Relaunch of OneWebDay Website

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on June 29, 2009 under News   Tags Tags: , ,    Comments Comments Off

We’ve long been supporters of OneWebDay, and were even invited by Susan Crawford, its founder, to talk at the first couple of OWD events a few years ago. If you want to help organize the excellent OWD in NYC, help out at http://my.onewebday.org/group/owdnyc.
Friends of OneWebDay,
Today, we are announcing our new Web site, our new social [...]


Help Make Breakout Festival a Success this Fall (Meetup on July 1 @ New Work City)

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on June 26, 2009 under Events, News   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off

Come join us for a meetup to solicit ideas, interest, participants and planners in the upcoming Breakout! Festival on July 1 at 6:45pm at New Work City (200 Varick Street, Suite 507b).
This summer the BREAKOUT! Festival will return creative work to the streets of New York. Using coworking as a model, and injecting lightweight versions [...]


OneWebDay Seniors Rally

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on September 5, 2008 under Events   Tags Tags: , ,    Comments Comments Off

Where: Steps of City Hall
When: 11am, Monday, Sept. 22
What: Seniors Rally at City Hall for Digital Inclusion.
Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) is organizing seniors to come to city hall and call on the city to address the digital divide and help seniors have access to the Internet and technology. For inquiries or [...]


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 [...]