Emily’s Coffee Shop, at 31-06 21st Street in Long Island City, is gone. So, too, is the payphone that used to stand outside.
This photo is from March, 2001:
Emily’s has been replaced by Great Pizza & Fried Chicken Inc.
The only trace of the payphone that used to stand at your service is the tell-tale set of metal spikes staring up from the sidewalk.
These pictures are from May, 2010:
Do you see these spikes? You can see them on most city sidewalks where payphones used to be.