LinkNYC announced today that the world’s largest and fastest free public Wi-Fi network has added its millionth user less than a year after publicly launching on the streets from Harlem to Hollywood.Continue reading
NYC’s WiFi Kiosks Aren’t Accessible to the Blind, New Lawsuit Claims
A disability rights group filed a complaint Thursday against the city for creating WiFi kiosks across the city that are inaccessible to the blind. Theis gradually installing 7,500 kiosks across the five boroughs in place of old pay phones, but the nonprofit Disability Rights Advocates says blind people are unable to use them.Continue reading
Landmarks Approves LinkNYC Wi-Fi Kiosks For Historic Districts And More
For a long time, with the proliferation of cell phones, the payphone has been mostly just a historical curiosity. For years now, they have actually been disappearing from New York City streets.Continue reading
Wi-Fi kiosks Coming To A Harlem Pay Phone Near You
The citywide network of Wi-Fi stations known as LinkNYC begins its $200 million rollout from Harlem to Hollis Tuesday with the unveiling of two "links," or kiosks, on Third Avenue (downtown for some reason).Continue reading