Overview

• The pilot pairs the Department of Housing Preservation and Development with the New York Public Library to install fiber internet and Wi-Fi in participating buildings.
• It builds on the Adams administration’s 2022 Big Apple Connect program that has already connected over 330,000 NYCHA households.
• First deployments will focus on Bronx neighborhoods where a Center for an Urban Future report found up to 30 percent of residents lack broadband.
• HPD officials say the initiative will remove economic barriers to essential services such as online schooling, job searches and telehealth access.
• A citywide rollout will be considered after evaluating the pilot’s performance over the next three years.