In an attempt to bring a little more love to New York City, Katie and and I encouraged a  bunch of random New Yorkers to kiss their loved ones at McCarren Park in Brooklyn. Check out the video first and then take a look at the photos from the day! 

All photos by Katie Sokoler

Like most people my age, I mostly communicate using social media, text messaging and email. I don't know when the last time I received a post card in the mail but that got to thinking about how charming it was so I decided to do something about it. Watch the video first to see how it went and then read the write-up for some additional photos from the day. 

I showed up at Central Park with a stack of blank post cards, crayons, pens, clip boards and a sign aimed to encourage New Yorkers to write a loved one. I was even willing to cover the cost of the stamps.

Within no time at all, people got involved, grabbed some crayons and set out to design their masterpieces. 

Most of the people that I talked to said that it had been years since they sent someone a post card. 

Pretty much everyone had their phones nearby to look up addresses. 

Katie showed up for a bit to help out. Things ended up getting much more busy than we anticipated. 

At one point throughout the day, it got so crowded that there weren't enough places to sit and people were waiting to take part in our activity. 

This little girl decided to write her best friend from school. She had written her once before and her friend didn't write her back so she seemed a bit conflicted about whether or not to send another post card but went ahead with it in the end. 

At the end of the day, I went home, stamped all the post cards and dropped them in a mail box. 

Although they will be certainly travel at a much slower pace than an email or a text, I'm sure that some of these post cards will proudly be displayed on refrigerators across the world. Snail mail for the win! 

Did you know that New York City still has over 10,000 working pay phones? For the most part, no one really uses them. There was something about that that really struck me and I was curious if I could get random New Yorkers to use just one of them. I was even willing to pay for their call but I wanted to do it in a way where I wasn't actually handing them the money. Watch the video first to see how it went and then read the write-up for some additional photos from the day. 

Using stencils and spray paint, my friend Katie Sokoler and I made a sign that would hopefully encourage people passing by to pick up the phone to call someone they love. 

We got all our loose change together and covered a random pay phone in quarters.  

We placed a hidden microphone above the receiver and had hidden cameras surrounding the park. 

Within a few minutes, people were picking up the phone, calling their loved ones. 

This little girl had never used a pay phone before and was pretty excited about the whole experience. 

This guy could not stop smiling. He called his girlfriend to let her know that he was going to call her later. 

Some people even brought their animals along for the ride. 

This girl called her boyfriend and let him know that pay phones now cost a dollar and  that "this phone call is probably the most costly phone call he's ever going to get." 

This group of people got their friend's voicemail and instead of just hanging up, everyone in the group took a turn to tell her that they loved her. 

By the the end of the day, all the quarters were gone. It was inspiring to see that New Yorkers aren't as jaded as you may think. Sure, we may have a tough exterior but it was cool to see that something as simple as a phone call could still make someone's day.