Today, Tuesday May 1 2018 at 7pm ET (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) will examine LinkNYC Accessibility. LinkNYC is a first-of-its-kind communications network replacing over 7,500 pay phones across the five boroughs with new structures called Links. Each Link provides superfast, free public Wi-Fi, phone calls, device charging and a tablet for access to city services, maps and directions. Speakers: Ruth Fasoldt, Director of External Affairs, Link; Kevin Green, Product Manager, Intersection; Emily Pease, Senior Program Manager, Link. the meetup will be webcast live via A11yNYC YouTube.
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5SQup92NHcU (open captions)
On Sep 27 2016 NBC New York’s I-TEAM posted a story about the lack of LinkNYC kiosks in the outer boroughs.
According the city’s agreement with CityBridge — the company granted rights to install the LinkNYC kiosks and sell advertising on them — there should have been 180 Wi-Fi hotspots installed in the outer boroughs by the end of July. Two months after that deadline, the vendor had just 20 active hotspots in the Bronx, 12 in Queens, and none in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
See video here, or below. NYC Council Tech Committee Chair James Vacca is calling for a hearing on the issue.