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Brooklyn and Bronx Students Get Hands-On Technology Training Through Partnership with LinkNYC, the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, Digital Girl, Inc., and Fix It With Piggy
From splicing fiber optics cable to repairing smartphones, students develop tech skills in innovative summer learning program Photos from today’s event are available HERE Brooklyn, New York – Today, LinkNYC teamed up with Digital Girl, Inc and Fix It With Piggy to bring over a dozen high school students from Brooklyn and the Bronx together…
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Mayor Mamdani Announces Telemundo Will Livestream Spanish-Language Coverage of World Cup Matches on 200 LinkNYC Kiosks Across New York City
Five marquee World Cup matches to stream on 200 LinkNYC kiosks citywide from June 19 through July 19 Twenty LinkNYC kiosks will feature official City World Cup branding during the tournament NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced that New Yorkers and visitors will be able to follow five FIFA World Cup matches…
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Mayor Mamdani Launches Real-Time Cooling Center Guidance Across More Than 2,200 LinkNYC Kiosks
City activates hundreds of cooling centers as heat indices approach 100 degrees through Friday NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced a partnership between New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) and LinkNYC to help New Yorkers quickly find nearby NYC Cooling Centers during periods of extreme heat.…
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LinkNYC Celebrates 10 Years of Free Public Wi-Fi, Serving More Than 20 Million Users
Latest impact report shows LinkNYC delivered more than 171 million free Wi-Fi sessions and over five million free calls in 2025 alone NEW YORK, NY – Ten years after launching as a first-of-its-kind initiative to replace public payphones with free, high-speed digital connectivity, LinkNYC has become an essential part of daily life across New York…
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Mayor Mamdani Rolls Out LinkNYC PSA Urging Homeless New Yorkers to Come Indoors
What you should know NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, Mayor Mamdani announced that LinkNYC terminals across the city are playing a public service announcement (PSA) directly urging homeless New Yorkers to come indoors and connect with city services as dangerously cold temperatures continue. The video also provides guidance for New Yorkers who are concerned about someone…
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First-Ever Brooklyn Policy Symposium Generates Bold Ideas for More Equitable Borough
Community Leaders and Elected Officials Deliver Action-Oriented Solutions at Landmark Event Video of the event is available here; Photos from the event are available here. (BROOKLYN, NY) – Brooklyn’s leading voices in public policy, education, entrepreneurship, community organizing, government, and innovation came together today for the first-ever symposium dedicated to creating a stronger and more equitable Brooklyn.…
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New LinkNYC and Tech:NYC Poll Finds More New Yorkers Than Ever Rely on Free Public Wi-Fi and Say Technology is Critical to the City’s Future
55 percent of city residents use free public Wi-Fi every month and 30 percent rely on it weekly 76 percent of New Yorkers approve of the City’s use of technology to deliver public services and 75 percent feel tech companies have had a positive impact on their lives NEW YORK, NY – More New Yorkers…
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Intersection Launches LinkNYC Self-Service Portal to Expand Free and Low-Cost Advertising Opportunities for Businesses of All Sizes
Intersection’s new and innovative Self-Service Ad Portal makes advertising on LinkNYC more attainable for businesses with marketing budgets small or large The launch of the portal brings upgrades to LinkNYC’s popular LinkLocal free advertising program that maximize local entrepreneurs’ capacity to engage with their communities New York, NY – May 1, 2025 – Intersection, an…
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Bronx Students Explore STEM Professions at LinkNYC’s Youth Tech Career Expo
More than 60 students from Careers in Sports High School participated in a robotics workshop, drone piloting exercise, and tech repair seminar at the Bronx Gigabit Center Local youth engaged with Bronx tech professionals to learn more about careers in STEM BRONX, NY – LinkNYC, the public-private partnership that created the largest free public Wi-Fi…
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NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Launches “Know Your Rights” for Immigrants Advertisement Campaign on LinkNYC
MOIA’S Know Your Rights Effort Includes Educational Workshops, Printed Materials in Top 10 Languages, and an Advertisement Campaign on LinkNYC New York, NY — NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro today announced an investment of $630,000 in efforts to ensure immigrant New Yorkers know their rights with federal immigration enforcement. This includes…