NY1 VIDEO: As NY1 revisits its 20-year history, the station looks back at reporter Brandon Roth's July 1, 1998 coverage as the MTA introduced its Unlimited Metrocards for the first time.

NY1 FOLLOW-UP: Fourteen years later, an unlimited weekly Metrocard is now $29, up from $17 in 1998. A monthly Metrocard is $104, up from just $63.