NEW YORK— Phone booths across New York City will soon have interactive LG touch screens that provides free Wi-Fi, hyperlocal news, maps, and entertainment. It also provides a channel for the government to broadcast real-time news and transit updates.
City24/7, together with Cisco, launched phase one in 10 Union Square phone booths Tuesday with plans to install 250 screens throughout the city. Phase two will expand to a dozen U.S. and international cities.
The public/private partnership with the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications involves no cost to taxpayers. City24/7 pays for the maintenance of the 32-inch smart screens.
Post-Hurricane Sandy, the City24/7 network is providing information about volunteer opportunities and projects citywide.
