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It's the Brian Laird Show. I'm Amina Cerna, a producer for the show filling in for Brian today.

And have you heard that New York City is getting a new

area code? And we know area codes are a point of personal pride for New Yorkers. So we'll end the

show with something a little bit lighter today. Call in and shout out your area code pride.

212-33 WNYC. That. 212-433 WNYC, that's 212-433-9692.

You can also text that number.

You'll notice WMIC has a 2-1-2 area code.

It's one of the original North American area codes assigned by AT&T in 1947, according to

the site Untapped New York, and it originally served all five boroughs until about 1985,

when it became exclusive to Manhattan and the Bronx. So, wondering how many of you out there

still have the original 212? If you've had it for a while,

did you have to go through great lengths to keep it? Maybe you inherited the 212 area code. What did

that feel like? Give us a call or text us at 212-433 WNYC. That's 212-433-9692.

Like almost everything else about life in New York City,

212 Pride showed up in an episode of Seinfeld.

Remember when Elaine had to change her number

and found it affected her dating life?

646. It's a new area code.

What area? New Jersey?

No, no. It's right here in the city. It's the same as 212. They just multiplied it by three.

And then they added one to the middle number.

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