How come Times Square gets all of the perks? First it got all of those free chairs, then it got free bathrooms, now it gets free WiFi! From now through next year, Yahoo will provide free wireless internet service to those who visit the pedestrian island on Broadway between 43rd and 44th streets. Passersby who aren't carrying their computers can even borrow laptops on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the Daily News. Two years ago, CBS launched a similar promotion in a wider swath of Midtown — minus the free computers.





It crawls. Almost as slowly as ATT&T's 3G network.
Loaner computers and fee wifi? This place is going to be the Bermuda triangle of homeless masturbators in no time.
Oh no, not the homeless.
What's the network name? I see all sorts of networks on my list on my iPhone.
Big deal. Bryant Park is close by, with a lot more room, and offering free wifi for quite some time.