Brutkey

myrmepropagandist
@futurebird@sauropods.win

Years ago I did a video about "Link NYC" I was mostly concerned about the possibility of surveillance through the cameras. Link NYC is a massive system that puts screens on nearly every block in the city.

Mamdani has been cutting short informative videos about city services for linkNYC. He's using it to tell people things like "if you have a 3 or 4 year old it's time to sign them up for pre-k now"

Maybe he can really do this. No other mayor has used them like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQQGL0qS3U

myrmepropagandist
@futurebird@sauropods.win

Hey, people in other cities than NYC:

1. Do you have a way to charge your phone on the street?

2. Are there municipal information screens? Do they show ads?

3. Can you make a phonecall on the street even if you don't have a cellphone?

myrmepropagandist
@futurebird@sauropods.win

Some observations about how linkNYC is used:

* Emergency calls. This was the main reason something needed to replace the payphones. Even at time of removal payphones were still important for emergencies.

* Information network: the screens can get information to the whole city in an emergency.

* charging phones: they have USB ports where people charge their phones. Some annoying people complain about "homeless people" (how do you know) using them? IDK I've used them in a pinch.