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My New Payphone Hangup

I don't know who did this, at a payphone in Long Island City, but going forward, whenever possible, I will…

5 years ago

REVISITED: The Old Wood Phone Booth at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Now we know. The phone number of the working (yes! working) payphone in the old wood phone booth at New…

5 years ago

402-761-9988 Rings a Phone Booth in Milford, Nebraska

Thanks to Flickr user Shari Dayton we now know that a payphone in an old phone booth at 1st Street…

5 years ago

Payphone Down at a Taco Bell on Northern Boulevard in Queens

Did this payphone simply give up? Did it fall in love with and start making out with the sidewalk? Was…

5 years ago

Payphones From the National Radio Quiet Zone, Where Cell Phones are Not Allowed

A couple of working payphones, one found inside a fully intact phone booth, from the National Radio Quiet Zone, in…

5 years ago

The Long-Dead Payphone at PC Richard on Atlantic Avenue

Payphone hunting along Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn today didn't turn up much. In fact, it didn't turn up…

5 years ago

I’ve Never Seen Anyone But Me Use This Payphone

Spotted this man today taking advantage of some of the last dial tone you'll find find in Long Island City,…

5 years ago

I Thought You Only Saw This Kind of Thing at LinkNYC Kiosks, Not Payphones.

Dude reading a book and enjoying the 90° weather next to a couple of non-working CityBridge payphones in Midtown Manhattan…

5 years ago

The Connection Between LinkNYC and Ice Cream Truck Music? If You Know, You Know.

Gothamist reports that an ice cream truck company, Good Humor, discontinued use of “Turkey in the Straw” as its jingle…

5 years ago

Some Midtown Manhattan Payphone Graffiti For You

It's not what it once was, and maybe it never will be again, but I still love Midtown Manhattan. Found…

5 years ago