Did You Know that the Alliance Provides Free WiFi Across the Neighborhood?

It’s our 30th anniversary, and we’re self-celebrating. Over the next few months, we’ll be rolling out 30 stories about 30 of our biggest accomplishments, including everything from our daily public safety and sanitation work, to our small business outreach, to how we helped the neighborhood navigate challenges and even tragedies. You’ll be able to find these stories on our website, as well as in our weekly newsletter, which you can subscribe to here. 

The Downtown Alliance began offering free Wi-Fi in Lower Manhattan in 2003 with seven hotspots. Since then, it has connected more than 6 million devices and has transferred more than 100 terabytes of data (that’s enough to stream around 25,000 hours of TV!). 

Today, we provide about 7 million square feet of free Wi-Fi throughout the district inclusive of several public spaces along Water Street, Front Street, the Hudson River and the East River Esplanade south of Fulton Street. In 2024, we had 625,050 devices connected to our network. Thanks to our efforts, you can enjoy free wireless internet at these locations throughout the district — so get outside, and go online!