A forcefully worded editorial in today's New York Times urges New York City to move forward on implementing citywide Wi-Fi access.

"No fewer than 300 cities and towns around the nation have taken wireless Internet access, or Wi-Fi, to the people," the editorial states. "San Francisco's aim is to make the entire city a hot spot, Chicago plans to blanket the city with access, and large parts of Philadelphia are to go wireless soon. But New York, which should be leading the way, is dragging."

While a plan to unwire New York City parks does seem to be moving forward gradually, the Times says that's hardly enough. "The city needs to get moving to get the larger parks online, but it also has to get serious about wider access," the editorial states. "The minimal goal - pressed with energy in the City Council by Gale Brewer of Manhattan - should be free or low-cost access in its densely populated, poor neighborhoods in all the boroughs."