New York City officially gifted with Verizon's FiOS TV: 100 HD channels

Not quite four months after Time Warner Cable completely and entirely revamped the HD lineup in New York / New Jersey, another big player has entered the Big Apple. NYC residents, meet Verizon. After tons of planning, drawn-out meetings and a bazillion approvals, FiOS TV is now available to order in 108 neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Better still, the carrier is offering 100 high-definition channels in the area, and if all goes to plan, that number will creep upward even more in the not-too-distant future. Jump on past the break for a (long) list of the communities that can order service today. So, the big question: are any of you NYers making the switch?

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BRONX

Baychester	Norwood
Bronxdale	Olinville
Eastchester	Wakefield
Edenwald	Williamsbridge
Laconia	Woodlawn

BROOKLYN

Bergen Beach	Manhattan Terrace
Canarsie	Marine Park
Flatlands	Midwood
Georgetown	Mill Basin
Gravesend	Mill Island
Homecrest	Paerdegat Basin
Madison

MANHATTAN

Battery Park City	Lenox Hill
Carnegie Hill	Lower East Side
Chelsea	Midtown
Chinatown	Midtown South
Clinton	NoHo
East Harlem North	Union Square
East Harlem South	Upper East Side
East Village	Roosevelt Island
Flatiron	West Village
Hudson Yards	Yorkville

QUEENS

Auburndale	Fresh Meadows
Bayside	Glen Oaks
Bayside Hills	Laurelton
Bay Terrace	Little Neck
Beechurst	Malba
Cambria Heights	New Hyde Park
Clearview	Oakland Gardens
Douglaston	Rosedale
Douglaston Manor	South Brookville
Far Rockaway	Springfield Gardens
Floral Park	Whitestone

STATEN ISLAND

Annadale	New Dorp
Arden Heights	New Springville
Arlington	Oakwood
Arrochar	Oakwood Beach
Bloomfield	Old Town
Charleston	Pt. Ivory
Clifton	Prince's Bay
Dongan Hills	Port Richmond
Eltingville	Richmond Valley
Emerson Hill	Rosebank
Fort Wadsworth	Rossville
Fox Hills	St. George
Granitville	Silver Lake
Grasmere	South Beach
Great Kills	Stapleton
Grymes Hill	Todt Hill
Heartland Village	Tottenville
Huguenot	Travis
Lighthouse Hill	Westerleigh
Mariners Harbor	West New Brighton
Midland Beach	Woodrow
New Brighton

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 9:21AM]

now that verizon has done NYC, and this is launching.

Please get us FIOS internet out here in Los Angeles, and not just a couple communities. open it up all over

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 2:11PM]

I hope this NYC push doesn't pull installers away from the Philly burbs. Verizon put up aerial fiber last month on my street, but they yet to finish the deal or announce anything. I'm trying to wait patiently, but all I get to wet my appetite is our town's channel lineup which just got posted this week! Verizon I want my FIOS.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2008 12:17PM]

Juice - reach out to me and I'll help you determine if you can have FiOS yet - if not, I'll keep you posted on when it is available.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 9:52AM]

I'm calling BS on this list. The vast majority of them are not even wired up and are only available in new buildings, not a substantial portion of the neighborhood, especially in Manhattan.

That said, when they decide to actually get around to wiring the real city up, I'll be switching in a heartbeat.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2008 12:16PM]

Moot - contact me - I specialize in apartment buildings for Verizon - let me help you find out if you can have FiOS in an older building!

[UnnDunn Posted Jul 28th 2008 9:57AM]

Hopefully this will spur Cablevision to add more HD channels.

But finally, NYCers can partake in the FiOS TV goodness.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 10:58AM]

Yeah, that's a nice press release and all, except for that little part where they still tell me it's not available in my area and won't be for some time. I live in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, NY, listed as having FiOS. Admittedly, I live somewhat on the border of Gravesend and Bensonhurst, but still, I've never even seen one of those FiOS trucks around here.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2008 12:17PM]

Let me help you - I work for Verizon FIOS and specialize in apartments - I can help you find out for sure if you can have FiOS.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 11:18AM]

This is just in certain buildings in each neighborhood. I live in the upper east side and just checked the website..."sign up for email notification when fios is available."

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 11:28AM]

Not available for my building yet :(.

Really looking forward to going from one HBO HD channel to about a dozen. Plus HD VOD.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 12:40PM]

list is very deceiving. Only new apartments and condo buildings built in the last few years have been pre-wired for Fios, the rest of us on the block do not have any FiOS and probably won't for another few years.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 2:01PM]

couldn't they just run the fiber to the basement of every buildign then use the existing cable to get to each apt?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 2:46PM]

I live in the Bronx ,,, Williamsbridge Section and I am happy to announce my INSTALL DATE of 8/7 ... HOORAY .. i even gave cablevision one last chance to save me and they did nothing to keep me ... Coincidentally my bill cycle end date with Cablevision is my Verizon FIOS TV install date ... HOOOORAY !!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 9:16AM]

My section in the Bronx (Norwood) is not available yet. I called as well as entered my address at the FiOS site. Let's hope it's soon, 'cause CV compression on some HD channels are ridiculous!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 4:36PM]

Does anyone know if and when Verizon Fios is going to come to Southwestern Connecticut (ie Milford) because Cablevision is just pissing me off, I can't remember the last time they added any HD channels and Fios is the only land line service I know of that offers Setanta Sports.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2008 4:36PM]

Does anyone know if and when Verizon Fios is going to come to Southwestern Connecticut (ie Milford) because Cablevision is just pissing me off, I can't remember the last time they added any HD channels and Fios is the only land line service I know of that offers Setanta Sports.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 1:30PM]

Sign me up.. I've been waiting for Fios tv for months in staten island - Had fios internet for awhile.
Just have to get out of my directv contract. Those bastards extended my contract to Feb 2010 because they replaced a defective HD receiver. I'm gonna sue..

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2008 12:17PM]

Kevon - contact me - I'll sign you up!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 4th 2008 3:39PM]

you bet, I will order verizon fios tv the second I am offered access to verizon fios tv - can't wait to get rid of monopoly timewarnercable's terrible service. They can afford doing whatever to abuse the customers because they are the only one. welcome verizon.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 10th 2008 10:12PM]

when are the rest of the markets gonna see the 100 HD channels? i'm in north texas and im getting my fios installed tomorrow, i wanna see 100 HD channels as well... i thought i read before that verizon wanted to launch their new HD channels on a nationwide basis instead of market-by-market like the cable companies?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 5:08PM]

Is anyone familiar with the GUI for FiOS TV yet? DVR, etc? Is it any good?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2008 5:42PM]

wish they could get it all parts of brooklyn. i can not even get cable in my hood. i am in a satellite ghetto. i am in an historic district and the bylaws will not allow telephone poles and verizon owns the rights to the fences behind the houses where the tel cables run. help us verizon!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2008 4:39PM]

@Tam How do I contact you to see if/when FiOS will be available in my apartment building on the Lower East Side? I can't seem to find an email address linked to your user on these weblogs inc comments... Thanks!