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NYC Wi-Fi Hotspot Locations

yjub-udmwCity Government38 columns
NYC Wi-Fi Hotspot Locations Wi-Fi Providers: CityBridge, LLC (Free Beta): LinkNYC 1 gigabyte (GB), Free Wi-Fi Internet Kiosks Spot On Networks (Free) NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY (NYCHA) Properties Fiberless (Free): Wi-Fi access on Governors Island Free - up to 5 Mbps for users as the part of Governors Island Trust Governors Island Connectivity Challenge AT&T (Free): Wi-Fi access is free for all users at all times. Partners: In several parks, the NYC partner organizations provide publicly accessible Wi-Fi. Visit these parks to learn more information about their Wi-Fi service and how to connect. Cable (Limited-Free): In NYC Parks provided by NYC DoITT Cable television franchisees. ALTICEUSA previously known as “Cablevision” and SPECTRUM previously known as “Time Warner Cable” (Limited Free) Connect for 3 free 10 minute sessions every 30 days or purchase a 99 cent day pass through midnight. Wi-Fi service is free at all times to Cablevision’s Optimum Online and Time Warner Cable broadband subscribers. Wi-Fi Provider: Chelsea Wi-Fi (Free) Wi-Fi access is free for all users at all times. Chelsea Improvement Company has partnered with Google to provide Wi-Fi a free wireless Internet zone, a broadband region bounded by West 19th Street, Gansevoort Street, Eighth Avenue, and the High Line Park. Wi-Fi Provider: Downtown Brooklyn Wi-Fi (Free) The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership - the New York City Economic Development Corporation to provide Wi-Fi to the area bordered by Schermerhorn Street, Cadman Plaza West, Flatbush Avenue, and Tillary Street, along with select public spaces in the NYCHA Ingersoll and Whitman Houses. Wi-Fi Provider: Manhattan Downtown Alliance Wi-Fi (Free) Lower Manhattan Several public spaces all along Water Street, Front Street and the East River Esplanade south of Fulton Street and in several other locations throughout Lower Manhattan. Wi-Fi Provider: Harlem Wi-Fi (Free) The network will extend 95 city blocks, from 110th to 138th Streets between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Madison Avenue is the free outdoor public wireless network. Wi-Fi Provider: Transit Wireless (Free) Wi-Fi Services in the New York City subway system is available in certain underground stations. For more information visit http://www.transitwireless.com/stations/. Wi-Fi Provider: Public Pay Telephone Franchisees (Free) Using existing payphone infrastructure, the City of New York has teamed up with private partners to provide free Wi-Fi service at public payphone kiosks across the five boroughs at no cost to taxpayers. Wi-Fi Provider: New York Public Library Using Wireless Internet Access (Wi-Fi): All Library locations offer free wireless access (Wi-Fi) in public areas at all times the libraries are open. Connecting to the Library's Wireless Network •You must have a computer or other device equipped with an 802.11b-compatible wireless card. •Using your computer's network utilities, look for the wireless network named "NYPL." •The "NYPL" wireless network does not require a password to connect. Limitations and Disclaimers Regarding Wireless Access •The Library's wireless network is not secure. Information sent from or to your laptop can be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and the appropriate software, within three hundred feet. •Library staff is not able to provide technical assistance and no guarantee can be provided that you will be able to make a wireless connection. •The Library assumes no responsibility for the safety of equipment or for laptop configurations, security, or data files resulting from connection to the Library's network
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Quality

C76.0 / 100

From a 500-row sample across 34 columns.

completeness98/ 25% weight
consistency69/ 20% weight
accuracy98/ 20% weight
timeliness0/ 15% weight
usability90/ 20% weight
  • · No obvious temporal column — limits time-series joins
  • · Has coordinates — directly mappable, and joinable to other NYC datasets

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Geography

Mappable — Socrata point column `location_lat_long`.

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Sample rows

objectidboroughtypeprovidernamelocationlatitudelongitudexylocation_tremarks
106044Limited FreeSPECTRUMBaisley Pond ParkPark Perimeter40.67485999990-73.784120000501044131.89696000000185219.89207700000Outdoor TWC Aerial3 free 10 min sessions
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Columns

29 queryable · 28 profiled

The machine field names SoQL needs, with the publisher's own description of each.

FieldTypeDescriptionNullValues
objectidintegerIdentification number automatically generated by map software ArcMap.0%101011026912616
boroughcategoricalBorough of New York City. MN = Manhattan BX = Bronx BK = Brooklyn QU = Queens SI = Staten Island0%134of 5
typecategoricalType of WiFi provided by franchise.0%FreeLimited FreePartner Siteof 3
providercategoricalFranchise who is providing the Wifi connection.0%

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  • Universal Solicitation for Broadband Asset Dataset0.35
    joins onbinnamelatitude+4
  • Property Valuation and Assessment Data0.34
    joins on:@computed_region_92fq_4b7qbin:@computed_region_yeji_bk3q+7
  • Parking Violations Issued - Fiscal Year 20140.32
  • LinkNYC Kiosk Status (Archived)0.30
    joins onlatitudezipcity+1
  • Self Hauler Registrants0.29
    joins onbinlatitudebbl+2
  • Civil Service List (Terminated)0.29
  • Expense Budget0.28
  • Suitability of City-Owned and Leased Property for Urban Agriculture (LL 48 of 2011)0.28
    joins onbinlatitudebbl+1
    • Limited Free
    SPECTRUM
    Kissena Park
    Park Perimeter
    40.74755999960
    -73.81814999970
    1034637.51076000000
    211685.21775500000
    Outdoor TWC Aerial
    3 free 10 min sessions
    123703FreeTransit WirelessGrand St (L)Grand St (L)40.71192599970-73.940669999401000698.12752000000198655.90884000000Subway StationSN 123
    98933FreeDowntown Brooklyn—125 Court St.40.68998500010-73.99199500040986469.96634900000190656.68041600000Outdoor—
    101691FreeTransit WirelessLexington Av-63 St (F)Lexington Av-63 St (F)40.76463000020-73.96611500010993636.55208100000217853.88816100000Subway StationSN 223
    108804Limited FreeSPECTRUMKissena ParkPark Perimeter40.74243000030-73.811510000301036481.35944000000209820.08861200000Outdoor TWC Aerial3 free 10 min sessions
    109531FreeHarlem—Pole 94 - LenWS1N13340.81294400000-73.941692999601000390.02217000000235459.89330300000Outdoor—
    110183FreeBPLClinton Hill - Brooklyn Public Library380 WASHINGTON AVENUE40.68737909410-73.96603066600993670.82793100000189708.99792800000Library—
    123754FreeTransit WirelessHalsey St (L)Halsey St (L)40.69560200010-73.904084000401010847.41694000000192717.57885400000Subway StationSN 129
    126073FreeTransit WirelessBroadway Junction (A,C,J,L,Z)Broadway Junction (A,C,J,L,Z)40.67833400020-73.905316000101010512.58493000000186425.97529500000Subway StationSN 184

    Showing 12 of 34 columns. All of them are listed below.

    LinkNYC - CitybridgeSPECTRUMTransit Wirelessof 17
    nametextThe name of the location where the WiFi is located.7%0Governors IslandCrotona Park
    locationtextA brief description of where the WiFi point is.0%Park PerimeterAlong Boardwalk and Beac…300 Jay Street
    latitudefloatLatitude: Points that fall North or South of the Equator, expressed in degrees.0%40.6871910000040.8126809996040.71024999990
    longitudefloatLongitude: Points that fall East or West of the Prime Meridian, expressed in degrees.0%-73.76955899960-73.99797999990-73.93935699960
    xfloatX-Coordinate: A horizontal value where a point is located.0%1048159.07427000000984810.021178000001001036.71904000000
    yfloatY-Coordinate: A vertical value where a point is located.0%189722.70557800000235364.51193200000198039.72765800000
    location_tcategoricalThe type of location that a WiFi hotspot is present in.0%Outdoor KioskOutdoorSubway Stationof 16
    remarkstextComments describing a specific hotspot or location.17%Tablet Internet -phone ,…3 free 10 min sessionsFree - up to 5 mbs
    citytextThe city in which a hotspot is located.0%New YorkBrooklynQueens
    ssidcategoricalThe name of the WiFi seen on people's devices.0%LinkNYC Free Wi-FiGuestWiFiTransitWirelessWiFiof 16
    sourceidtextA LinkNYC Kiosk's unique identification number.32%0Governors Island TrustNYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
    activateddatetimeThe approximated date that this Wi-Fi site went active0%9999-09-09T00:00:00.0002016-07-19T00:00:00.0002016-07-21T00:00:00.000
    borocodecategoricalThe New York City borough where the hotspots are located.0%134of 5
    boronamecategoricalThe New York City borough where the hotspots are located.0%ManhattanBrooklynQueensof 5
    ntacodetextFour (4) digit code assigned to neighborhoods to differentiate NYC's five boroughs.0%MN17MN13MN12
    ntanametextNeighborhood identifiers to differentiate NYC's five boroughs.0%Midtown-Midtown SouthHudson Yards-Chelsea-Fla…Upper West Side
    coundistintegerNYC City Council District number0%3.000000000004.000000000009.00000000000
    zipintegerUnited States Postal Service Zip Code (5-digits).0%112011001110025
    borocdintegerNew York City Borough plus Community Board Numbers.0%105.00000000000106.00000000000107.00000000000
    ct2010integer2010 U.S. Census data based on location.0%37.0000000000063.0000000000011.00000000000
    bctcb2010integerCombined value of Borough CD and Census 2010.0%37.0000000000063.0000000000011.00000000000
    binintegerBuilding Identification Number.0%0.000000000004268835.000000000004433386.00000000000
    bblintegerBorough Block Lot.0%0.000000000001000010010.000000000004124060180.00000000000
    doitt_idintegerIdentification number automatically generated by GIS Developer map sites.0%474338084428
    location_lat_longcoordinateCombination of the lat and long values——