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CityBridge’s LinkNYC Program Takes a Blow

As a Telebeam lawsuit comes back to haunt CityBridge it may behoove regulators to consider the wisdom of granting a…

9 years ago

LinkNYC Customer Urinating on the Street

I and other Starbucks customers watched yesterday as a LinkNYC customer urinated onto the street. Scenes like this have come…

9 years ago

LinkNYC Arrives in Queens at IPANY’s Former Stomping Ground.

If their quantity Third Avenue is any indication we should expect to see hundreds of Links up and down Queens…

9 years ago

Talking on the Telebeam — But For How Much Longer?

People still use payphones. I spotted this woman talking on a Telebeam payphone today. Telebeam's continued existence, however, may be…

9 years ago

Another Classy LinkNYC Customer

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

9 years ago

Photographing LinkNYC Users Has Become a Niche Fascination

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

9 years ago

Using a LinkNYC Device for Free Phone Calls

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

9 years ago

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

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

9 years ago

LinkNYC Revisited, and Reconsidered

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

9 years ago

LinkNYC’s GSOD, and the Infrastructure Underneath.

If this kind of infrastructure interests you then feast your eyes on the underlying foundation of a LinkNYC device. Links…

9 years ago