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Penn Station Musician Heard Through a Nearby Payphone

Any endeavor which depends on the reliability of the public telephone is imperiled from the start. I was glad to…

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

Grupo Wayne. Music of the Andes. NYC Subway Buskers Heard Through a Nearby Payphone.

This one starts out a little rough but ends up being among the best quality recordings I've gotten of musicians…

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

Maestro Moses Josiah on the Musical Saw, Heard Through a Times Square Payphone

Maestro Moses Josiah's Musical Saw sounds mysterious and strange when heard through a public pay telephone. Listen through the crackle…

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

The Saw Lady Heard Through a Payphone

The Payphone Project caught up with Natalia Paruz, the New York City street musician known as The Saw Lady, as…

10 years ago

Electric Guitarist at Times Square, Heard Through a Payphone. December, 2014.

Listen to an electric guitarist at the Times Square subway station, recorded using a nearby payphone.

11 years ago

Music at Grand Central Subway Station, Heard Through A Payphone

Thanks to Sarah Theeboom at Details.com for giving a shoutout to The Payphone Project's "Heard Through a Payphone" series: How…

11 years ago