Times Square – The Payphone Project

Drumming Up the Links

the payphone project — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:07:54 +0000

Call quality on LinkNYC kiosks is generally very bad, and has actually gotten worse in recent months since CityBridge, the company that owns the kiosks, has decided to set a majority of the devices so the volume can only be turned up half way. I tried making calls from kiosks in noisy spots and found…

NYC Phone Booth Roundup

the payphone project — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:56:53 +0000

Just a few sightings of phone booths around New York, with more to come.

Phone Booths Return to Times Square

the payphone project — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:29:17 +0000

Afghan-American artist Aman Mojadidi has brought Airlight phone booths to Times Square in Manhattan, bringing a whiff of the 1980s back to the Crossroads of the World.

A Times Square Payphone’s Unique Memorial

the payphone project — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 16:32:32 +0000

Whoever removed the payphone from this wall at the Times Square subway station seems to have done so with a sense of humor.

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

the payphone project — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:39:07 +0000

Maestro Moses Josiah's Musical Saw sounds mysterious and strange when heard through a public pay telephone. Listen through the crackle of the landline as he plays John Lennon's "Imagine" at the Times Square subway station.

Christmas Through a Payphone: “O Holy Night”

the payphone project — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:26:58 +0000

Whenever I hear a subway busker or street musician performing I look for the nearest payphone. If one is nearby, and if it works, I call a number to leave a recording of the sound. It is a very hit-or-miss pursuit with a lot of wasted quarters.

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

the payphone project — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:54:12 +0000

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

Titan’s New Payphone Kiosk Up Close

the payphone project — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:04:10 +0000

Under the gloom of yesterday's miserable weather I checked out one of Titan's three new payphone kiosks in Times Square. This kiosk is at the corner of 49th Street and 7th Avenue, at the edge of Times Square.

Titan Introduces New Payphone Kiosks to Times Square, New York

the payphone project — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:23:40 +0000

I am encouraged by trends which run contrary to the seeming inexorable decline of the public payphone. On the other hand if the payphone does not work (as is common) then display advertising is just window dressing.

Woody Allen: Manhattan.

the payphone project — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:49:41 +0000

A row of payphones, probably at Times Square, seen in the opening minutes of Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”.

Times Square Webcam Payphones Revisited

the payphone project — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 03:48:59 +0000

The payphones at Broadway and 46th Street in New York City's Times Square seem to be objects of particular fascination for many people. This is because Earthcam points a live webcam at them, inspiring some to imagine that it might be possible to call these phones and watch live as some random person answers.