Almost every residential and commercial building in NYC has fiber running in front of it: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/06/09/verizon-will-miss-deadline-

Almost every residential and commercial building in NYC has fiber running in front of it: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/06/09/verizon-will-miss-deadline-to-wire-all-of-new-york-city-with-fios/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/06/09/verizon-will-miss... That last few feet? Dependent on landlords.