Here's the scene.

You're in Chipotle waiting for your perpetually late friend to show up. You want to log into Netflix and catch up on OITNB. But obviously you can't, because you'd prefer not to have a debilitating data bill at the end of the month.

Here's another scene.

You're stretching out for the day in Central Park, and you'd love to be able to log into your work network and accomplish something while you're lying here. So what's the problem?

There's no Wi-Fi signal available. You would be to access one of the networks off a 5th Avenue brownstone, but of course, that Wi-Fi network is password-protected.

Well, all of these problems will soon become problems of the past. Yes, you heard us right.

According to The Verge, Google announced earlier this month the imminence of Sidewalk Labs.

In short, it'll be an independent, Google-owned company that will focus on improving the quality of life for New Yorkers through technology.

Which basically means, you guessed it, blanket Wi-Fi for New York City.

How will it work, you might be wondering? The plan is called LinkNYC, and its goal is to convert the city's old phone booths into 10,000 ad-supported Wi-Fi "pylons," which, according to Bloomberg, will begin this fall.

Not stoked enough? There's more. These pylons won't just be for Wi-Fi.

You'll also be able to use them to charge your phone, call anywhere in the U.S. for free, and use a touchscreen for information about the city, directions, and other services.

Basically, things are about to get a lot more incredibly unbelievable in NYC (as if free Wi-Fi in our subways wasn't awesome enough-- that's right, we're looking at you, Transit Wireless) thanks to Google, who has basically become for technology what the Beatles were for music.

Well-Played, NYC: 7 Reasons Why Wi-Fi Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Subway.

[via CNBC]