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Cellphones may soon be banned in NYC public schools. But how would it work?
Gothamist interviewed experts, parents and staff around the city and country about some of the key challenges of keeping phones out of school.
By
Jessica Gould
News
The NYPD Is Using Fake Cellphone Towers To Track People's Phones
The devices allow the interception of data from anyone's cellphone in the vicinity.
By
Nathan Tempey
Arts & Entertainment
Video: Deranged Juice Jackal Climbs Broadway Stage To Charge Cellphone From Fake Outlet
It's (sub)human nature.
By
Christopher Robbins
News
Desperate LES Residents Scramble For A Cellular Lifeline
"People on the Lower East Side don't have water, electricity, or food. They're frustrated."
By
Christopher Robbins
News
NYPD: This Fake Cop Is Stealing Kid's Cellphones
Lots of police impersonation in the news today!
By
Garth Johnston
News
Chelsea Subway Stations Now Have Free Wi-Fi
The addition of WiFi will make it even easier to compulsively press buttons on the electronic device that is decimating your attention span and making you a magnet for criminals.
By
Christopher Robbins
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NYPD Denounces Stop & Frisk App Before It's Even Released
Let's just leave the cellphone cameras at home and go back to the days of just taking the NYPD's word for it.
By
Christopher Robbins
News
A First Look At The NYCLU's New Stop & Frisk App
"My best case scenario for this app is that it pushes the police to focus on more positive ways to interact with the community."
By
Christopher Robbins
Arts & Entertainment
Needs More Marimba: Other Plays In Need Of A Good Ringtone
After some brilliant theatergoer decided to go and "correct" Arthur Miller's classic drama Death of a Salesman by adding a little digital oomph to Alex North's original 1949 music we got to thinking...
By
Garth Johnston
News
Rikers New Prison Bitch Is A Cellphone Snitch!
The Department of Corrections has recently picked up a cell-sniffing pup to work the prison's corridors. Can you smell me now?
By
Garth Johnston
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