Digital Access
Who can get online, at what quality, and at what cost?
Born in East New York
Technology should work for the neighborhood.
East New York Crypto Institute helps residents understand, access, and shape the technologies changing everyday life.
Born in East New York. Building from the block outward.
What we are working on
Research, education, and tools for the block.
Four connected areas shape our work. Each starts with a practical question from everyday life in East New York.
See digital access work
AI + Emerging Technology
What do new technologies mean on the block?
Digital Money
What should residents know before using new financial tools?
The Neighborhood Record
What does the data tell us about change in East New York?
Neighborhood data
East New York / The Record
A living snapshot of public property records, with coverage notes and plain-language context.
Recorded events
Events per 1,000 eligible properties
Covered eligible properties
Latest approved release
Current activity compared with the available baseline
2,542 recorded document–property events were linked to the covered properties in the latest complete 12 months. The available monthly baseline median is 187 events.
Read the findingsPartial coverage: 1 of 3 configured ZIPs are present in the authoritative property universe.
ENY Real Talk
Facts. Context. Why it matters here.
The claim
East New York does not have enough home internet access.
What the data says
- 21%of households had no internet access.
- 33%of households had no home broadband subscription.
Why it matters here
Reliable home internet affects school, work, benefits, health information, and access to city services.
Our history
We have been asking these questions for a while.
The work began with crypto education, then widened to internet access, community workshops, and neighborhood data.
- 2020
Crypto education and community engagement
ENY Crypto began by translating an unfamiliar technology into language neighbors could use.
- 2021
Digital divide and ENY Online
The work expanded from digital money to the quality and cost of getting online at home.
- 2022
Community workshops
Workshops created room to learn together, ask basic questions, and challenge hype.
- Present
The Neighborhood Record
The institute now connects technology education with public data about East New York.
Workshops
Learn together. Ask the basic questions.
Our workshops start with what people need to know, not what technology companies want to sell.
See all workshopsGetting Started with Cryptocurrencies
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
East New York, in person
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