City of New York
New York City seeks Chief Digital Equity Officer (City of New York)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2025 - 15:44NYC Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene: social media a public health hazard (City of New York)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/25/2024 - 06:04New York City Mayor Eric Adams Launches First Phase of MyCity Portal to Help New Yorkers Access City Services (City of New York)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Sun, 04/02/2023 - 23:19New York City Mayor Adams Highlights Broadband in State of the City Address
New York City Mayor Eric Adams outlined a “Working People’s Agenda” in his second State of the City address. Under the Working People’s Agenda, the Adams administration will expand the Big Apple Connect program to reach even more New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments with free broadband and TV for tens of thousands of New Yorkers. The administration will also rovide free broadband access to households with Section 8 vouchers with a new pilot program in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan.
New York City Announces Free Municipal Broadband Program for New York City Housing Authority Residents
New York City (NY) will begin the citywide launch of ‘Big Apple Connect’ — a landmark digital equity program that will make free high-speed internet and basic cable TV available to approximately 300,000 New Yorkers living in more than 200 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments by the end of 2023.
New York City Launches First Link5G Kiosk
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY), Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser, and LinkNYC CEO Nick Colvin unveiled the first active Link5G kiosk, located in Morris Heights (NY). The new phase of LinkNYC — which provides free Wi-Fi, nationwide phone calls, and other digital services to New Yorkers — will offer 5G connectivity, with priority given to underserved areas throughout the five boroughs. Link5G will provide the needed infrastructure for cellular service providers to expand 5G wireless technology — the next generation of mobile phone service — across the five boroughs.
The New York City Internet of Things Strategy (City of New York)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 11:53Mayor de Blasio Holds Verizon Accoubtable to Connect Half a Million New York City Households to Broadband
New York City is ensuring that Verizon builds out its FiOS footprint to 500,000 additional households, making high-speed fiber broadband available to more New Yorkers. The agreement secured by Mayor de Blasio addresses disparities faced by low-income and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) families across the city. Due to the corporation’s previous failure to connect many buildings, large portions of New York City neighborhoods are under an effective monopoly, with only one cable and broadband provider, risking lower speeds and higher costs.