Another Great Video of Local Kids Using Free Wi-Fi in the Playground

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on July 31, 2009 under News   Tags Tags: , , , , , , ,    Comments Comments Off

Here’s some more videos from the new CDSC Hotspot in Clinton Hill:


Photos and a Video from our Clinton Hill Hotspot Launch

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on July 31, 2009 under Hotspots, NYCwireless, News   Tags Tags: , , , , , , ,    Comments Comments Off

One of the reasons why we build free Wi-Fi hotspots is the impact it has on local communities. Our Clinton Hill Hotspot is no different — check out the great photos of kids surfing the internet. We’ve even found some budding TV stars in the 2 kids who were interviewed!

More photos after the break…


NYCwireless Launches New Hotspot in Clinton Hill For Brooklyn’s Underserved Children

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on July 29, 2009 under Events, News   Tags Tags: , , , , ,    Comments Comments

We are very proud to announce the launch of our newest hotspot in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The hotspot is a collaboration between Child Development Support Corp (CDSC), HARLOWTOWN and NYCwireless.
On Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the


Our Take: NYC RFI on “City Wireless Internet Access for New York City Parks and Other Open Spaces”

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on May 11, 2009 under NYCwireless, News, Policy   Tags Tags: , , , , , ,    Comments Comments

Earlier today (Wednesday) DoITT released an RFI for “City Wireless Internet Access for New York City Parks and Other Open Spaces” (PIN: 85809RFI0045). I’ve had a chance to review the RFI, and NYCwireless will be responding to it, but I wanted to provide a summary for those of you who haven’t had a chance to [...]


BREAKOUT! Festival in Fall 2009

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on January 6, 2009 under Art, News   Tags Tags: , , , , ,    Comments Comments Off

The Architectural League of New York has chosen BREAKOUT! Escape from the Office as one of the big exhibition pieces for their “Situated Technologies: Toward the Sentient City” in 2009.
NYCwireless is one of the key team members of BREAKOUT!, and Anthony Townsend (one of our co-founders) is chairing the exhibit. The rest of the board (including [...]


NeedyNets un-wires it’s 250th apartment

Date Published by Dustin Goodwin on December 23, 2007 under NeedyNets   Tags Tags: , , , ,    Comments Comments Off

The NYCwireless NeedyNets program is proud to announce the completion of it’s 4th community wireless network in a Community Access affordable housing facility. 20 volunteers headed up to Davidson Avenue in the Bronx to complete the final phase of the project on December 7th. Residents when they move in will be greeted by a state [...]


Volunteers Needed: Brooklyn Bridge Park Network Installation on Monday, May 22

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on May 19, 2006 under Events, Hotspots   Tags Tags: , ,    Comments Comments Off

We will be installing of the Brooklyn Bridge Park on this Monday, May 22 at 5:30pm. Please email me (dana at nycwireless.net) directly if you are interested in participating. We will be installing the hotspot plus 2 antennas, doing some spectrum analysis, and also checking the coverage of the hotspot in the park.
We need [...]