Thanks to Diggy64 in the comments section of 2020’s article “PRAYphones Gone From Midtown Manhattan” we now know that work of the immortal scratchiti artist PRAY made an appearance in 1984’s Brother From Another Planet and other films as well. Here is PRAY’s appearance from that film, at about 44:38. Look for more discussion of…
I would swear I found PRAY on one of these payphones some years ago. Finding any photos I captured of it seems impossible now. Also, this domain name might be for sale. The content, I'm told, is worth nothing. Maybe the domain name is?
A payphone that actually still got usage until its dial tone dropped has finally been removed from Steinway Street in Astoria. I had started to think CityBridge or its contractors simply forgot this one was out there.
Last night's hunt for PRAY in the 1973 film "Serpico" turned up an unexpected bit of telephonic trivia. A van from Du Valle Cleaners passes by with a few telephone numbers in the old telephone exchange name format.
Midtown Manhattan lost some of its religion during the pandemic, and not just because of church closures. Two of Manhattan's few remaining PRAYphones disappeared from 51st Street, across from St. Patrick's Cathedral.
It may not have been authentic PRAY, but I appreciated seeing one of my all-time New York City heroes get some respect at a Brooklyn street art exhibit.
There is more religion on the upper east side and other parts of New York than most people realize. The messages are virtually subliminal, hidden in the contours of payphone enclosures.
PRAY spotting might have me working the D train into my commute.
It's hard to see but it is there. It is one of a few recent sightings of a religious exhortation etched onto a payphone enclosure that could date back to the 1980s. Was this the work of PRAY, the legendary scratchiti artist?
Close-up of a Port Authority Bus Terminal payphone bearing scratches echoing the work of PRAY, New York's legendary scratchiti artist.