Payphones Past

Found This Payphone Handset Today, Caked In… What?

6 years ago

At Rockefeller Center today, a payphone handset that looked like it was covered in fÅ“ces might have in fact been…

InLinkUK: They Do Smart City Things a Little Differently Across the Pond

6 years ago

InLinkUK says its algorithm can now detect and prevent drug-related phone calls from its kiosks. Could something similar have contained…

Payphone Project DOB: December 5, 1995?

6 years ago

I found evidence of the day this website was born. It appears to have occurred either after midnight on December…

718-783-9532: This Payphone Actually Works

6 years ago

If a payphone like this can make outgoing calls, what possible scenario could arise where someone would have legitimate reason…

LinkNYC: Four Days in “Hang Tight!” Mode

6 years ago

I simply do not understand why CityBridge's "LinkNYC Kiosk Status" dataset exists, but I will continue to develop my "by…

LinkNYC’s “2rd Grade” Poetry

6 years ago

Where does grade school poetry fit in the context of seemingly useful content such as AP headlines, bus arrival times,…

The iSpectrum: A Superior Payphone of the Future?

6 years ago

By today's standards the short-lived iSpectrum looks like a toy. But the ingenuity of actually upgrading existing payphone hardware instead…

Found a Favorite LinkNYC Video

6 years ago

I remember as the last Gothamist piece made its way through the pipeline I kept expressing apologies to anyone who…

LinkNYC: MTA Transit Info Now Blocked

6 years ago

It looks like CityBridge did what everyone should have expected: They blocked access to the MTA transit update website from…

Shogo Kubo, Guitarist at Penn Station, Heard Through a Payphone

6 years ago

I picked up a payphone and let it listen to the sweet sounds of Shogo Kubo, whose guitar stylings frequently…