Press Archive
2014 Press
Statement From Mayor Bill de Blasio On Today's Approval Of City's LinkNYC ProposalDecember 10, 2014
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New York City unveils the pay phone of the future—and it does a whole lot more than make phone calls, November 17, 2014 Washington Post
New York City's Pay Phones Will Be Replaced By Free Wi-Fi Mobile Charging Stations, November 17, 2014, FastCoLabs
NYC announces free city-wide Wi-Fi with next-gen pay phones, November 17, 2014, Mashable
Wi-Fi hubs to replace NYC's payphones, November 17, 2014, New York Daily News
Wi-Fi hubs to replace NYC's payphones, November 17, 2014, New York Daily News
New York City Selects Qualcomm, Titan for Free Sidewalk Wi-Fi, November 17, 2014, Bloomberg
Pay Phones in New York City Will Become Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots, November 17, 2014 New York Time
Plan calls for free Wi-Fi kiosks on city street corners, November 18, 2014 New York Post
Plan calls for free Wi-Fi kiosks on city street corners, November 18, 2014 New York Post
New York Is Transforming Its Old Payphones into Wi-Fi Hotspots, November 18, 2014, Time
NYC.wow, November 19, 2014 New York Daily News
De Blasio Administration Announces Winner of Competition to Replace Payphones with Five-Borough Wi-Fi Network
November 17, 2014
City to audit Verizon's delayed rollout of FiOS
September 17, 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio Signs Two Transparency Bills into Law, Announces Public-Private Partnership to Release City Record Data
August 7, 2014
De Blasio Administration Announces City's 911 Technical Review Recommendations
August 6, 2014
Inside NYC's Bold Plan To Turn Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
August 1, 2014
New York City Continues Building Upon Open Data Efforts
July 17, 2014
New York City's Plan to Bridge the Digital Divide with Wi-Fi
June 11, 2014
De Blasio Administration Announces Most Comprehensive Review in Years of Existing 911 Emergency Response System
May 30, 2014
De Blasio Administration Announces Halt to Emergency Communications Technology Project and Orders Immediate Comprehensive Review
May 19, 2014
Mayor de Blasio Delivers Keynote Address at Internet Week New York 2014
May 19, 2014
NYC Replacing Payphones with Kiosks
May 12, 2014
NYCEDC Launches Annual NYC BigApps Competition, Which Leverages Strength of New York City Tech Ecosystem To Make The City a Better Place to Live, Work, Learn And Play
May 7, 2014
Mayor de Blasio Appoints Anne Roest as Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
May 6, 2014
The 21st Century Is Calling, With Wi-Fi Hot Spots
April 30, 2014
NYC Issues Request for Proposals to Build Citywide WiFi Network
April 30, 2014