Residents of the Big Apple will get a free Wi-Fi at 26 locations in 20 parks across the five boroughs, compliments of AT&T. The service is already available at Battery Bosque in Battery Park, the north-end playground in Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx, and around the recreation center at Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem, with 23 additional park locations to follow throughout the summer.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson (pictured above) announced a five-year initiative, which is a part of the comprehensive strategy to make New York the nation’s leading digital city.
The 20 parks that will get the free AT&T Wi-Fi are:
- Bronx: Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx River Park and Devoe Park
- Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Fort Greene Park, Herbert Von King Park, McCarren Park and Prospect Park
- Manhattan: Battery Park, Thomas Jefferson Park, Central Park (multiple locations), the High Line, Holcombe Rucker Park, Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park
- Queens: Astoria Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park and MacDonald Park
- Staten Island: Clove Lake Park and South Beach
Finally, it’s worth repeating that AT&T already offers Wi-Fi hotspots and hotzones across the city, including such locations as Times Square, near Rockefeller Center, near St. Patrick’s Cathedral, along Park Avenue and near Ed Sullivan Theater.