Free Wi-Fi will be provided in 20 New York City parks under a new five-year initiative.
The program was unveiled Thursday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Randall Stephenson, who’s the chairman and CEO of AT&T.
It’s already started in three locations.
State Sen. Jose Serrano, who represents parts of the Bronx and Harlem, says the program will provide Internet access to people who might not otherwise have it.
Serrano says it could make job searching easier.
He also notes that it’s an incentive to spend more time outdoors.
AT&T Wi-Fi can now be found in Battery Park, Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx, and at Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem.
Complete list of city parks with Wi-Fi:
Bronx: Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx River Park and Devoe Park
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Fort Greene Park, Herbert Von King Park, McCarren Park and Prospect Park
Manhattan: Battery Park, Thomas Jefferson Park, Central Park (multiple locations), the High Line, Holcombe Rucker Park, Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park
Queens: Astoria Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park and MacDonald Park
Staten Island: Clove Lake Park and South Beach