New York City’s fifth area code 347 went into service yesterday for newly issued telephone numbers outside Manhattan. The new area code joins 212, 718, 917 and 646, making it possible for Bell ...

Maybe “1” is the loneliest number because so many people forget to dial it before making a long-distance call. Frank Chironno of Bellerose can tell you all about that. Chironno, 67, has gotten more ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The old New York City can’t come to the phone right now… she’s dead. Soon, the 347, 718, 917, and 929 area codes will be retired and replaced with one new area code that has ...

On Thursday, the New York State Public Service Commission approved a long-standing request for a new area code. The board says there's a need for more telephone numbers due to population growth in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – A new area code has been ...