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January 15, 2004
yatta's list of cafes with free wifi access in new york city
okay. this will be an always changing post. every couple of weeks, cally calls me up from the street, asking me to give her the name and location of a cafe with free internet access that's close to her. like i'm supposed to know all of this off of the top of my head.
but i try to accommodate her anyway. whenever i do a google search for free wifi hotspots in new york, i usually get a list of useless access points only acceessibl from the street. either that or a list of every verizon and starbucks/t-mobile location in manhattan. the nycwireless/nodedb list is extensive but a little too overwhelming (geeky data-centric) for most folks i send that way. rarely do i get a simple list of (open) APs in places that are actually usable for any reasonable amount of time (accessible from some place other than a sidewalk.)
so to better facilitate cally and anyone else searching for free wifi hotspots in nyc here is my list of cafe's i've confirmed have free wireless internet access in new york, along with any other possibly useful information i can find. i'm going to link this entry from the front page so that people like cally and i can refer to it before leaving the house. (or rather, i can refer to it when cally calls me from the street asking for help again.)
i know the table prolly formats strange on the front page so click on the permalink for better legibility.
if you've found a cafe in 212 or 718 with a free wifi node (meaning: you've actually confirmed the network's existence), email me and i'll add it to the list.
tricia suggested that i also provide this as a pdf for people to keep on their desktop. i think that was a good idea.
name | type | location | train stop | hours | ssid | notes |
| 275 Grand | Cafe | 275 Grand Ave, Bklyn (@ Lafayette) | G to Classon Ave. | 11.00a-1.00a | Boingo | First 1/2 hr free, $7 for rest of day afterwards. (Didn't realize it was Boingo) |
| The Apple Store | Retail | 103 Prince Street (@ Greene St) | N, R, W to Prince St. | 10.00a-8.00p | Apple Store | Just sit upstairs like you're waiting to be helped at the Genius Bar. |
Big Cup | Cafe | 228 8th Avenue (@ 22nd Street) | C, E Train to 23rd Street | 7.00a-1.00a | bigcup | is anyone in here not a male model? |
| Cafe Cafe | Cafe | 470-b Broome Street (Enter on Greene) | C Train to Spring St, N, R, W to Prince St. | 8.00a-7.00p | ? | there are 3 ssids in the area, two of them are open. |
Retail | Ninth Avenue (Between 15th and 16th Streets) | A, C, E Train to 14th Street |
| ? | lots of tables to sit at | |
Cafe | 41 Avenue B (Between 3rd & 4th Street) | F Train to 2nd Avenue | 08.00a-12.00a | dtut | decor feels like a Park Ridge, NJ living room. :) | |
| Esperanto Cafe | Cafe | 114 Macdougal St (@ Minetta) | A/C/E/B/D/F/V to West 4th St. | 24 hours | WiFi is a little weak, but they have ethernet hookups(!) | |
| Fix Cafe | Cafe | North 11th & Bedford, Bklyn | L Train to Bedford Ave | ? | fixlounge | Instructions listed. DNS Server: 204.254.224.2 |
| Full City | Cafe | 409 Grand Street (@ Clinton) | F, J, M, Z Train to Delancy St. | cally: what info do you have on this? | ||
| MNN | Community Org | 537 W. 59th St (Between 10th & 11th Ave) | A, C, B, D, 1, 9 to 59th Street Columbus Circle | 10.00a-12.00a | mnn.public.wifi | 2nd floor "edit" lounge. |
| open@ir | Bar | 121 St. Mark's Pl (@ Ave A) | F Train to 2nd Ave, L Train to 3rd Ave | 7.00p-2.00a | open@ir | Folks sit at bar w/laptops out. Check out share on Sundays. |
Soy Luck Club | Restaurant | 115 greenwish Ave (@ Jane St) | A, C, E Train to 14th Street | 8.30a-9.30p |
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Posted by yatta at January 15, 2004 9:17 PM
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What's Up, Kenyatta. Just wanted to make sure you know about free WiFi in downtown Manhattan (I'm living there these days.) It's not cafes except for Stone Street, so it may be beyond the pale - it's parks & public spots though. City Hall Park (i'm sitting here right now, good signal, benches, fountain, shade.) Bowling Green (signal was spotty there earlier today, benches,) Vietnam Vet's Plaza ( good signal, no backs on any seating,) South Street Seaport, One New York Plaza (why the hell make this a hotspot, maybe for your handheld, but nowhere to sit, just a vast concrete slab,) Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Stone Street (cute and cobblestoney, but the only places to sit within range are outdoor seating for bars and restaurants,) Winter Garden (palm trees and glass and tourists.) Plus they're giving away $1500 to somebody who can do something neat with it, so maybe you can get paid to do BrowseTV or something from there. Playing much ball lately?
Cheers,
Phil
Posted by: Phil Shipman at May 20, 2004 12:53 PM
CafÈ and Pasticceria Veniero's,
11th st and 1st ave
free good signal
Posted by: Gpesoa at July 11, 2004 2:05 PM
Any places with outsdie seating so you can smoke and surf?
Posted by: Bamse at October 3, 2004 6:55 PM
Hi - Great list! Do you guys know of any free wifi places around union square/downtown or in brooklyn on the Q line? I need some cafe type place that is quiet so that i can use as mini office to make calls when needed? Thanks! Jessica
Posted by: j111 at February 18, 2005 5:45 PM