Area code 718
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Area code 718 is a New York City telephone area code (overlaid by area codes 347 and 917) for the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, the four outer boroughs of New York City, as well as the Marble Hill section of Manhattan.
At the time of its creation in 1984, the 718 code was assigned only to Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island; the Bronx joined 718 in 1992. Manhattan cell phones can also fall under the 718 area code.
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Staten Island based clothing company No.718 Brand incorporated '718' into its company name.[1]
This area code was celebrated in the 1998 2 Skinnee J's song 718, in which the rappers tell of people moving from Manhattan (212) to other boroughs (718) for lower rent.[2]
Hip-hop group Theodore Unit (which includes Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface) released an album entitled 718, a homage to their home of Staten Island, which is contained within the 718 area code. Rapper/actor Mos Def refers to the 718 area code in his song "Sunshine".
By the early 1980s, rising rents in Manhattan below 96th Street (and fears of crime above it) had forced poorer migrants to New York City away from the borough of Manhattan and towards the other boroughs. The new 718 area code came to symbolize a new economic reality: too poor to afford Manhattan. A t-shirt slogan invoked the different, lower economic status of the area code: "718 and Proud of It."
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| State of New York Area Codes: 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917 | ||
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| North: 914 | ||
| West: 212/646, 201/551, 908, 973/862 | area code 347/718/917 | East: 516 |
| South: 212/646, 732/848, Atlantic Ocean | ||
| State of New Jersey Area Codes: 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973 | ||
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