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(212) 490-9763. Titan Payphone. 40th Street and 2nd Avenue, NE Corner
(212) 490-9763 was originally listed at the Payphone Project.
(212) 223-8646. Lexington Avenue Subway Station, N/Q/R platform
(212) 223-8646 was originally listed on the Payphone Project, appearing to be at 370 Jay Street in Brooklyn and not where it was actually located: in the Lexington Avenue Subway Station in Manhattan. Click here to hear the recorded announcement which informed me that this payphone had been disconnected.
(646) 487-2325. 2nd Ave & 41st St, SE Corner. Coastal Communications Payphones.
(212) 599-9801. Titan Payphone @ 45th St. & 1st Ave., Across From the United Nations
I wish I had posted this payphone number and location a long time ago. Evidently this Titan payphone across the street from the United Nations was used by a runaway to call her mother, who posted here looking for information about the payphone's exact location. Read more about this payphone at PayphoneNews.com.
(718) 278-4275. 36th Avenue, N/Q Station. Astoria, Queens.
Rockefeller Center.
(212) 502-5445. Non-working Verizon Payphone at Macy's Herald Square, 7th Level, Broadway Building.
(212) 947-3268. Non-working Verizon Payphone at Macy's Herald Square, 4th Level, Broadway Building.
(212) 564-4063. GTL Global Tel Link Payphone.
This GTL (Global Tel* Link) payphone is near the 33rd Street PATH Station and the Manhattan Mall. I have not seen many GTL payphones in New York. The placard says you can dial 1-877-GTL4LESS from any phone for discount collect calls. I hate it when a phone number that is spelled out like that has 8 characters. The real phone number would be 1-877-GTL4LES, since the last S is ignored. Leave off the last S for what? Shambala? GTL 4 Les Paul? This phone also has an unusual shortcut: Dial *21 for police emergencies.
(212) 216-9158. GTL Global Tel Link Payphone.
This GTL (Global Tel* Link) payphone is near the 33rd Street PATH Station and the Manhattan Mall. I have not seen many GTL payphones in New York. The placard says you can dial 1-877-GTL4LESS from any phone for discount collect calls. I hate it when a phone number that is spelled out like that has 8 characters. The real phone number would be 1-877-GTL4LES, since the last S is ignored. Leave off the last S for what? Shambala? GTL 4 Les Paul? This phone also has an unusual shortcut: Dial *21 for police emergencies.
(646) 674-0864. PTS Payphone. 34th Street 1/2/3 Subway Station.
(212) 502-5755. PTS Payphone. 34th Street 1/2/3 Subway Station.
Penn Station's Hall of Non-Working Payphones
This astonishing quantity of public pay telephones occupies a prime chunk of real estate at New York City's Penn Station. It gleams like a beacon from the past when central transit hubs like this had abundant public telephones for the harried traveler who needed to reach someone upon arriving in or departing from New York. This room of payphones almost looks like some kind of museum but it is, in fact, supposed to be a functioning suite of payphones for the public to use. It is not a payphone museum (yet). This room is a payphone ghetto, a telephonic slum, a twilight zone for communications. Maybe some day it will be declared a museum but for now it's just another example of false hope for anyone whose only option for making a phone call is a public pay telephone.
Non-Working Penn Station Payphones
None of these Penn Station payphones worked when I tried them in late June, 2012. The numbers shown on the phones are: (212) 239-4038, (212) 239-8153, (212) 239-83?? (probably -8368), (212) 239-1242, (212) 239-4407, (212) 239-4688, and (212) 239-1158. Each number links to the Payphone Project page at which these numbers were originally listed. These payphones are all owned by Pacific Telemanagement Services (PCS). If any of these payphones worked they would probably not cause ordinary caller ID to display any of the above-listed phone numbers. The number shown would probably be (702) 992-9550.
Penn Station Payphone Carousel
Penn Station Payphones
One of these Penn Station payphones worked when I tried them in late June, 2012. It was the second one from the left. The numbers shown on the phones are: (212) 239-3428, (212) 239-4469 L (?), (212) 239-8642, and (212) 239-0384. Each number links to the Payphone Project page at which these numbers were originally listed. Depite the lingering presence of Verizon logos these payphones are all owned by Pacific Telemanagement Services (PCS). If any of these payphones happens to work then it would probably not cause ordinary caller ID to display any of the above-listed phone numbers. The number shown would probably be (702) 992-9550.
Penn Station LIRR Payphones
Penn Station LIRR Payphones
Penn Station Payphone
Penn Station LIRR Payphones
Penn Station Payphone User. June, 2012.
Penn Station Payphone User. June, 2012.
This looks like an image from an earlier generation. The harried businessman traveling through New York rushes to a payphone at a busy transit hub and consults his notes, looking for a phone number. Unfortunately the year is 2012, and this man is out of luck. He is trying to find a working payphone at New York City's Penn Station.
Phone Booth, Midtown Manhattan. June, 2012
Times Square Payphone User
(212) 840-8717. Times Square Payphone.
According to Payphone Project records the (212) 840-8717 Times Square payphone number of today was once assigned to a payphone at 6th Avenue and 43rd Street.
(212) 869-3572, (212) 869-2271, and (212) 869-5593
The numbers shown on these payphones are (212) 869-3572, (212) 869-2271, and (212) 869-5593 No incoming calls are accepted and calls made from these Pacific Telemanagement (PTS) payphones show phony caller ID, making it look like the calls are coming from the Las Vegas, Nevada, phone number of (702) 992-9550
(212) 997-8858 and (212) 704-0522
The numbers shown on these Times Square payphones are (212) 997-8858 and (212) 704-0522. (212) 997-8858 appears to have once been assigned to a payphone at Rockefeller Center. No incoming calls are accepted and calls made from these Pacific Telemanagement (PTS) payphones show phony caller ID, making it look like the calls are coming from the Las Vegas, Nevada, phone number of (702) 992-9550
(212) 869-3823 and (212) 869-3813
The numbers shown on these Times Square payphones are (212) 869-3823 and (212) 869-3813. No incoming calls are accepted and calls made from these Pacific Telemanagement (PTS) payphones show phony caller ID, making it look like the calls are coming from the Las Vegas, Nevada, phone number of (702) 992-9550
(212) 490-6376. Grand Central Station.
The number shown on this non-working Times Square payphone is (212) 490-6376. No incoming calls are accepted and calls made from this and other Pacific Telemanagement (PTS) payphones show phony caller ID, making it look like the calls are coming from the Las Vegas, Nevada, phone number of (702) 992-9550
(212) 246-8475. 49th Street N/Q/R Subway Station, Downtown Platform. June, 2012.
Like a lot of New York City subway payphones, (212) 246-8575 was listed on the Payphone Project as being in Brooklyn even though it is in Manhattan.
(212) 246-9214. 49th Street N/Q/R Subway Station, Downtown Platform. June, 2012.
Like a lot of subway payphones, (212) 246-9214 was listed on the Payphone Project as being in Brooklyn even though it is in Manhattan.
Grand Central Terminal
Just Give Me a Phone That Lets Me Make a Telephone Call
Some people complain when their Galaxy Note is bigger than their face. Others complain when their smartphone outsmarts them. Others are happy to use any phone that works, even an uncomfortable payphone like this that just works even if it has no cover on the earpiece.
Grand Central Station
Who Still Uses Payphones?
46th Street @ 6th Avenue
Times Square Payphone User
42nd Street & 5th Avenue
No More Working Verizon Payphones at Times Square Subway Station
I felt bad for this guy. In the Times Square subway station he was trying to find a working public telephone. The first phone ate his money. The second one had no dial tone. He approached an NYPD police officer to ask where he could find a working payphone. The police officer responded by saying "There's a couple over there". The man went "over there" and found these 2 payphones. Do you see those rectangles surrounding the payphones he is attempting to use? Those rectangles represent Verizon payphones that have been removed. This man tried to use a public telephone but had no luck. Neither the payphone here or the one to the right worked. Thanks, Verizon!
A Family Affair
This Times Square payphone call looked like a family affair. The phone was passed among all, to speak to who we don't need to know. It is nice to see that a family from places far away was able to communicate over one of the very few working public telephones in Times Square.
Non-working Verizon Payphones. June, 2012. 42nd Street near 6th Avenue. (212) 221-9702, (212) 221-9883
The second of these payphone numbers, (212) 221-9883, was originally listed at this New York City payphone numbers page.
Man in Times Square using one of New York City's most famous payphones.
Madison Avenue Payphone User
Man Using an NYC PPT
Talking on the Telebeam
Talking On a Grand Central Terminal Payphone
Man Using a Titan Payphone, (212) 599-9297
It's always ironic when a payphone enclosure is plastered with an advertisement for a cell phone. I, too, have used this payphone. It accepts no incoming calls, but its number is (212) 599-9297.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
(718) 728-9161. Hazen Street & 77th Street, Near Rikers Island Bridge.
Best Yet Supermarket, Abandoned Payphone.
The old payphone at Best Yet stands in a surprisingly busy spot. Surprising because you would think someone would have noticed by now that this thing doesn't work.
Best Yet Supermarket, Abandoned Payphone.
The old payphone hasn't worked for years, but it still looks good.
Best Yet Supermarket, Abandoned Payphone.
Helpful instructions for payphone novices.
Best Yet Supermarket, Abandoned Payphone.
No phone number, no dial tone, nothing but a reflection of a brick wall
Best Yet Supermarket, Abandoned Payphone.
The paper on which this boilerplate information is printed is yellowed with age.
Best Yet Supermarket, Abandoned Payphone.
Maybe some day this phone will ring again. That seems unlikely.
(718) 278-9590. 20th Avenue & 36th Street, Astoria
(718) 278-9590 payphone location originally posted on the Payphone Project
(718) 728-9396 - Astoria Park Payphone
This payphone at Astoria Park had no dial tone when I encountered it in mid-June, 2012. I once used this phone to call 311 to report a dead cat on Hoyt Avenue. I was on hold for a very long time before giving up. (718) 728-9396 payphone location originally listed on the Payphone Project.
Huddled Around the Phone Booth. (212) 221-9522
It is not obvious from this picture but the two men are taking notes whilst getting information from a woman who is talking on the payphone in this old-style wood phone booth. The payphone number is (212) 221-9522.
Talking On a Payphone On a Busy City Street
This gentleman carried on a lengthy payphone conversation this day.
(718) 458-7599. Mozart Music Studio. 56-20 Woodside Avenue. Woodside, Queens.
(718) 424-9074. Woodside Cosmopolitan Grocery. 43-02 58th Street. Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 729-9409. 48th Street & Queens-Midtown Expressway, Queens
718-729-9409 Payphone Number originally listed at the Payphone Project.
NYC PPT (Public Pay Telephone) User
Woman talking on a Titan360 Pay Telephone and checking her watch.
NYC PPT (Public Pay Telephone) User
Man using a Titan360 payphone in Midtown Manhattan
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
The Old Phone Booth on Yankee Pier
(212) 952-9181, (212) 952-9889. State Street & Bridge Street SWC F/S. 06212VZ8
(212) 952-9078, (212) 952-9154. Outside the National Museum of the American Indian.
212-952-9035. Bowling Green Subway Station
212-952-9035
(212) 668-0052. Bowling Green Subway Station. Lower Manhattan.
(718) 699-8824. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
(718) 424-2670. Roosevelt Avenue between Citi Field and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
(718) 424-4461 - AMF 34th Avenue Lanes, 69-10 34th Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377
Northern Boulevard. June, 2012.
Who Still Uses Payphones?
Man using a Verizon payphone outside a Bank of America
Who Still Uses Payphones?
Man using one of three Titan360 payphones on Broadway in Astoria, Queens.
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
On the day of the east coast earthquake cell phones did not work and public phones were hard to find. This woman may not have realized it at the time but right after the earthquake she had the only working telephone at ground level in Queens Plaza. Other payphones were above ground or below ground. Whilst waiting for the aftershocks of an earthquake the only place most human beings want to be is on the ground..
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones
People Using NYC Payphones