{"id":182332,"date":"2026-04-01T16:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/182332\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:52:08","slug":"get-online-nyc-campaign-includes-digital-resource-finder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/182332\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Get Online NYC&#8217; campaign includes digital resource finder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/new-york-mayor-mamdani-lisa-gelobter-cto\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Gelobter<\/a>, New York City\u2019s chief technology officer and commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation, on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/content\/oti\/pages\/press-releases\/oti_launches_get_online_nyc_campaign\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> \u201cGet Online NYC,\u201d an awareness campaign that\u2019s accompanied by a new online tool for New Yorkers to find digital resources.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/content\/oti\/pages\/free-computer-centers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tool<\/a> includes a new website and logo designed to make it easier for New Yorkers to find free digital resources, like free Wi-Fi, access to computers, technology classes and tech help,\u00a0at more than 450 locations across the city. The campaign comes about one year after the publication of the <a href=\"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/nyc-digital-equity-roadmap-new-officer-role-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NYC Digital Equity Roadmap<\/a>, and an investment of $2.4 million in digital equity efforts at libraries, older adult centers and public housing across New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The roadmap outlined 11 key actions to advance digital equity in underserved communities, including the hiring of the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/radio\/nyc-digital-equity-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first chief digital equity officer<\/a> and the convening of a Digital Equity Working Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternet access is a key driver of opportunity and ultimately success for today\u2019s New Yorkers,\u201d Gelobter said in a news release. \u201cOTI\u2019s new Get Online NYC campaign makes it easier for residents to find free internet, as well as devices and digital skills classes, in their communities so that they can make the most of these essential resources. This exciting initiative, as well as our ongoing progress implementing the Digital Equity Roadmap, reaffirms our commitment to working with City agencies, community-based partners, and the public to build a more connected New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dY969nH0-1.jpg\" alt=\"Keely Quinlan\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWritten by Keely Quinlan<br \/>\n\t\t\tKeely Quinlan reports on privacy and digital government for StateScoop. She was an investigative news reporter with Clarksville Now in Tennessee, where she resides, and her coverage included local crimes, courts, public education and public health. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Stereogum and other outlets. She earned her bachelor\u2019s in journalism and master\u2019s in social and cultural analysis from New York University.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lisa Gelobter, New York City\u2019s chief technology officer and commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation, on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5063,73483,55974,9,24,8365,56,63,65,64,5065,13771],"class_list":["post-182332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-digital-services","tag-digital-tools","tag-lisa-gelobter","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-office-of-technology-and-innovation","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-state-local-news","tag-tech-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}