Last year, workers removed pay phones on Avenue A. (No sign of LinkNYCs in their place!)
Thanks to Heather Dubin for the photo!
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Thursday's parting shot
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"The Return of the Pay Phone Post-Hurricane Sandy — An Appreciation"
ReplyDeleteNovember 1, 2012
"https://www.washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/11/01/the-return-of-the-pay-phone-post-hurricane-sandy-an-appreciation/
Well, now where am I supposed to......
ReplyDelete....get out of the rain ?
....get out of the wind ?
....get the wind out of me ?
....set up my 3-card Monte ?
....hide from the ex- as they unexpectantly pass by ?
....stash the 2020 Christmas tree ?
....stash the stash ?
....go to the bathroom ?
....cut up my cocaine ?
....crank the tunes L O U D ?
....roll up my joints ?
....plan my next move ?
....fling my poo ?
....spit on the "Drumpf In '24" sticker ?
....spit on the "DeBlasio In '18" sticker ?
....hide from the cops ?
....pose my Vogue models ?
....lean on SOMEthing solid ?
....check for orphaned quarters ?
....sell my books?
....satisfyingly S L A M the phone U P / S I D E W A Y S / D O W N ?
....find my compadres ?
....express myself ?
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I agree. During the hurricane the pay phones were the only reliable way to call out of a disaster area that had uncharged cells, water damage to cables, and no electricity.
ReplyDeleteDuring the Great Blackout of '03, there was a line down the block for the pay phone outside my building. I still had a landline which worked fine. Same with the gas stove.
ReplyDeleteOne was removed on the SE corner of 23rd & First the other week. Now the spot looks like an empty tree bed. No sign of anything to come.
ReplyDeleteBrother, can you spare a quarter ?
ReplyDeletePlease no more linkNYC, no more citibikes, no more corporate BS on the sidewalk/street
ReplyDeleteRedundant systems are expensive, but when you need them, they are priceless.
ReplyDeleteBring back copper landlines, and working payphones.
That being said: General Y and Z have no clue how to use them.
We know how to use pay phones : Dial 1-800-COLLECT. “To accept press 1”
ReplyDeletebring those beauties back! those are my offices/second homes in the city!!!! and I bet I'm not the only one!
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