NYCwireless is a non-profit organization that advocates for and enables the growth of free, public wireless networks. The organization was formed in 2001, and is primarily focused in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 and surrounding areas. It is most widely recognized for its work in deploying free Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 access in Bryant Park

Bryant Park

Bryant Park is a 9.603 acre privately managed public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan...

 and Tompkins Square Park

Tompkins Square Park

Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5 acre public park in the Alphabet City section of the East Village neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is square in shape, and is bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on the...

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NYCwireless Public Wi-Fi Nodes

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Madison Square Park

Stuyvesant Cove Park

Stuyvesant Cove Park

Stuyvesant Cove Park is a public park on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from 18th Street to 23rd Street between the FDR Drive and the East River...

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park is an park currently under construction on the Brooklyn waterfront in the vicinity of the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. As of March 22, 2010 the first newly built section of the park, Pier 1, has been open to the public...

Bryant Park

Bryant Park

Bryant Park is a 9.603 acre privately managed public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan...

 - now managed by Public Internet Project for Bryant Park Restoration Corporation

Bowling Green Park - now managed by Emenity for the Alliance for Downtown New York

Board of directors

• Laura Forlano
• Dustin Goodwin
• Joe Plotkin
• Terry Schmidt
• Ben Serebin
• Dana Spiegel
• Anthony Townsend (Emeritus)