Wi-Fi in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

One of WiFiSalon’s unannounced, Nokia-sponsored hotspots is at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. An NYCwireless member recently took a trip out there to test out the wireless signal, and sent back a report with some photos. As best as we can tell, the hotspot is located in the building called the Wild Room, and the signal reaches about 100+ yards from that location.

Why the New York City Parks Department still refuses to announce or publicize Wi-Fi in the parks—WiFiSalon built or otherwise—is beyond me.

Non-scientifically created coverage map based on basic signal availability testing:

There’s no signal at the entrance:

There’s barely a signal at the bridge over the waterfront marsh:

There good signal at the Wild Room:

There’s also reasonable signal behind the zoo, but our correspondent fails to see the use of getting Wi-Fi along the road: