( January 31, 2013 ) — On Jan. 8, 2013, Google was proud to announce its partnership with New York City for the creation of the contiguous-free Wi-Fi network in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. This network benefits thousands of locals and tourists in the neighborhood, especially the thousands of residents in the Fulton Houses, one of the city’s public housing developments. Despite the opportunity and benefit of having free Wi-Fi, senior Bradley Lunsford said he is worried that it will be easy for the thousands of people to take advantage of the Wi-Fi and cause trouble. “I am not sure if I like this idea. Google Inc is making others reliant on them,” Lunsford said. He added that he wonders about Google going bankrupt if this network disconnects. Freshman Adelina Sefiani hopes that Google expands this special offer to the city of Glendale. “I wish Glendale had free Wi-Fi. I think New Yorkers are very lucky to have this offer,” Sefiani said. She is concerned about the high costs of Internet services and says it is not fair to provide only one city with free Wi-Fi. In a limited way, the City of Glendale has since 2006 been providing free Wi-Fi for public libraries in Glendale. The City launched Central Library’s Wi-Fi in June and at the other Glendale branches in December. In an email interview, Chuck Wike, Community Relations Manager at Central Library, said, “We hope to make the Wi-Fi better with our new remodel at the Central Library.The technology is 6-7 years old and usage is much greater now than in 2006.” In a phone interview, Mariam Movsesian, Secretary of the City Council, said that since many private businesses already provide free Wi-Fi, the City of Glendale does not have any plans to expand Wi-Fi coverage beyond public libraries. Wi-Fi at the library is a great advantage for many people, since members are able to surf the Internet from their devices anytime and for as long as they want. It is a great way for the City to give back to the community. Freshman Lernik Khechadorian often goes to the Pacific Park Branch library to use the computers provided with free Wi-Fi to check her emails and work on her school projects. “The computers there are great and easy to use, and the Internet is fast” Khechadorian said. She said she loves the privacy boards next to the computers which allow her to work in private. Despite the user-friendly computers, junior Aram Yousefi-Balaian is not content with the short time given to use the Internet at the Central Library. “The good part is that it’s quiet there, but the Wi-Fi is not helpful there because I don’t get to finish my projects or essays in the time given,” Yousefi-Balaian said. He also commented that the computers with unlimited use do not have Wi-Fi which disallow him to work on his projects. Even though the city is not planning to set up more places with Wi-Fi, last week, ceiling Wi-Fi antennas were installed at Clark. Although they are not yet connected to the Internet, junior Elsa Abedi said having Wi-Fi at Clark would be a great privilege. “I would like to be able to bring my own laptop to school and work on my projects and do homework, instead of going to the public library,” Abedi said. According to Arthur Musaelian, computer technician at that the District, the school will be able to use the Wi-Fi connection in May or June this year.