Last year when cellphone service first started popping up in Manhattan we learned that 30 other stations were set to get service at some point this year. And now we have a better sense of when. Just in time for the summer heat, the Times Square subway station is going to be an even noisier place. more ›

We know they're sketchy, but by the end of the year there may be a reason to hail a gypsy cab instead of a yellow one. Alex Mashinsky, who is also helping to bring internet to the subways, wants to equip at least 1,000 LimoRes Car & Limo, UTOG Corporate Car Service Inc. and Velocity Limo Inc. cars with Wi-Fi by fall. Once those are up and running, he wants to blanket the city with "tens of thousands of vehicles." The service would provide free internet access to anyone in or running down the street within a 400 foot radius of the cars. more ›

Officials in Babylon have announced that the town will become the first on the Atlantic seaboard to offer free WiFi at beaches, parks and pools. The Suffolk County town will be opening four separate internet cafes at its various beaches over the next few weeks, the first one debuting this weekend at Overlook Beach. The cafes will also offer three free laptops as loaners and the signal will be strong enough to reach nearby boaters. Babylon Supervisor Steve Bellone told the Post, "For the first time you'll be able to surf the Internet. It is very cool. We're very excited. You can take it down to the water, you can go into the water, if you want to." Less cool news recently came out of nearby Robert Moses State Park, where the only signal beach goers were getting was from Park officials telling them to head elsewhere since large portions of the shore had to be closed off due to erosion. more ›