I was amazed this could still be a thing!
https://nypost.com/2020/01/03/city-parking-meters-wont-read-credit-cards-due-to-software-glitch/
The Y2K bug has struck Big Apple drivers — two decades later.
Credit cards are being declined at city parking meters across the five boroughs after a software bug took the payment option offline in the New Year, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.