Payphones Past

Dennis Novick, TCC Teleplex, and New York’s First Outdoor “Payphone of the Future”

5 years ago

The person who brought New York its first outdoor "payphone of the future" died earlier this year.

Sometimes Graffiti Just Works

5 years ago

This phone is among the last outdoor phones in New York not owned or confiscated by CityBridge, the consortium of…

My New Payphone Hangup

5 years ago

I don't know who did this, at a payphone in Long Island City, but going forward, whenever possible, I will…

REVISITED: The Old Wood Phone Booth at New York Presbyterian Hospital

5 years ago

Now we know. The phone number of the working (yes! working) payphone in the old wood phone booth at New…

My Copies of the APCC Payphone Trade Journal

5 years ago

Explore the inner workings of the payphone world in what was the industry's last official trade journal, Perspectives, published by…

402-761-9988 Rings a Phone Booth in Milford, Nebraska

5 years ago

Thanks to Flickr user Shari Dayton we now know that a payphone in an old phone booth at 1st Street…

Payphone Down at a Taco Bell on Northern Boulevard in Queens

5 years ago

Did this payphone simply give up? Did it fall in love with and start making out with the sidewalk? Was…

Payphone Scene from “Before We Go” (2014)

5 years ago

An interesting scene which must be among the most recently-released films showing payphones as real-world present day objects. And also,…

LinkNYC’s “Super Fast Wi-Fi” Speeds Revisited

5 years ago

I put on my "Franchise Inspector" hat again, putting LinkNYC's "Super Fast Wi-Fi" to the test. Results, as per the…

What LinkNYC Brings to Astoria

5 years ago

You never used to see this kind of thing in Astoria. Now you do. Thanks, LinkNYC!