New York City said goodbye to its last public street payphone on Monday after dominating city streets for years.
The final payphone was yanked from its home in Times Square -- West 49th Street and 7th Avenue -- in a public eviction.
"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 Wi-Fi kiosks to meet the demands of our rapidly changing daily communications needs," Commissioner Matthew Fraser said in a press release.
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