Wendyliz Martinez, during her stay in the Bronx amid the pandemic, faced internet connectivity issues while juggling childcare and online studies. After experiencing frustratingly slow speeds even with a new router, she turned her observations into a research project. With data from the US Census Bureau, Martinez mapped internet connectivity across New York City and discovered that low-income areas, particularly the Bronx, had markedly less access to high-speed internet compared to wealthier neighborhoods, revealing deeper systemic inequities.
Wendyliz Martinez's journey into assessing Bronx internet connectivity showed that lower-income neighborhoods faced significant digital disparities compared to their wealthier counterparts.
Using her personal experiences as a backdrop, Martinez's findings highlighted stark inequalities in internet access across socioeconomic lines during the pandemic, particularly in the Bronx.
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