Google Brings Free Wi-Fi to New York City's Chelsea

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Dan Biederman, president of Chelsea Improvement Co. speak at a news conference in Manhattan about Google Inc.'s plan to offer free wireless Internet access in parts of New York's Chelsea neighborhood, creating the largest public outdoor network in the city. Ben Fried, chief information officer at Google, also speaks. Mayor Bloomberg is founder and majority owner of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP. (Source: Bloomberg)