There's been a lot of talk about "broadband black holes" in important outer borough neighborhoods like Red Hook, the Brooklyn Naval Yard and Hunts Point. Now, the New York City Council is trying to do something about it. At a meeting in Brooklyn, Agostino Cangemi of the city's Information Technology and Telecommunications department mentioned wireless as the "only solution the city can take on." According to a city official visiting from Philadelphia, "Wireless really gives you the opportunity ... to put technology into neighborhoods that could never afford it." Among those testifying at the City Council hearing was the CEO of Tropos Networks, who explained how metro-scale Wi-Fi and WiMAX mesh could help ensure that all outer borough residents and businesses have access to affordable broadband Internet service.