Mayor expands free broadband internet plan for NYCHA residents in the Bronx, citywide — Bronx Times

Submitted by BronxTimes t3_120o1sn in nyc

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the expansion of his broadband network initiative Thursday morning, which will provide up to 40,000 new households with free or discounted internet and cable access. 

The mayor first announced the initiative — coined Big Apple Connect — at a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) complex in Brooklyn last September, vowing to connect public housing residents across 200 developments with access to free broadband. The program provides NYCHA residents with bundles consisting of free in-home high-speed internet, including a modem and a router, basic cable TV with a cable box and remote, and common area Wi-Fi hotspots. 

The initiative will expand to an additional 67 NYCHA developments, according to the mayor’s office. In total, the city will be providing free or discounted broadband access to 202 NYCHA complexes, reaching approximately 300,000 New Yorkers by the end of the year. 

Read more at https://www.bxtimes.com/mayor-broadband-nycha-bronx/

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Grass8989 t1_jdi4jxy wrote

Very nice! Thanks Mayor Adams, going to help a lot of disadvantaged people!

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smallint t1_jdibbby wrote

The “bundle”

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Guypussy t1_jdigfp7 wrote

“But I have a smartphone.”

“You don’t want VOIP?!?!?!”

“Please stop calling me.”

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LOVE2FUKWITHPP t1_jdinz41 wrote

BE CARFUL THEY WANNA COLLECT ALL THE PORN HUB DATA AND SELL IT TO AMAZON

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smallint t1_jdj2msi wrote

NOT WITH MY VPN!!!!

(After I download it and install it onto my computer….)

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katatafiish t1_jdiwe83 wrote

BE CARFUL THEY WANNA COLLECT ALL THE DATA

let’s see how fast someone’s internet history will be collected and used against them via “free internet “

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LOVE2FUKWITHPP t1_jdj2jtu wrote

Very true if I like to see men gaping u know what that my business and not to be used against me

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bsanchey t1_jdj04s2 wrote

Wasn’t there a non profit Internet company providing this but he killed the contract to give it to Verizon? I remember reading about a non profit organization that already provided this service and Adams kicked them out for no valid reason.

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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jdjferg wrote

Yes, but there were some questions around the quality of service being provided by the company. It was called PCC. They had a good backstory too, were made up of striking Verizon workers IIRC.

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CharacterPayment8705 t1_jdip03r wrote

Ok but what repairing plumbing, heating, elevators, and cleaning up trash and maybe just maybe providing trash receptacles for every single building?

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ShadownetZero t1_jdjdfci wrote

It would not be r/NYC if people weren't complaining about Adams even when he manages to do something good.

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Grass8989 t1_jdjjcy7 wrote

Needs a “the gothamist” spin to get appropriate attention on this sub.

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CharacterPayment8705 t1_jdkaqro wrote

Those are essential things that address basic needs and health. Having lived in the projects nearly my whole life that is the chief concern of people who actually live there and cannot afford to leave and live somewhere else. When water from a pipe leak 10 floors above my apartment was gushing through my circuit breaker and outlets I wasn’t thinking “I wish my Wi-Fi was free”.

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Grass8989 t1_jdkfeku wrote

Obviously all issues should be addressed, but positives should be taken for what they are

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CharacterPayment8705 t1_jdkh9uu wrote

I didn’t say this wasn’t positive but I am saying it’s not priority. And someone else here said, NYCHA has a long history of negligence (also perjury about the level of negligence and the danger it’s caused) if they can’t do the basics right how can we have any expectation they’ll do this competently?

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knockatize t1_jdjzudw wrote

Free internet is worthless if there’s no hot water and it’s 44 degrees inside in January.

With a record like NYCHA’s, why on earth would you expect them to execute and maintain internet service with any degree of competence?

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ShadownetZero t1_jdk3jcb wrote

> Free internet is worthless if there’s no hot water and it’s 44 degrees inside in January.

Thanks for the straw man!

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_TheCommish_ t1_jdj8i2x wrote

You're right they can only do one thing!!!! Might as well do nothing if they can't fix everything at once!

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raynernycz t1_jdiz58b wrote

What a joke. In a couple of years we'll be reading about how they lied and never delivered. But he'll get some fat donations and make connections so it's all good for him!

We're never going to get off this hamster wheel.

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Panicradar t1_jdkh12h wrote

Hey this’ll be the first good thing I hear out of the Adams administration. Not bad sponge man.

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