A digital divide is leaving Bronxites behind.
A report published Monday by the policy think tank Center for an Urban Future outlines disparities in broadband internet connection, access to internet-connected devices, digital literacy and tech education in the city’s northern-most borough, where there’s less access to tools that are increasingly essential for many career and educational opportunities. It was funded by The Bronx Community Foundation, which has led a network of community-based organizations addressing digital inequities.
While nearly all of the borough’s infrastructure is wired for high-speed internet, about 22% of households lack broadband — or more than one in five, the highest share of any borough. In the Fordham, Bedford Park and Norwood neighborhoods in the northwest Bronx, more than 30% of households lack broadband. (Continue reading)