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Talking It Up On Flushing’s Only Working Public Pay Telephone

Action shot from today. Reliable sources tell me this phone does about $1.50 in business a day. But it shouldn’t be about income, should it? Phones like this should be subsidized in the public interest. People would still use public pay telephones, if only they could.

Flushing Main Street Payphone User: Action Shot
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