Red Hook Public Housing to Get Free Internet

Two New York Housing Authority (NYHA) buildings in Brooklyn — Red Hook West Houses and Red Hook East Houses — were among five buildings to receive a $10 million gift from the city on Thursday.

Beginning as early as next year, residents will be provided free high-speed Internet, reports CBS New York.

The hookup is part of a federal program called Connect Home, headed by Julian Castro, U.S. secretary of housing and urban development.

“You need access to the Internet to get your homework done,” Castro said at a press conference in the Bronx today. “You need access to the Internet later in life to apply for a job.”

The other three housing developments that’ll get wired are the Mott Haven Houses in the Bronx and the Queensbridge North Houses and Queensbridge South Houses in Long Island City.