Brooklyn Public Library
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $343K | $357K | $1.7M | $564K | $444K | $468K | $433K | $776K | $856K | $834K | $2.2M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.2M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $888K | $2.3M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $4.8M | $4.7M | $4.8M | $1.3M |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 88% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 56% | 69% | 82% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 75% | 85% | 85% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 79% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 60 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 11,057 | 21,386 | 10,149 | 5,139 | 5,139 | 9,281 | 4,184 | 2,686 | 854 | 1,270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 11,057 | 21,386 | 10,149 | 5,139 | 5,139 | 9,281 | 4,184 | 2,686 | 854 | 1,270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | $61K | $86K | $155K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $674K | $837K | $611K | $547K | $550K | $555K | $482K | $549K | $591K | $588K | $523K | $532K | $590K | $641K | $4.4M | $4.4M | $4.2M | $260K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $1.2M | $160K | — | — | — | $76K | — | $109K | $1.0M | — | — | — | — | — | $908K | — | — | $42K | — | $1.4M | $421K | $320K | — | $42K | $427K | $967K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $343K | $357K | $439K | $404K | $444K | $468K | $433K | $680K | $796K | $606K | $315K | $570K | $558K | $551K | $483K | $418K | $428K | $428K | $399K | $389K | $365K | $414K | $411K | $404K | $413K | $267K | $226K | $68K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $32K | $39K | — | — | — | — | $214K | $214K | $202K | $190K | $196K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Branch Library | $8K | $3K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $17K |
| Bay Ridge Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $16K | $17K |
| Bedford Branch Library | $9K | $9K | $26K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $16K | $17K |
| Borough Park Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Brighton Beach Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Brooklyn Hts Branch Library | $9K | $9K | $29K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $17K |
| Brooklyn Public Library | $75K | $20K | $293K | $52K | $16K | $16K | $16K | $27K | $46K | $50K |
| Brower Park Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Brownsville Branch Library | $3K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Bushwick Branch Library | $8K | $3K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Canarsie Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $15K | $16K | $18K |
| Carroll Gardens Branch Library | $3K | $8K | — | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Center For Brooklyn History | $9K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarendon Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $17K |
| Clinton Hill Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Coney Island Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Cortelyou Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Crown Hts Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Cypress Hills Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| De Kalb Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Dyker Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $17K |
| East Flatbush Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $3K | $3K | — | $16K | $17K |
| Eastern Parkway Branch Library | $3K | $3K | $8K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $18K | $18K |
| Flatbush Branch Library | $9K | $9K | $26K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $18K | $18K |
| Flatlands Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Fort Hamilton Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $15K | $16K | $18K |
| Gerritsen Beach Branch Library | $3K | $3K | $8K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $17K |
| Gravesend Branch Library | $3K | $3K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Greenpoint Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | — | $16K | $18K |
| Highlawn Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $14K | $16K | $18K |
| Homecrest Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Jamaca Bay Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Kensington Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $15K | $16K | $18K |
| Kings Bay Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Kings Highway Branch Library | $9K | $9K | $26K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $18K | $19K | $19K |
| Leonard Branch Library | $8K | $8K | — | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Macon Branch Library | $9K | $9K | $31K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $16K | $13K |
| Mapleton Branch Library | $3K | $3K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $18K | $18K |
| Marcy Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Mckinley Park Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $30K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Midwood Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $16K | $18K |
| Mill Basin Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $14K | $16K | $18K |
| New Lots Branch Library | $9K | $9K | $26K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $18K | $18K |
| New Utrecht Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $11K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $18K | $18K |
| Pacific Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $30K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $16K | $18K |
| Paerdegat Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $20K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Park Slope Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Red Hook Branch Library | $3K | $3K | — | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Rugby Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Ryder Branch Library | $3K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Saratoga Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Sheepshead Bay Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Spring Creek Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Stone Avenue Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Sunset Park Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $27K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $16K | $18K |
| Ulmer Park Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $28K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Walt Whitman Branch Library | $3K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Washington Irving Br Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $13K |
| Williamsburg Branch Library | $8K | $8K | $25K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $16K | $16K | $18K |
| Windsor Terrace Branch Library | $3K | $8K | $27K | $9K | $8K | $3K | $3K | $14K | $16K | $18K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Bay Ridge Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Bedford Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Borough Park Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brighton Beach Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brooklyn Hts Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brower Park Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brownsville Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Bushwick Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Canarsie Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Carroll Gardens Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Center For Brooklyn History | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Clarendon Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Clinton Hill Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Coney Island Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Cortelyou Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Crown Hts Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Cypress Hills Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| De Kalb Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Dyker Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| East Flatbush Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Eastern Parkway Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Flatbush Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Flatlands Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Fort Hamilton Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Gerritsen Beach Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Gravesend Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Greenpoint Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Highlawn Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Homecrest Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Jamaca Bay Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Kensington Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Kings Bay Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Kings Highway Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Leonard Branch Library | Brooklyn | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Macon Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Mapleton Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Marcy Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Mckinley Park Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Midwood Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Mill Basin Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| New Lots Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| New Utrecht Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Pacific Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Paerdegat Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Park Slope Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Red Hook Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Rugby Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Ryder Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Saratoga Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Sheepshead Bay Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Spring Creek Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Stone Avenue Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Sunset Park Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Ulmer Park Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Walt Whitman Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Washington Irving Br Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Williamsburg Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Windsor Terrace Branch Library | Brooklyn | 90% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon- New York Inc. | $231K | $190K | $279K | $263K | $281K | $285K | $273K | $559K | $703K | $635K | $825K | $757K | $529K | $468K | $471K | $479K | $395K | $457K | $490K | $484K | $444K | $442K | $509K | $560K | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.1M | $229K |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $54K | $315K | $570K | $558K | $551K | $483K | $418K | $428K | $428K | $399K | $389K | $365K | $414K | $411K | $404K | $413K | $267K | $226K | $68K |
| Maureen Data Systems | — | — | — | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | $109K | $1.1M | — | — | — | — | $152K | $150K | $146K | — | $35K | — | $281K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corstar Business Computing Co., Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $303K | $258K | — | — | $295K | $580K |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $112K | $167K | $159K | $140K | $164K | $183K | $160K | $140K | $151K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | — | $1.2M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $76K | $78K | $75K | $77K | $73K | $83K | $86K | $96K | $98K | $68K | $69K | $58K | $50K | $45K | $39K | $40K | $21K |
| Verizon Network Integration, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tribeca Technologies LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $908K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dyntek Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $76K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $128K | $135K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.