After I just found out my local Panera Bread offers free wi-fi (so much for spending your hard earned on the t-mobile hotspot at Starbucks), I decided to do a quick "free wifi" search for my area and post a roundup of several free wireless Internet access locations in public places in the New York metro area, including my Hoboken neighborhood. Happy surfing and a giant "Thank You!" to the establishments providing this valuable service to patrons (click "read more" for the full list):
- Panera Bread (all locations, including 310 Washington Street in Hoboken)
- Stevens Park (4th Street and Hudson Street in Hoboken)
- Stevens Institute of Technology (Castle Point on Hudson in Hoboken)
- Mola Cafe (517 Washington Street in Hoboken)
- New York Public Libraries
- Bryant Park
- Union Square Park
- Chelsea Market
- Downtown Alliance (8 public spaces in Lower Manhattan)