Central Park unplugged: Wi-Fi Salon has the concession to install free Wi-Fi in New York City parks. The New York Daily News writes that 10 parks will be unwired, including Central Park. Early reports discussed 46 or 64 Mbps (accounts varied) of backhaul into Central Park; this account talks just about limited hotspots within the park. The service is expected to be online by mid-October; earlier reports had said July.