That's one way to keep them out of the landfill, I guess.

ABC News:  New York City phone booths to become Wi-Fi hotspots.

You've got to wonder, though, how many people will be willing to sit-especially after dark- in a town like New York with a laptop, tablet or smartphone out in an area where criminals will know they'll be-and with what.

That said, it'll be interesting to see how it works out.  If anyone from around here is going to NYC anytime soon, a first-hand report would be appreciated.

Oh, and if you happen to be in or around one of those booths when a nerdy, bespectacled, newspaper-reporter-looking fellow dashes in and begins pulling off his jacket, do a good turn for truth, justice and the American Way and kindly step aside-because someone, somewhere is in big trouble.