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Link.NYC

LinkNYC: Your New Homeless Office?

Citybridge's new LinkNYC devices have become magnets for loiterers of all stripes.

9 years ago

Gunk on a Link

LinkNYC kiosks seem to have avoided a lot of vandalism since they first hit the streets of New York back in…

9 years ago

LinkNYC: The Payphone of the Future Is Here

The "Payphone of the Future" is here: Put your recyclables aside and settle down at your nearest LinkNYC device.

9 years ago

Digital Divide Bridged? LinkNYC Expands to Eighth Avenue.

Links appear to be a breeding ground for the 21st century version of people hanging around by the payphone. New…

9 years ago

LinkNYC. The Word on the Street: “It’s Amazing!”

The best way to be heard and clearly understood when placing a call through a Link is to yell. That…

9 years ago

(212) 477-3063 Is The New (702) 992-9550

It is illegal to spoof CallerID info “with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongly obtain anything of value.”…

9 years ago

Links Are Here, And People Are Using Them

Despite overblown privacy concerns people really are using these things. If you want to try one yourself it's looking like…

9 years ago

The Linksters Are Coming

Links, expected to replace most of New York City's outdoor payphones, are rising fast on Third Avenue and Eighth Avenue…

9 years ago

Link.NYC’s Free Phone Calls: You Get What You Pay For

I have used CityBridge’s Link devices a number of times since they went into active service a few weeks ago.…

9 years ago

Link.NYC: Putting Links Through Their Paces.

It seems inevitable that telephonic conspirators will use Links as back doors into public space, turning them into platforms for…

9 years ago