Mamdani Announces $2 Million to Expand Free Broadband Access
Program will reach more than 700 NYC households this summer and thousands more over two years.
May 4, 2026 – A $2 million expansion of New York City’s Neighborhood Internet program, announced Monday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will provide free high-speed broadband to low-income residents in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
City officials said the program will serve more than 700 households by this summer and expand to thousands more homes across the Bronx over the next two years.
The initiative, a partnership between the city and the New York Public Library, delivers free broadband to underserved communities with low internet adoption rates.
