LinkNYC wi-fi kiosks coming to Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights
Discussion about sites at CB2 meeting Tuesday
New Wi-Fi communications kiosks called Links are coming to Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights.
Already installed by the hundreds in Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens, the tall, narrow installations usually replace phone booths. Some pay phone locations are not optimal for the kiosks, however, and other sites must be approved.
The 13 sites under review in Downtown Brooklyn and the Heights don’t currently have pay phones, and CityBridge, the consortium that runs LinkNYC, is set to discuss the proposed sites with Community Board 2 Transportation and Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday night. (Oct. 18 at 6 p.m, at at Long Island University, Metcalfe Hall, Jonas Board Room, at Flatbush and DeKalb avenues.) CB2 has been asked to submit comments within 60 days of October 5.