Latest Yorkers overwhelmingly support erecting hulking 32-foot 5G mobile phone antenna towers of their neighborhoods to bolster Wi-Fi service — far outnumbering critics who say the structures are an eyesore, in accordance with a latest poll.
The survey, conducted by Harris X Poll for LinkNYC, asked Big Apple residents: “Below is an image of the brand new Link5G smart pole that can enable higher 5G cellular coverage and free Wi-Fi connectivity across the smart poles’ locations. Would you support having one in every of these smart poles in your neighborhood?”
Greater than three-quarters of respondents — or 76% — said they support “smart poles” put up of their neighborhoods, while 12% were opposed and one other 12% were unsure, the poll found.
Latest Yorkers were also asked, “How likely are you to make use of the free Wi-Fi, assuming there may be a latest Link5G smart pole in your neighborhood?”
About three of 4 respondents — or 74% — said they’d likely use free Wi-Fi, while 18% they were unlikely to make use of it and the remainder were unsure.
3 out of 4 Latest Yorkers are in favor of free WiFiCommunity Board 8
One other query posed to residents: “Which of the next statements higher describes your view? The Link5G smart poles will provide needed advantages for my neighborhood and community. The Link5G smart poles won’t provide an added value for my neighborhood and community.”
The response: 61% answered the 5G towers will provide needed advantages, while 18% said they’d not provide added value and the remainder were unsure.
About 2,000 of the 5G poles are to be installed throughout the town, with some having already gone up.
Residents of neighborhoods like SoHo and the Upper East Side don’t think the Wifi is definitely worth the eyesore of the 5G towers.Steve Vago
But opponents — particularly within the Upper East Side and Soho — claim the towers are ugly and out of character and so they don’t want them of their neighborhoods.
The UES is home to historic, landmarked streets — resembling the fashionable and touristy Park Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue shopping districts.
On Monday, residents of Carnegie Hill on the UES will join Rep. Jerrold Nadler and other lawmakers to protest the 5G towers and recommend alternatives.
Politicians and residents aren’t the one ones squawking in regards to the 5G poles.
Millenials are among the many staunchest supporters of the 5G polesHelayne Seidman
Former Knicks basketball star John Starks objected when the town had one in every of the structures installed smack in front of his Kia automobile dealership in Queens last yr.
In line with the poll, the staunchest supporters of 5G service were from the Bronx and Manhattan, and were millennials, parents, black men and Democrats.
The most important dissenters were from Staten Island, and middle income residents and seniors.
As The Post reported last week, a firm called Comptek proposed smaller, more elegant poles that might be affixed or connected to lampposts and higher mix into the landscape than the 32-foot-high antenna towers.
LinkNYC service is being provided by CityBridge under a franchise agreement with Latest York. CityBridge is a gaggle of corporations comprising experts in technology, user experience, and connectivity.
To check the mobile wireless and web needs of Latest Yorkers and measure awareness and support for Link5G smart poles, LinkNYC conducted the net survey amongst 1,617 Latest Yorkers from July seventeenth – twenty third.
The LinkNYC/CityBridge consortium said the poll’s findings show there may be widespread support for the 5G towers, not opposition — and that protesters represent a small minority.
“It’s clear that in lots of neighborhoods across the five boroughs, latest Link5G smart poles can’t
arrive soon enough,” said Nick Colvin, CEO of LinkNYC.
“LinkNYC is working closely with the City to make sure every Latest Yorker can access the high speed broadband vital to thrive in our increasingly online society,” added Colvin.
“This latest survey confirms nearly all Latest Yorkers depend on cellular networks to remain connected throughout their day, and most have experienced the frustration of poor data speeds and dropped calls,” he said. “We must prioritize the upgrades of our city’s telecommunications infrastructure which might be vital to enhance existing services and required for Latest York City to stay a pacesetter on the worldwide stage — each technologically and in ensuring equitable access for all of our neighbors.”
Results of the poll were weighted by gender, region, race, age, income, and education to align with proportions within the population.
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.44 percentage points. Margin of error is larger amongst subgroups.
