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KEST GAK and Some LinkNYC Ramblings

This has little to do with KEST GAK, actually, but their vandalizing of a LinkNYC was, I believe, tastefully executed.…

4 years ago

Those LinkNYC Front-Facing Cameras? They Actually Do Work.

Since the day LinkNYC landed on our streets we have been told, time and again, that the surveillance capabilities of…

4 years ago

Smart City Fail. The LinkNYC “Payphone of the Future” Just Doesn’t Work.

They took away your payphones and gave you this instead. Until yesterday my expectation when making phone calls from LinkNYC…

4 years ago

Reflections in a Non-Working LinkNYC Kiosk

Just a little photo set showing how vividly things reflect off the screen of a non-working LinkNYC kiosk. These photos…

4 years ago

Link in a Box

At first glance I thought this might be another guerilla artist's takeover of a LinkNYC kiosk on Varick near Charlton…

4 years ago

Payphones of The Bronx and Harlem. January 2, 2021.

I took the 4 to Fordham to check in on some straggler PTS payphones, as well as a couple of…

5 years ago

Profiles in Technology

A poignant little pairing of the old and the new at 21st Street and Astoria Boulevard.

5 years ago

Signs of Life in the LinkNYC Rollout?

It's hard to know what to expect of the LinkNYC rollout at this point. We were promised transparency on a…

5 years ago

LinkNYC’s “Super Fast Wi-Fi” Speeds Revisited

I put on my "Franchise Inspector" hat again, putting LinkNYC's "Super Fast Wi-Fi" to the test. Results, as per the…

5 years ago

What LinkNYC Brings to Astoria

You never used to see this kind of thing in Astoria. Now you do. Thanks, LinkNYC!

5 years ago