New York Housing Authority Connects Residents with Free Internet

Jan. 28, 2026 – Residents of older, affordable housing buildings in the Bronx and upper Manhattan may soon get free, high-speed internet directly in their homes.

New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the New York Public Library recently broke ground on the first Liberty Link projects; the pilot program announced in July will bring internet service to at least 2,200 households across 35 affordable housing buildings.

But, well over 20,000 households living in units financed by HPD already receive free internet, HPD's chief digital equity officer Dave Seliger told Broadband Breakfast.