New York's Best Free Wi-Fi Spot 2008

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You voted for the best Free Wi-Fi Spot in New York, and we counted. Check out the results below.

1. Gorilla Coffee

97 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Park Slopers go ape-crazy for freshly roasted organic java and the politics that brought it there.

Reviews:

  • “what happened to this place?”
  • “Great coffee, bad attitude”
  • “Great coffee, bad management”
  • “Good coffee, bad bad owner.”
  • ""

Tips: A makeshift windowfront library contains customer-donated titles that range from “Ghost House” to “Classical Influences on English Prose.”

Gorilla Coffee

2. Apple Store

103 Prince St, New York, NY

Where all your Macintosh dreams come to life.

Tips: Need something fixed. Let one of the specialists at the Genius Bar check out the problem.

Apple Store

3. Naidre's

502 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY

Relaxing cafe gives west Carroll Gardens a reason and a place to loaf.

Reviews:

  • “What’s that smell?”
  • “worst staff ever”
  • “Would you like some flies with that?”

Tips: You can buy coffee by the pound. It’s grown and roasted at Irving Farm Coffee Company in the Hudson Valley.

Naidre’s

4. Bryant Park

42nd St and 6th Ave, New York, NY

This French classical-style urban oasis is much more than a charming back porch for the library.

Reviews:

  • “Bryant Park Oldies”
  • “bring a blanket”

Tips: Enjoy the park’s free Wi-Fi services. There’s no password required and you should be connected automatically once there.

Bryant Park

5. Chelsea Market

75 9th Ave, New York, NY

Drifting through the food-laden halls of this once-abandoned factory is a sensory delight.

Reviews:

  • “Great finds, unique, non-commercial atmosphere”
  • “Nothing to see”
  • “Heaven in a Warehouse”
  • “a mall—in manhattan!”
  • “Who Knew!!”

Tips: Bring your laptop and tap into Chelsea Market’s free ground-floor Wi-Fi service.

Chelsea Market

6. Soy Luck Club

115 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY

Got (soy) milk? This mod organic cafe does, and sneaks it into almost everything.

Reviews:

  • “I have been a member for 4 years!!”
  • “DO NOT PURCHASE THEIR MEMBERSHIP
  • “Wraps To Die For and Soya Frosts are AMAZING!!”
  • “Do Not Recommend For Lunch”
  • “Love this place!”

Tips: Tea traditionalists may prefer Tea and Sympathy, across the street.

Soy Luck Club

7. B Cup

212 Ave B, New York, NY

Reviews:

  • “b cup cafe”

B Cup

8. Atlas Cafe

116 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn, NY

This Williamsburg coffeehouse is perpetually filled with freelance-types enjoying the free Wi-Fi; expect the typical offerings of coffee, lattes, pastries and simple sandwiches.

Reviews:

  • “Sunny Caffeinated Computing. Great Tie. "

Atlas Cafe

9. Bowling Green

Broadway, New York, NY

A historic park in lower Manhattan.

Tips: Constructed by sculptor Arturo di Modica,“The Charging Bull” was dropped off, without a permit, in front of the NYSE in December 1989. In the wake of public outcry over the impounding of the bull, he found a “temporary home” at Bowling Green; he has resided there since.

Bowling Green

10. Whole Foods Market

95 E Houston St, New York, NY

Treat the body like a temple at the country’s first national certified organic market.

Tips: This Whole Foods branch has a 229-seat cafe.

Whole Foods Market

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