NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday approved the petition by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) to implement a new area code. The new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...