New Yorkers thought payphones were gone forever. Now they’re suddenly reappearing. Here's why.

New Yorkers are thinking they woke up in the past.

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On May 23, 2022, New York City said it was the "end of an era" as city officials removed the last payphone.

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The final payphone was sent Museum of the City of New York and placed in its exhibit Analog City, which looks back at life in the city before computers.

I'm sure most reading this are familiar with payphones; to the few who aren't, payphones were popular before cellphones.

It was a public phone, placed out in the open, that was operated by c

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