 Yeah, there we go. How Mike ready? Good Good afternoon everyone. My name is Matthew Fraser. I'm New York City's chief technology officer and commissioner of the Office of Tech and Innovation I'm thrilled to join you today in the Bronx for this historic link 5g event We are honored to have with us mayor Eric Adams. I thank the mayor for his outstanding leadership Vision and collaborative spirit in our shared quest to transform New York City Into a global tech and innovation hub I also want to recognize city bridge CEO Nick Holvin and His team for making link link 5g into a reality and to say a special hello to our local elected officials in attendance Including assembly member tapia Today's link 5g launches a mark in the next evolutionary step for link New York City Project that approximately seven years ago into its existence continues to fill a profound Need in the daily lives of million New Yorkers and visitors to our great city, but more importantly today's Link 5g launch represents a dramatic leap forward in New York City's efforts to bridge its long-standard digital divide during the pandemic New Yorkers who lacked access to internet face significant obstacles Signing up for vaccines staying in touch with family members completing virtual assignments for school Activities for us for those of us who was reliable connections might otherwise take for granted and the key here It's bringing technology and bringing this commodity level service to a community and to people that need it Imagine kids who went to school couldn't do school work when they went home after the pandemic because they didn't have access to the basic service And the city is wealthy and technology and technologically advanced as ours that pandemic revealed revealed the price of inaction To the individual aspirations community well-being and our city's ongoing economic recovery is too costly and too conscious Links 5g ultra-fast network and expanded coverage area will go a long way towards clearing the tech technological barriers So many New Yorkers encountered during the pandemic It's also potential to lift The entire neighborhood and communities that have languished as digital deserts amid this century's rapid tech advances Today's unveiling in the Bronx in very near future will be bringing the same promise to the residents of Brooklyn, Queen Staten Island in northern Manhattan 90% of the 2000 kiosk that will go live will go to the areas that's been historically under underserved Equities at the heart of the link g-roll 5g rollout and at the forefront of this administration's large larger tech vision I credit mere Adams for recognizing New York City must empower the people who have access to the lease To borrow one of the mayor's favorite New York City catchphrases the city of yes So now to introduce a man who needs no introduction the mayor of this great city the honorable mayor Eric Adams Good stuff good stuff good day. Good day for our city. You know during COVID We remember Just don't want to miss that picture During COVID we remember the lack of Having access to Wi-Fi was a real issue. And so there's a lot of learning moments out of COVID If you didn't have Wi-Fi, you could not do telemedicine You were not able to stay up to date on what was happening Around the services that were provided. You were not able to use translation services for those who speak English as a second language You were not allowed to do so many things to stay in communication with your loved one and family members because you were Isolated from home and so we knew that one of the missions we had to accomplish was how do we find a way To use our existing infrastructure To ensure that we have access to Wi-Fi high-speed broadband and that's what we're doing today So this is a great day not only for New York City, but it's a great day for communities like the Bronx, Brooklyn Staten Island Queens of many of these historical areas that have been denied access To the power of the internet and so I say this over and over again. I'm a five borough mayor I spent more time in the Bronx in six months than probably other Administrations have done and throughout their entire administration and I can say the same for Queens and Parts of Brooklyn I am all over the all over the borough and so New York Times got it, right? This is a man that just doesn't sleep I am out Speaking on behalf of New York is in this new link NYC 5g kiosk Is going to expand and improve mobile technology coverage all over the city this amazing tower Is the next generation from the first generation of we had with link NYC? Free Wi-Fi and free foam service for those who needed the most something that we often take for granted But the reality is That too many people don't have access to the foam service and don't have access to free Wi-Fi Accessible broadband and foam service. It's just not a luxury. It's a necessity Just as we need electricity and heat and water these same services They play a vital role in being able to carry out our function. So too is Wi-Fi What telephone service was was to our grandparents Wi-Fi is to this generation right now So we're stepping up working with our partners to make sure that communities in every borough has access to Free Wi-Fi in the service as the CTO mentioned we are We are Focusing on those areas 90% of these kiosks will go to areas of that need to services the most and have been Denied these digital Oasis have existed for far too long And we need to zero in and be intentional as we focus to get the equity that we need Long-range plan that is what we want to accomplish and when it comes to digital services We did to we know that too many are left behind and this administration is committed to Ensure that all New Yorkers have access and so I want to thank our partners I want to thank link NYC for their partnership for helping to provide us with this essential dentist digital Infrastructure, they have been great partners and all those who are here Nick Rob Bob President Vanessa Gibson who's not here with us right now The 70 women are tapia Clayton Bank CEO CEO and co-founder silicone Harlem Just the partnerships are coming together to make this happen to link us up together These kiosk from link NYC is going to assist us in accomplishing this task This is a campaign promise made campaign promise kept and we're going to Continue to keep those promises we made on a campaign trail. Love you Bronx, you know people don't know it But I'm just a I'm just a BX car So as the mirror just said it takes partnership to do this and we can't do it on our own So I'd like to introduce the CEO of link NYC and city bridge Nick Colvin All right, thank you CTO Frazier and thank you Mayor Adams and thank you everyone for joining us today But today marks an important milestone on the path to fulfilling our mission to bring digital connectivity for free To everyone in New York City's five boroughs As the mayor said seven years ago Lincoln see like NYC was founded on the belief that access to the internet is a fundamental human right Necessary to participate and access opportunities in today's modern society and as both the CTO and the mayor pointed out The COVID pandemic really underscored the truth of that belief, but not only that It laid stark the disparities that still exist in so many too many parts of our city Link NYC's vision to create the world's largest fastest free Wi-Fi system and telecommunications system in the world Has been upgraded to include the equitable deployment of 5g the next generation of mobile wireless connectivity I'm proud to stand here with all of our partners celebrating the launch of the first link 5g right here in the Bronx Link 5g will bring all the free services of link NYC free super fast Wi-Fi free nationwide phone calling free device charging and Access to city and nonprofit services and social support systems as well as host 5g equipment And as they both said 90% of these new kiosks will be deployed outside of the Manhattan core above 96th Street And in the outer boroughs just in those communities that need the access the most Just like building roads and bridges Investing in broadband infrastructure is absolutely critical to ensure long-term economic prosperity And with link 5g when it comes to neighborhoods it brings new fiber infrastructure fiber that can be used to provide high-speed high-quality broadband service options that don't exist today and together with 5g and link NYC's digital safety net this system is truly It's truly a comprehensive digital connectivity platform And a key component in bridging the digital divide in our city Thank you to Mayor Adams and CTO Frazier for all of your support and thank you to all of our partners including borough president Gibson Assemblymember Tapia Clayton banks our old friends the city of New York the office of technology and innovation And everyone who's who's really been a partner in our mission to provide this this service I'd like to thank everyone who believes that connect to our communities is absolutely fundamental to providing social and Economic equity in our great city and of course we couldn't do this without Zenfine Networks our fiber and wireless connectivity partner Together we will build the pathway to a more equitable digital future for all New Yorkers And with that I'd like to hand it off to Rob. Dakota our president of the wireless division to say a few remarks Hi, my name is Rob. Dakota. I'm the president for wireless at city bridge I'm also with Zenfine two of the entities who made this link 5g possible. I like to thank all The people who made this event possible including all the employees at Zenfine city bridge Comtec who worked many many long hours the last couple of years to make this happen I like to thank our local partners the Bronx community foundation I'd like to thank the Hunts Point community network who's going to help us out with the second link 5g Which is also right here in the Bronx over in Hunts Point than the 700 block We'd like to thank our partners in the city the office of technology and innovation the mayor's office the Bronx borough president's office They had the foresight to know that we could deploy this innovative structure here in New York and make a difference They have truly made this the city of yes At city bridge and also I'd like to thank Clayton who's here with the first Gig center we created and the Andrew Friedman house to a second gig center We're hoping to set the third in Brooklyn and the fourth in Queens shortly At city bridge it is our mission To spread free public Wi-Fi across New York City But we just don't talk to talk we walk the walk we've deployed over 2000 kiosk today That forms the largest public free Wi-Fi system in the United States, but we're just getting started Over the next few years. We're gonna double that from 2000 to 4000 But that doubling and another the kiosk because we're going to deploy our new upgraded link 5g And because we're gonna optimize the deployment for Wi-Fi coverage that doubling and the number of kiosk is gonna quadruple That is 4x increase the area that has free Wi-Fi here in New York City That means more free Wi-Fi for New Yorkers walking down the street That means more free Wi-Fi for New Yorkers standing over but bus stops like that one across the street in many instances That means more free Wi-Fi for New Yorkers in their workplace in their homes depending where they are If you're here at the new Andrews deli grocery, you're gonna get awesome free Wi-Fi You can also get one of the best breakfast sandwiches around so I recommend it highly If you live in any of these apartments overlooking us here today You're gonna be able to get free Wi-Fi Right that is an awesome achievement and that leads us to a next point which is for link 5g deployment We can't just do it in the commercial areas We need to go to residential areas as well because the digital divide in New York City is the biggest in the residential areas That's why we're planning to ask the Public Design Commission for approval to deploy link 5g in residential areas So that we can bring more free Wi-Fi to the people who need internet access the most Today is the kickoff for the link 5g The link 5g is going to provide all the same services as the existing link the free Wi-Fi the free phone calling The access the tablet that provides access to city services 9-1-1 We're gonna continue our program that allows local businesses to advertise for free We're gonna continue our program that allows local artists to display their works But link 5g is going to do more than that Link 5g is going to provide the underlying infrastructure necessary for the deployment of the fifth generation of mobile phone services here in New York What many of you know as 5g? 5g is going to enable you to get connected better 5g is going to enable you to get connected faster 5g is going to enable you to get connected more reliably than you can today 5g is going to be a revolution in mobile technology And we at city bridge in Zenfai we want to make the Bronx a leader in 5g here in the city And we want to make New York City a leader in 5g in the United States The lead of our mayor at city bridge in Zenfai we plan to get stuff done and The stuff we're gonna get done is ensuring there is more equitable access to internet across New York City and Making sure that New York City is the example that other cities in the u.s. Follow for 5g deployment. Thank you very much And to get this effort done we can't do it just from City Hall It requires partnership across the entire city and state I have the honor and privilege of introducing a simply member Tapia who will give us a few words today Thank You Commissioner. It's great to be here in this beautiful afternoon Not a cloud in the sky now. You made it is so we're feeling good Welcome to the Bronx The Bronx one of the hardest hit communities by COVID-19 Has a spirit in long-standing health and socio-economic Inequities Including a lack of access to affordable and reliable broadband internet. I Thank me mayor Adams for this for his commitment to end these disparities and Coming to the Bronx To unveil the link the first link 5g kiosk in the city Fast reliable and affordable broadband is not a luxury It's an essential utility for learning working public health and to ensure All people can thrive, you know in the I'm from this neighborhood. This is my district I am a sampling member. You like a tapia and let me tell you during the pandemic Many of our community couldn't make an appointment to get vaccinated They didn't have internet They didn't have a smart phone to be able to do it and that's why this area where we are was the hardest hit By Colby Because I mean we couldn't do that We were able to make sure that we brought I mean just in the spot A vaccination Station so our neighbors can just walk they didn't have to make an appointment And they just walk and get the vaccine that they needed We were able to do to vaccinate like 3000 people like that 3000 of our elders of our people that didn't have access to the internet So this what is happening here today Is exactly what fighting equity inequity looks like Thank you mayor for taking us into consideration I know that you had to come to the Bronx because it's all right now I'm as an electro official not fighting for for equality and fighting for equity And we deserve the most that we we are the most that deserve so we need the most resources Thank you mayor Aiden for recognizing that and coming to the Bronx for the second day in a row Okay Thank you very much So one of the first things that we did at the start of the administration when we looked at digital equity And how we brought technology out as we also looked at how we bring technology to the youth and build skills And capabilities so that they can be competitive with the rest of the world and have a spot in the future workplace So to do that we partnered very closely with Silicon Harlem It's my pleasure to introduce you to Clayton banks who's going to give us a couple words Clayton, please Thank you very much and it says silicon Harlem, but I love the Bronx. Let's get that straight Um, I just want to quickly say you've heard a lot already and and I hope you really did absorb it because It's rare that we are able to put this kind of infrastructure In a community that often gets it later on in the process. So you're the first that's a big deal Here's the important thing You heard a lot about what has happened in the past and sort of almost a little bit about the president But what's really interesting What I think our mayor and our cto has really thought a lot about is not only solving some of the issues right now But thinking about what's coming next Everybody hear me What's coming next? And for us to be prepared for things that are coming next you've heard of things like metaverses You've heard about NFTs. You've heard about all types of new technologies and there's a much more coming web 3.0 We need this type of infrastructure To be prepared what I call future readiness So it's not only going to do a tremendous amount for our community here and around this city What our ongoing problems we've had around connectivity and mobility and all these type of things But this kind of infrastructure starts to secure your children your grandchildren Our seniors everyone's going to be prepared and not fall behind in this country New york is going to lead the way Under the guise of the mayor our great cto and me Anyway, this is a big honor to be here. I'm very proud That the uh cohort of people that came up with this link 5g that will be a game changer And certainly will secure our future. Thank you everybody Topics and a few off Quite well Let's answer that part and uh, that's a good idea to have cameras on here. I'm a big camera guy I believe public safety is important. We're not doing surveillance But right now we have police cameras scattered in different places. I think it will be cheaper to do here So i'm going to take that idea and explore it, but we're not abusing We're using tools to keep us safe We want to know that the timeline so the timeline for completion for the franchise is 2026 by the end of 2026 We're looking at that 4 000 kiosk deployment and of the second 2000 that's going out now Like it said 90 of that is going to be focused on the equity districts in terms of surveillance technology and The the cornerstone of this administration the cornerstone of city is is privacy, right? That's why part of the office of tech and innovation is the mayor's office of information privacy We want to ensure that the public feels safe leveraging these devices and their information is only used in ways that's acceptable In terms of surveillance tech, there's nothing in the devices outside of a camera, right in the event It's activated in the event that Periodically it's not on 24 by 7, but there's nothing other than that We have this tower Yes, yes a great great question and those free wi-fives came from our department of aging Because we want to put that technology in our older adult hands And so having something like this would give you the free wi-fi the original deal allowed wi-fi for a period of time But now it's going to be free wi-fi when you go into those senior centers in other places You're going to you're going to be able to use the free wi-fi Thank you And yes sounds like a plan Okay, let's see a few off-topics You got it How's it going? After six months now like what are maybe one or two things you might change about working at a city hall I'm sorry, just one or two like one or two things that you would change about working at a city hall um probably Have room nine be kinder to all the successes that I have For them to acknowledge them when you take when you take our ongoing fight of crime When you take that out of the room and you start to look at what we have done You have to say this administration really has figured out how to improve this city When you look at what we have done with earned income tax credit increase in 100,000 summer jobs dyslexia screening child care When you start to look at what we have done And not the crime battle that we're fighting because of the over proliferation of guns in our streets You have to say that this administration is really moving a needle in those things that have been impacting us for a long time So I think that if there's one thing I would change I will move room nine closer to my office so they can see you know, how we're doing some good stuff And the shooting in queens Yes, the the guy called the of the 9 11 And you know as the investigation is going to show he said some things That clearly advertised violence those officers responded of The gun was displayed of from my preliminary review rounds were discharged These officers responded to save the people that live in that community. I I say yes and I thank those officers for Placing themselves in harm's way of a person who was clear that he was going to harm people now When a police officer responds to a scene He doesn't have the Individuals medical records. He doesn't know if he's dealing with someone with a mental health crisis They can go to the information they have in front of them and in front of them they had an individual with a gun willing to use that gun and They took appropriate action based on what They are trained to do and because of that action. I think they saved the lives of residents in that community Listen, let me tell you something that's shooting in brooklyn the officer That carried out that shooting It was part of our neighborhood safety teams the teams that have you know, the numerical minority said that we shouldn't do But we listened and we did it anyway because we knew we were right They did a car stop One person hops out the car and runs because of their training. They knew the others were stayed with the Suspects one officer fled ran for blocks For blocks chasing this guy This guy turns around and discharge a shot at that officer that officer was able to Discharge his firearm and terminate a threat I I stopped body 8 8 to see that officer and just really thanked him when I looked at that body cam footage It was unbelievable that he was willing number one. He ran for several blocks He was able to meet that threat and terminate that threat So other innocent people were not killed in shock. This is my bam That's crowded during the during the week. That officer did an amazing job that whole team did an amazing job We don't hear how well these officers are doing. He ran towards the gun violence Not too many people who are standing here and sitting here right now Were run towards the gun violence that officer did it and because of his actions People in that area went home and his entire team went home He's a real hero and I thank him for the job that he did and I went to day They appreciate last night and stopped and I spoke with him in his team and told him thank you and new yorkers Thank thank him for his job The police body cam footage you saw when you were the city released that and of the other incident as well Yeah, you know It's my belief. I'm hoping we can just release people need to see what these cops are up against And I know there's a time delay for whatever reason beyond our administration But these these tapes I think if the public start to see these Um the footage You are you will be shocked with these ladies and gentlemen are doing every day And so whatever the procedure is we're going to follow the legal procedure to do so But I think we should we should show these tapes, you know People need to see What these cops are up against, you know, so whatever the rules are I'm going to look over the rules and see what we can do to get it in the hands of people In a more expeditious fashion, but right now the procedure procedures are the procedures Hold on one moment. I got I got to finish There was this big Comptroller out of the camera out of the camera last week with the ferry system Your office told me they kind of blamed de Blasio for rushing the system through I was wondering have you any thoughts how you want to change the ferry system So it doesn't keep eating into taxpayers money like what kind of changes would you like to make to the system? Well one thing for sure the the The controllers controllers report was not this administration. We need to be clear on that Uh, I know it's hard for people to believe but I've been the mayor for only six months in 10 days, you know So, uh, we're looking at the previous administrations They rolled out a very complex system building out the piers providing services I was out in queens the other day in a Transportation desert and speaking to the residents. It's the nitro development. The pier is right there And they said that ferry Is a lifesaver for them. So we want to look at how number one We can make it more cost effective for those in transportation desert, particularly in poorer communities And make sure we improve the services. So we're looking at his report We're going to learn from that report, but we have some ideas on on our own on how to Uh, have the system move at the level that I expect andrew kimble from edc Uh, he's he has done a briefing for me and we're going to roll out our next gen of the ferry system Going back to the queen shooting. Yes chief madri said that this individual that was shot and killed Had prior contact with police Where is even at the point of the 911 call when he's calling it and making these obvious very violent threats in crisis Where's the mental health? Person worker that is there to not only help at the 911 call But also with officers and how to deal with someone that's clearly in crisis You know, of course. Yes, they use their judgment. They went in the other gun But six officers are more walking up the uniform with a guy that's clearly in crisis He has a gun got it in 2019. We decided going forward. We were going to handle these specific calls very different No, what we do we have be heard an excellent program We're in those cases when you're dealing with non life threatening Incidents we are using and we continue to grow it, but we use it meant to help professionals in those non life threatening incidents I would not support A call Stated i'm going to harm someone Eminent in an imminent way that we're going to send in a civilian When you look at listen to those tapes those 9 11 tapes It would be irresponsible if we would have sent Of civilians to respond to that This gentleman was very clear on what his actions Were going to be and he lived out step by step what he stated he was going to do So those non threatening with using be heard, which is a great program That is is going to incidents where we could send a police or a non police personnel But remember mora and revera They were going to a domestic violence complaints You don't know when you walk through that door Of a person can call you for one thing But what you walk into after is totally different And so the way those officers responded yesterday tactically They did an amazing job saving the public Saving of the lives of people and terminating that threat This guy was a bad guy and you know when you listen to those tapes It's clear He had one role he wanted to accomplish and they terminated that role and that's really I think it's commendable Okay