BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 6
TRANSPORTATION/PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2017
Attendance:
J. Armer P K. Gurl P M. Silverman P P. Blake E J. Hessney E R. Sloane A J. Brown P E. McClure P J. Smith A E. Causil-Rodriguez A T. Miskel P M. Tannen P B. Chancey P M. Murphy P S. Tarpin P S. Cialek P R. Rigolli A U. Zimmerman E D. Gordon A E. Santogade P
P = present, E = excused, A = absent Guests: A. Tantillo I. Doughty J. Bocian R. Fasoldt
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Presentation and discussion about LinkNYC, who will be providing an update on the City’s free Wi-Fi kiosk project.
Presentation and discussion about LinkNYC, providing an update on the City’s free Wi-Fi kiosk project was made to the committee by Ruth Fasoldt. The Committee was interested in why the program was going forward in areas of the district that were not so much in need of free Wi-Fi services and were not in to areas that were thought to be in greater need of the free Wi-Fi. Especially since their claim was, among other things, “to bridge the digital divide.” To that point the following motion was made by Jerry Armer, seconded by Madelaine Murphy.
Motion: With LinkNYC's stated aim "to bridge the digital divide", in our communities, Brooklyn Community Board 6 supports the expansion of LinkNYC in our district above and beyond the planned installations on 5th and Flatbush Avenues and recommends that LinkNYC kiosks be installed in areas of our district that are currently under-served by private public telephones (PPT), (the preferred street locations) and where the digital divide is the greatest such as Gowanus and Red Hook.
VOTE: Unanimous to accept the Motion as presented.
Eric Mc Clure asked that the minutes of the previous meeting held on minutes of the previous meeting held on February 16, 2017 be approved.
A motion was made by Tom Miskel and seconded by Jerry Armer to approve the minutes.
VOTE: Unanimous to accept the Minutes as presented
Minutes submitted by Madelaine Murphy