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A Times Square Payphone’s Unique Memorial

Whoever removed the payphone from this wall at the Times Square subway station seems to have done so with a…

9 years ago

An Amazing New York City Phone Booth Photo

The date was February 4, 1978. Why was fashion designer Calvin Klein standing in a New York City phone booth…

9 years ago

Abandoned NYTEL Payphones. Woodside, Queens.

This pair of abandoned payphones outside a Woodside car wash were owned by NYTEL, a company that made most of…

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

Grand Central Subway Station – No Working Payphones

There are only two payphones left on the upper level of the Grand Central subway station. Neither one works.

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

Tesla, Thomas, Thurber. “Phone Booth”, by Ariana Kelly.

The Payphone Project finds itself in good company in the index to Ariana Kelly's book "Phone Booth".

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