Payphones Past

I Found the Pollock Payphone

6 years ago

I think someone has something by splattering white paint on this payphones in Woodside, Queens.

One More Camera Activated on LinkNYC Kiosks, and Other LinkNYC Notes

6 years ago

I sifted through some data in an attempt to determine how LinkNYC kiosks fared during Manhattan's West Side blackout of…

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bronx

6 years ago

A memorable encounter with the NYPD on the RFK/Triborough Bridge pedestrian path revolved around that crisis prevention/suicide counseling telephone I…

Checking in on the Old Rotary Dial Payphone at Cadman Plaza

6 years ago

Old rotary dialers occupy a distinct space in the pantheon of abandoned payphones. The calming sound and texture of the…

Payphones at the St. George Terminal, Staten Island Ferry

6 years ago

A trip to Staten Island turned up a surprising quantity of working payphones at the St. George Terminal. I found…

Penn Station Payphones Disappearing

6 years ago

Development work at Penn Station has forced removal of about a ½ dozen working payphones. One of these phones was…

A Response to the “WE NEED MORE PAYPHONES” Vandal

6 years ago

The "WE NEED MORE PAY PHONES" vandal is not alone in feeling the absence of traditional public telephones. Once in…

Payphone To God…?

6 years ago

There is a "Payphone To God" at a bar in Chicago. Also, notes on payphone-centric projects such as Futel, Mind…

Payphones on the Water? Also, the Nicasio Reservoir Payphone Mystery Solved.

6 years ago

A photo of an unusually-located payphone on a Florida lake inspired me to verify its authenticity, and to follow up…

Finally, There is a Crisis Counseling Phone on the RFK Bridge.

6 years ago

My thanks to THE CITY, and Gabriel Sandoval, for amplifying my long-running concerns about the lack of a suicide counselling…