#7: Gowanus

Density of Internet Service in Gowanus, Brooklyn

90th Percentile Average speed: 205.05 Mbps Fastest Recorded Speed: 478.51 Mbps Tech Presence: Gowanus is home to a handful of smaller startups, including Gimlet Media, who virtually every techie in America has encountered thanks to their well-liked podcast “Startup.” (Worth a listen for anyone with entrepreneurial tendencies. Their feature on American Apparel is particularly interesting.) Internet Providers:

• Charter Spectrum
• Verizon
• Verizon Fios
• Windstream
• RCN
• Fairpoint Communications
• Optimum