After three decades of swipes, sighs and “please swipe again,” the MetroCard is officially heading for retirement —and Alidoro wants you to eat your feelings about it. The beloved Italian sandwich shop has teamed up with chef Wylie Dufresne’s Stretch Pizza to give New Yorkers one last delicious swipe: La Tessera (“the card”), a limited-time hero stuffed with crispy chicken cutlet, sweet soppressata, fresh mozzarella, Calabrian chili vodka sauce and garlic pesto cream on toasted semolina.

The culinary creation is part of the MTA’s citywide farewell tour for the MetroCard, an activation running through December 31 that involves the release of edible tributes all around town, from Zabar’s to Carvel.

Dufresne’s own spin—the Metro Pizza, made with the same ingredients as Alidoro's La

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