NYC Mayor Announces $10M Investment in Free Broadband for Public Housing

Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday said New York City will be investing up to $10 million in providing free broadband services for Housing Authority developments in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The program comes two months after the Democratic mayor promised to invest $70 million in achieving universal broadband by 2025. The investment "in free, high-speed Internet access in NYCHA developments across the city is part of that commitment, is part of building out a city where there is truly broadband access for all," de Blasio said, according to a transcript of the speech posted online. The effort is going to reach more than 16,000 people living in public housing, he said.