You can check your e-mail or surf the Internet at cafés, copy centers, and libraries. By far the most well equipped and probably most convenient is easyInternetCafé in Times Square, which has a staggering 650 computer terminals; it's open from 6 AM to 1 AM, seven days a week. The nearby Times Square Information Center has free terminals for checking e-mail. In addition, many public entities and businesses, including public libraries and some McDonald's and Starbucks, now provide wireless Internet access. The organization NYCwireless keeps track of free Wi-Fi hot spots in the New York area.
Cyber Café (250 W. 49th St., between 8th Ave. and Broadway, Midtown West. 212/333-4109. www.cyber-cafe.com). easyInternetCafé (234 W. 42nd St., between 7th and 8th Aves., Midtown West. 212/398-0724. www.easyinternetcafe.com). www.web2zone (54 Cooper Sq., East Village. 212/614-7300. www.web2zone.com).
New York Public Library-Mid-Manhattan Library (455 5th Ave., at E. 40th St., Midtown East. 212/340-0833. www.nypl.org). NYCwireless (www.nycwireless.net). Times Square Information Center (7th Ave. between 46th and 47th Sts., Midtown West. 212/768-1560. www.timessquarenyc.org. Daily 8-8).