Actually the 212 and the 718. Never had a 646 or 347 number. But always will have a 917.
I don't know why but, in the years I have lived in NYC, area codes are somewhat of a "status". 212 means you live in Manhattan. 718 is for the Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx areas and Staten Island (where we literally send all our trash.) For awhile, these were the area codes for the boroughs. Then they introduced the 646 and then later 347. And when you told people your number if you had those area codes, people would say or think, "What the fuck is that?"
Lol. Anyone remember that Seinfeld episode about the 646 area code? Funny stuff. And that was wayyyy before that area code was in use.
Speaking of NYC in television and movies.... As a New Yorker, you can kinda get the feeling when a show is set in NYC and whether or not the people in it or who have produced it really do live or have lived in NYC at any point in their lives. Take Seinfeld, for example. Although filmed in California for the studio shots, it was very New York. Even though anyone could have found that show funny, there were nuances that only New Yorkers would pick up on. The show Louie with Louie CK is another good example. Then take the show Friends, for another example. That was set in NYC - Greenwich Village to be exact - and there was nothing New York-y about the show or the characters.
Took this pic crossing the street today going to work. Crossing the street is a skill here lol. Not that it takes brains. Just a lot of awareness. And no one pays attention to the walk/don't walk signs. The idiot in the middle of the street there is taking a chance.
One of the most dangerous sections to cross in NYC is Houston Street.
Anyway...this shot is all I have for this morning.
Last thing about NY area codes? Forgot to give a shout out to 516 and 914. By the way, 516 isn't NYC and 914 isn't upstate - though borough die-hards think anything above Yonkers is upstate. Anyone in 518 or north of that will tell you that 914 is still downstate. I know because I lived in the 518 for 3 years. Ick.
And tourists? This video is for you. Pay attention.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4016654
