Starting yesterday, a free solar-powered phone charging station is at the North Portland entrance to Fort Greene Park (Myrtle @ North Portland).

As part of an ongoing effort to keep New Yorkers connected, AT&T and Mayor Bloomberg’s Administration unveiled AT&T Street Charge. This pilot initiative provides free solar mobile charging stations in locations across all five boroughs where the public can charge their phones, tablets and other devices.

The solar mobile charging units work day or night, in sun or shade. During the day, three monocrystaline solar panels collect the sun’s energy to charge up powerful internal batteries. This enables AT&T Street Charge to power up phones,tablets, and other devices quickly – even when the sun isn’t shining.