New York Says Goodbye to the City's Last Public Payphone

New York, Says Goodbye to the City's , Last Public Payphone.
New York, Says Goodbye to the City's , Last Public Payphone.
New York City marked the end
of an era this week as the city's last
public payphone was removed.
New York City marked the end
of an era this week as the city's last
public payphone was removed.
On May 23, municipal officials
removed New York's last remaining
city-owned payphone in the Midtown area.
As a native New Yorker, saying goodbye
to the last street payphone is bittersweet
because of the prominent place they’ve held
in the city’s physical landscape for decades, Matthew Fraser, New York’s commissioner of the office
of technology and innovation, via 'The Guardian'.
At one time, there were
over 6,000 public payphones
throughout the city.
Since 2015, most of those have
been replaced with LinkNYC stands. .
Just like we transitioned from the horse
and buggy to the automobile and from
the automobile to the airplane, the digital
evolution has progressed from payphones
to high-speed wifi kiosks to meet
the demands of our rapidly changing
daily communications needs, Matthew Fraser, New York’s commissioner of the office
of technology and innovation, via 'The Guardian'.
Just like we transitioned from the horse
and buggy to the automobile and from
the automobile to the airplane, the digital
evolution has progressed from payphones
to high-speed wifi kiosks to meet
the demands of our rapidly changing
daily communications needs, Matthew Fraser, New York’s commissioner of the office
of technology and innovation, via 'The Guardian'.
The freestanding kiosks provide a charging
station for mobile devices along with free
wifi and domestic phone calls for all users.
The freestanding kiosks provide a charging
station for mobile devices along with free
wifi and domestic phone calls for all users.
LinkNYC kiosks also serve as digital
billboards for advertisers, artists
and public service announcements. .
LinkNYC kiosks also serve as digital
billboards for advertisers, artists
and public service announcements. .
'The Guardian' reports that a small number
of private payphones still remain in New York.
According to Gothamist, the last of the public payphones will end up in the Museum of the City of New York as part of an exhibit about the city before the advent of computers.
According to Gothamist, the last of the public payphones will end up in the Museum of the City of New York as part of an exhibit about the city before the advent of computers