Payphones Past

Abandoned Northeast Telephone Inc. Payphone at 97-15 64th Avenue in Queens

6 years ago

A decayed, dilapidated, hunk of telephonic irrelevance greets straphangers entering or exiting the 63rd Drive-Rego Park M/R subway station off…

At the NYPL, Where Payphones Don’t Work But the Booths are Cozy

6 years ago

A woman in one of the NYPL Schwartzman branch phone booths. May, 2017.

Found a Rotary-Dial Payphone From When All of NYC Was Still (212)

6 years ago

I got over my fear of being ridiculed for asking about such things. I staked out an old rotary dial…

The Apology Line Revisited

6 years ago

Inspired by new contacts with an interest in the subject, I wrote down some reflections on my involvement with the…

Howler Blasting Through a LinkNYC Loudspeaker

6 years ago

The title says it all. I had LinkNYC machines all over New York blasting this ghastly noise, typically only heard…

Rotary Payphone *SOLD* on eBay, With a Small Backstory

6 years ago

I love when my ancient listings of old payphone numbers and locations connect with something in modern times. This restored…

Corner Office Payphone With a Window View. 718-476-8903

6 years ago

Originally listed at 718-476-8903, this payphone has dial tone at the 90th Street/Elmhurst Avenue 7 train station. I got bumped…

The Slow Demise of the Last Payphone at Grand Central

6 years ago

A look back, in pictures and paean, at the last payphone in Grand Central subway station.

Will the LinkNYC Rollout Ever Resume its Rapid Pace?

6 years ago

The formerly breakneck pace of new LinkNYC installations and activations is today characterized by empty advertising-only payphone enclosures, payphones removed…

Payphone at Christina’s Restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

6 years ago

Just a couple of pictures of another abandoned Verizon payphone. This one's on Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn.