It was the end of an era in New York City today: the city’s last remaining payphone was removed, CBS News reports. With the advent of cellphones, pay phones across the world have vanished – but one still remained on 7th Avenue, until its removal Monday by LinkNYC.
The removal of pay phones in New York City began in 2015, and LinkNYC is the technology that essentially replaced them. CityBridge developed LinkNYC, which look like digital billboards that offer free high-speed WiFi to the streets of New York.
Since LinkNYC was installed, it has facilitated over 3 billion WiFi sessions with more than 10 million subscribers. The digital billboards also display PSAs, art and other local information. LinkNYC will soon be providing 5G coverage to New York City.
The old payphone that once stood outside 745 7th Avenue will be brought to the Museum of the City of New York as part of its new “Analog City” exhibit. The exhibit looks back at life in the city before computers.
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There was a bank of three payphones on the northeast corner of Kings Highway and East 17th St. that was just removed within the last year or two. You can still see the covering on the sidewalk where they used to stand. I had no idea this was a deliberate program of removal.
There are still a few in Miami International airport, in the Delta terminal. I just saw them when I arrived here this Sunday.
Now where will I daven minchah beyechidus?
And where can I change in to my costume?
Ha ha. Good one. +1
You can use the new Minyan Booths. They’re supposedly refurbished Cones of Silence.
I have a iPhone. It works well.