▁( 1 9 0 9 ) ▁ ▁Br ut us ▁( 1 9 1 1 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Italian ▁people ▁Category : Ital ian ▁cinemat ograph ers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : Ital ian ▁film ▁produ cers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁theatre ▁direct ors ▁Category : Sil ent ▁film ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁Area ▁code ▁ 9 1 7 ▁is ▁a ▁tele phone ▁area ▁code ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Number ing ▁Plan ▁for ▁the ▁five ▁bor ough s ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City : ▁The ▁Bron x , ▁Brook lyn , ▁Manh attan , ▁Queens , ▁and ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁overlay ▁code ▁to ▁all ▁number ing ▁plan ▁areas ▁( NP As ) ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁serve ▁cell ular , ▁p ager , ▁and ▁vo ic email ▁applications ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁a ▁restriction ▁that ▁was ▁subsequently ▁ruled ▁imper miss ible ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁( F CC ) ▁while ▁grand father ing ▁that ▁use ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Indeed , ▁area ▁code ▁ 9 1 7 ▁is ▁also ▁assigned ▁to ▁land lines ▁pre domin antly ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁particularly ▁severe ▁short age ▁of ▁numbers ▁there . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁original ▁area ▁code ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁bor ough s ▁was ▁ 2 1 2 ,