Payphones Past

TIL: I Am a Culture Jammer

6 years ago

I was honored to accept an invitation from Joey Skaggs to guest post on his blog, "Art of the Prank".…

CityBridge Reports Phone Call Feature Not Working on 28% of LinkNYC Kiosks

6 years ago

CityBridge's hourly report on the functional status of its kiosks needs a lot of work. No way is today's report…

Abandoned Verizon Paypone at Pasiones Sports Bar in Woodside

6 years ago

An abandoned Verizon payphone at a Woodside bar illustrates what a sorry job the telco giant did in cleaning up…

LinkNYC: Replacing Payphones With… Nothing?

6 years ago

It looks like CityBridge now removes payphones and moves on, replacing them not with the Smart City LinkNYC kiosks but…

Grand Central Terminal: Payphones Gone

6 years ago

Most of Grand Central Terminal's payphones were routed last year. Take a tour of how they looked, pick up some…

No-Name Payphone at a No-Name Laundromat

6 years ago

I found an abandoned "Smart" pay telephone hiding inside a laundromat on Corona Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens.

Payphone at the Check Cashing Place

6 years ago

It's an abandoned payphone at an abandoned check-cashing center at non-abandoned Queensboro Plaza.

Reflection of Two Working Payphones in a Non-Working LinkNYC Tablet Screen

6 years ago

Non-working LinkNYC kiosk tablets make for interesting reflective surfaces as the city passes by.

Freedom Is Infinite Faith In Your Abilities

6 years ago

Sometimes inspirational graffiti makes sense. Not this time. Not to me at least.

It’s a NewTel Payphone in Union City, New Jersey. No, It Didn’t Work.

6 years ago

A quick tour of a NewTel payphone on Kennedy Boulevard in Union City, NJ.