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The Manhattan North Training

Project Partners

Our Project Team has completed Community Network Construction and Operation, Internet Advocacy and Digital Literacy Training, Technology Skills Training, Community Development and Emergency Communications for decades

Technology: Digital Divide Partners

WORKING TOGETHER

Digital Divide Partners

Who We Are

Digital Divide Partners has worked in community technology for over 10 years

Secured $1.1 million non-minority contract from New York State (2009-14)
Implemented a Universal Broadband project
Constructed an experimental hybrid fiber/wireless network in Manhattan North and the South Bronx
Project resulted in 600 wireless nodes in public and affordable housing communities
Provides free wireless Internet access across network in collaboration with The Smart Community Initiative

DDP Accomplishments

Digital Divide Partners:

Implemented community-based network and technology solutions in collaboration with not-for-profits
Public housing partners include Federal 8 Group, Mott Haven Houses, Johnson Houses, Grant Houses, Wise Towers, and Fred Samuels
Other supporters include PSA 6 Community Council, West Harlem Development Corp ., U.S. Dept of Health, SoBRO, Harlem Hospital, City College of NY and other community groups

DDP Research

Digital Divide Partners

Deployed and evaluated a number of community-focused technology approaches, protocols and applications
Focused on public and affordable housing environments
See DDP Streaming University White Paper

DDP White Paper

Projects

DDP has partnered with public housing resident associations to create streaming radio stations in East, and West Harlem, and the Upper West Site
Locations all include FREE Y-Fi for resident community
Community-produced digital programming is archived by The Streaming University Project.

Technology: The Internet Society

THE INTERNET SOCIETY is a global organization committed to an open Internet for everyone

The Internet Society (ISOC) New York Chapter has partnered with the Manhattan North Training Project to help bring FREE Internet access to all of the public housing residents in the Manhattan North District. ISOC-NY brings a breadth of experience in community networks, digital literacy and technology resources to this Project.

The Internet Society Foundation has provided funding to the local ISOC-NY Chapter to build out the Digital Divide Partner Streaming Community Radio Station in Central Harlem. This funding has been instrumental in providing critical digital communications platforms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Harlem.

Our Strategic Technology Partner

The Smart Community Initiative

The Smart Community Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that provides consultation and technical resources to community organizations, resident associations and other community-based not-for-profit groups to advance the use of digital and broadband communications technology to connect, protect, and improve the lives of everyone in our communities.

Our Emergency Project Partners

The WHCR Emergency Broadcast Team (WEBT) is a collaboration of WHCR 90.3 FM and Digital Divide Partners. WEBT has been providing emergency communications services to the Harlem community since shortly after Superstorm Sandy (2012), when the team was formed to deliver community-focused emergency information utilizing WHCR 90.3FM and its FCC-licensed mobile radio network. WEBT also trains community members in the operation of mobile radio networks and other alternative emergency communications platforms.

See Website

The Harlem Emergency and Information Network is an organization that provides emergency communications and preparedness services to the Harlem community. HEN also works with the MNB Project to train our mobile operators in emergency communication procedures and protocols. HEN collaborates with the WHCR Emergency Broadcast Team to operate a mobile radio emergency communications network of emergency responders.