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Is it Possible to Call Payphones in New York City and Talk to Whoever Answers?

A follower of the Payphone Project’s Facebook page wrote to ask a question I don’t think I’ve heard in a…

8 years ago

Strange Beeps From Rockefeller Center’s Last Payphone

Strange beeps coming from a Rockefeller Center payphone might have some meaning, or they might not. Anyone with knowledge of…

8 years ago

Did William Howard Taft Get Stuck In A Phone Booth?

An anecdote from 1908 claims that presidential candidate William Howard Taft once got trapped inside a phone booth, necessitating that…

8 years ago

This Kid Probably Has No Idea His Payphone Is Going Away

Thanks to all who reached out to me after my brief spot on CBS Sunday Morning. The correspondences have been…

8 years ago

The Payphone Project on “CBS Sunday Morning”

The Payphone Project get about a minute of air time on CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley. Reviews all seem…

8 years ago

LinkNYC Coming To Astoria?

These orange pylons and tangled metal bars seem to suggest that LinkNYC will soon rise up in Astoria, Queens, replacing…

8 years ago

Rogue Payphone Sighting

From 100 feet away I saw something almost unbelievable: A newly installed clamshell payphone, absent any advertising panels. This is…

8 years ago

StreetMessages.com: The Domain Name That Got Away

An abandoned payphone outside the abandoned headquarters for StreetMessages.com provided an amusing antidote to a fresh appearance of that defunct…

8 years ago

Rare Sighting: Payphone Repairman

I spotted something rare. A public pay telephone repairman at work, keeping New York City's payphones safe and sanitary.

9 years ago

Happy New Year From The Payphone Project

It was a rough holiday week around here. The Payphone Project and all my other web sites got knocked offline,…

9 years ago