Let's have a warm round of applause for 929, the new digits for the so-called "outer boroughs." As you'll no doubt recall, last year the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) concluded ...

Ladies and gentlemen, start your speed dials: The city debuts its sixth area code Saturday. Existing customers who add a line or move their service could also receive the new digits, which join the ...

Parts of New York are to get a new area code because the city is running out of phone numbers. Starting April 16, anyone requesting a new line or service in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten ...

New area code, who dis? The Big Apple is getting a new area code after a state board Thursday approved a long-gestating request by wireless companies for a fresh three-digit prefix to join existing ...

NEW YORK (AP)-- New York City is getting a sixth area code. Beginning April 16, some land lines and cell phones in the outer boroughs will be assigned the area code 929. That code will join the city's ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Beginning Saturday, there will be a new area code in town. Staten Islanders, along with those who call the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens home, might find themselves with a 929 area ...

The city is getting its sixth area code. Beginning April 16, many new outer-borough phone numbers will be assigned area code 929, adding to the city’s existing 212, 917, 646, 718 and 347 codes. More ...

My status is only going to rise now that the world's supply of 718 is officially kaput. From now on, most folks requesting phone service in the boroughs other than Manhattan will either get the ...