I think it’s safe to say that we’re pretty much tethered to our cell phones. But how attached are you to your area code? Does it mean something to you? Does it connect you to the place you live, or ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The looming arrival of a new Manhattan area code has triggered waves of dismay and anger online, while owners of the coveted original 212 telephone prefix swelled with pride on ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Sherri Littlefield wants a phone number with the 212 area code. “I think if people saw that, they would just immediately know, ‘Oh, she lives in New York City,’” Littlefield said. Littlefield is ...

ALBANY — Manhattanites seeking a new or additional phone will soon have to deal with a new area code — 332 — which will join the iconic 212 and more recent area codes 646 and 917 added 20 years ago.

Hold the phone — these “New York” firms are nowhere near the Big Apple. Manhattanite wannabes all over the globe — including businesses from New Jersey to New Zealand — are paying big bucks for ...

The 212 area code is under attack! Those three little numbers may not be the perfect piece of affordable Manhattan ownership you thought they were. As Todd Shields & Scott Moritz reported in Bloomberg ...

Even in our technologically abundant world, scarcity remains. Caroline Waxler reports on the half-silly, half-interesting trend of New York entrepreneurs trying to acquire (or proudly noting or ...