New York City Expands Free Wireless, But Missed Opportunities Loom Large
While New York’s existing programs are a welcome effort, they remain a far cry from the city’s original ambition.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently unveiled plans to improve public safety, housing, and the overall livability of the Big Apple.
Among them is $6 million in new funding to expand the New York Public Library’s “Neighborhood Internet” network, providing free Internet to an additional 2,000 households receiving Section 8 rental assistance.
The city hopes that the program, which is first focused on expanding Internet access to low-income households in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, will ultimately be expanded to reach as many low income NYC residents as possible. But the effort still remains a far cry from the bolder, bigger, “master plan” initiative scrapped by the Adams administration in 2022.
