Disaster Radio. Does one need an FCC ham license to own/operate an endpoint? What are the frequencies? After some light poking on the website I don't see any info on that. Love the idea though.
there is also this: https://www.nycmesh.net/ , somewhat related and can be used as a back up information/communication source
there is also this: https://www.nycmesh.net/ , somewhat related and can be used as a back up information/communication source