transfer the balance to a new card for FREE. The new card will have a new expiration date and you can add additional funds to this card.
Here are the MTA instructions posted on the MTA's website.
Whether Pay-Per-Ride or Unlimited Ride, every MetroCard has an expiration date. The date is located at the upper left corner on the back of the card. The expiration date is usually about one year from the date of purchase.
If your Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard expires, you have two years from the expiration date to transfer any remaining money to a new card. Within the first year after expiration, bring your expired card to any subway station and ask the agent to make the transfer. After that time, the expired MetroCard must be sent to MetroCard customer claims. Ask the station agent for a postage-paid Business Reply Envelope.
MetroCard Customer Claims
130 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
130 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201