Ralph DiBart, executive director of the city's Downtown Business Improvement District, said people in the Westchester city would be able to use the communications link "whether they are sitting in a public park or cafe, waiting for a train at the Metro-North station or conducting a business meeting at a local restaurant."

The railroad and the Empire State Development Corp., a state agency that helps businesses and encourages local investment, are funding the Wi-Fi service. It is being designed and constructed by Wireless Edge, a New Rochelle-based company.

Other cities planning wireless networks include San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago and Minneapolis.

Source: AP News