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Last NYC public payphone removed

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The last public payphone in New York City was removed on Monday.

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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
New York City Removes the Last Payphone From Service (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 22, 2022
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
The city has been installing LinkNYC kiosks, which offer services like free phone calls, Wi-Fi and device charging.
Fox10 Phoenix
Last NYC public payphone being removed (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published May 22, 2022
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
The last public payphone in New York City is being removed.
France 24
'End of an era' as New York removes last of its iconic payphone booths (opens France 24)
Published May 22, 2022
France 24's feed description
Marking the end of an era, New York City on Monday removed the last of its storied payphone booths, which have fallen victim to the ubiquity of free Wi-fi and cell phones in recent years.
FOX 5 New York
Last NYC payphone being removed (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published May 22, 2022
FOX 5 New York's feed description
The last public payphone in New York City is being removed.
CBS News
End of an era: Last street payphone in New York City removed (opens CBS News)
Published May 22, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Many of the city's old pay phones have been been replaced by newer technology with a different function.
WMUR
End of an era: NYC removes last payphone in city (opens WMUR)
Published May 22, 2022
WMUR's feed description
The final standing coin-operated public telephone in the city was located at 745 Seventh Ave. before workers tore it out of the ground this week.
FOX 5 DC
Last NYC public payphone removed (opens FOX 5 DC)
Published May 23, 2022
FOX 5 DC's feed description
The last public payphone in New York City was removed on Monday.
NPR
The last functioning public pay phone in Manhattan has been removed (opens NPR)
Published May 23, 2022
NPR's feed description
The city has gradually been replacing payphones with public Wi-Fi hotspots where people can hop online and even charge a cell phone. The old pay phone is headed to the Museum of the City of New York.
Gopusa
Crews remove last functioning pay phone in New York City (opens Gopusa)
Published May 23, 2022
Gopusa's feed description
Officials held a ceremony Monday for removal of the last public pay phone stall in New York City. The pay phone was removed with a crane from a sidewalk on 7th Ave. and 50th St. in Midtown Manhattan, just south of Times Square, marking what officials called "the end of the pay phone era." Officials.
NBC News
New York City says goodbye to its last public payphone (opens NBC News)
Published May 23, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The city began removing street payphones in 2015 to replace them with kiosks that offer free phone calls, Wi-Fi and device charging.
The Guardian
End of an era as New York removes last public payphone (opens The Guardian)
Published May 23, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
City once had more than 6,000 public telephones but march of technology has led to replacement with wifi kiosks
Gothamist
The last public payphone in NYC has been removed from Midtown (opens Gothamist)
Published May 23, 2022
Gothamist's feed description
The payphone is headed to the Museum of the City of New York as part of a new exhibit about pre-digital life in NYC.

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