By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-17 15:16:18 | Updated at 2026-08-17 16:06:47
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Get off the dating apps and head to the new 'Missed Connections' photo booth in New York City if you're looking for love.
The photo booth, located near Union Square in Manhattan, launched last month and offers a fresh way for single people to meet.
After posing for photos in the booth, filling out a questionnaire about yourself and paying $10, it prints out a photo of a potential romantic match for you.
Desperate singles have been flocking to the photo booth and even spending hours waiting in line in the hopes of finding their soulmate.
The only catch? Once the photo of your match gets printed out, it's up to you to track them down since all you get is their image and first name.
Despite not receiving any contact information, matches have been linking up with the help of social media.
Couple Danny Garcia and Afrin Talukder recently sat down with ABC and revealed they had met because of the photo booth.
Garcia explained that after he got his match, Talukder, he 'asked the internet to help him find her.'
Get off the dating apps and head to the new 'Missed Connections' photo booth in New York City if you're looking for love
Desperate singles have been flocking to the photo booth and even spending hours waiting in line in the hopes of finding their soulmate. The long line outside of the booth is seen
He posted a video on TikTok about his experience and shared her name and photo, and within two hours, he said someone contacted him and gave him her Instagram account.
He then reached out and asked if she would be interested in going on a date. It turns out, she had just come across his video.
'I was going to bed and saw my phone blowing up with a bunch of people tagging me,' she explained.
'I [saw his video] and thought, "Wow, this photo booth actually worked, there's someone who actually matched with me. This is cool."'
The two proudly told the publication that they were now dating.
On TikTok there's thousands of videos that show people posting their matches in the hopes of connecting with them.
The photo booth, located at 94 University Place, was created by the matchmaking service Matchbox and the popular social media account Meet Cutes NYC.
Matchbox co-founder Liam McGregor told Business Insider earlier this month that over 3,500 people had received matches since it opened in late July.
Couple Danny Garcia and Afrin Talukder recently sat down with ABC and revealed they had met because of the photo booth
The photo booth, located near Union Square in Manhattan, launched last month and offers a fresh way for single people to meet
After posing for photos in the booth, filling out a questionnaire about yourself and paying $10, it prints out a photo of a potential romantic match for you
'The whole thing is very rom-com coded. I don't think that this is a replacement for dating apps,' he said.
'If you want to find someone to go on a date with this Friday, I would not recommend going to the photobooth.
'But it has this whimsy and this magical feeling of there's someone out there for me.'
It's unclear how long the photo booth will stay open, but he added that it will 'continue through August' and even hopes to expand it to other cities after its success in NYC.
