Payphones Past

Grand Central Subway Station – No Working Payphones

9 years ago

There are only two payphones left on the upper level of the Grand Central subway station. Neither one works.

Grupo Wayne. Music of the Andes. NYC Subway Buskers Heard Through a Nearby Payphone.

9 years ago

This one starts out a little rough but ends up being among the best quality recordings I've gotten of musicians…

Another Classy LinkNYC Customer

9 years ago

With about 300 of an expected 10,000 units installed and activated the rollout of LinkNYC is starting to feel like…

Leipzig Phone Booth

9 years ago

Photo of a Leipzig, Germany, phone booth by Instagram user Amarilll

Photographing LinkNYC Users Has Become a Niche Fascination

9 years ago

New Yorkers seem to regard the growing number of LinkNYC encampments as anything from adorable to terrifying.

Tesla, Thomas, Thurber. “Phone Booth”, by Ariana Kelly.

9 years ago

The Payphone Project finds itself in good company in the index to Ariana Kelly's book "Phone Booth".

Using a LinkNYC Device for Free Phone Calls

9 years ago

If you are soft spoken or simply unwilling to scream your conversations into public space then LinkNYC's free phone call…

A Mile of Sound: 20 LinkNYC VOIP Phones Heard All At Once

9 years ago

Up to twenty VOIP phones along a Manhattan Avenue were connected one by one, creating a snapshot of sound comprising…

LinkNYC Revisited, and Reconsidered

9 years ago

When Links first appeared I was happy to give them half a chance on æsthetic merit. But their numbers greedily…

Pay Phone Strangulation is Real. Very Real.

9 years ago

Talk about phone booth fighting. This Associated Press story from 1984 makes a common payphone sound like a savage murderer.