Huge @LinkNYC USD 20 Million Upgrade

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

LinkNYC has announced a USD 20 million state-of-the-art upgrade program for its (once) groundbreaking digital OOH advertising network. The effort enhances LinkNYC’s ability to serve millions of New Yorkers with free Wi-Fi, content, and advertising as the program enters its ninth year. The initiative will introduce striking upgrades to enhance both the style and functionality […]

Link5G @LinkNYC Initiative From @ZenFi_Networks

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ZenFi Networks has announced a new LinkNYC initiative, Link5G. We re told that the project will help bridge the digital divide while bringing wireless connectivity to the communities that need it most. ZenFi Networks describes itself as an “innovative leader of digital infrastructure solutions in the NY and NJ metro region”, bottom line it’s a […]

New Bronx Gigabit Center

Monday, June 13th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Knowledge House (TKH), Andrew Freedman Home, and The Bronx Community Foundation, in partnership with CityBridge, the consortium behind LinkNYC,and New York City DoITT officially launched the Bronx Gigabit Center at the historical Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse (at 168th Street), in the Bronx this past Saturday, June 11, 2022. The Bronx Gigabit Center […]

Deployed First #LinkNYC Kiosks Replacing Payphones Now Fully Functional

Friday, February 19th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Counsel to the Mayor Maya Wiley, DoITT Commissioner Anne Roest, and representatives from CityBridge this week officially announced the public launch of LinkNYC, which is transforming the City’s old payphones into Wi-Fi kiosks to create the world’s largest and fastest free public Wi-Fi network. The Links – 16 currently in Manhattan […]

Al Kelly Joins Intersection As President And CEO

Friday, February 19th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Al Kelly, former president of American Express, will officially join New York-based Intersection as president and CEO March 1. However, Kelly told us in an exclusive interview today, that he has been spending time almost daily this month at Intersection, the company formed last June from a merger of Titan and Control Group and probably […]

Mayor de Blasio #LinkNYC Public Launch Today

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Today (Feb.18/16) at noon, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce the public launch of LinkNYC with members from CityBridge, the group of partner companies responsible for the design, development, building and deployment the the LinkNYC system. LinkNYC will turn on its ‘tablet’ capabilities for the very first time – including free phone calls […]