One of the busiest cities, New York has given FiOS TV customers with Internet subscription a solution to avoid traffic jams with just a push of a button on their remote control.

It will be a part of the enhanced FiOS TV Widget Bazaar application marketplace. The new widget will start this Thursday, October 22 showing live camera views of major road conditions in all five boroughs of New York City. FiOS subscribers can select a borough for viewing; they could also zoon-in and look at individual roads. They can also set their “favorites” for easy access or reference of the road they travel everyday.

This feature is only available for Verizon customers with combined FiOS TV and Internet in New York City, Long Island, the northern suburbs and northern New Jersey.

According to Shawn Strickland, vice president for Verizon Telecom:

 "With our new widget, viewers don't have to wait for radio and TV news reports to plan their commutes or weekend drives. They can pull up camera views on road conditions any time, for any borough, while watching their favorite TV shows. It's just one of the dozens of features that makes FiOS TV the clear choice over old-fashioned cable service."

Verizon also plans to add more helpful New Your City Information onto the widget in the future said Strickland. The following applications my include the following:

• Cultural and recreational events
• Yellow taxi lost and found
• Bus or subway updates and schedules
• Alternate side-of-the-street parking and assistance
• Street and bridge information
• School closures

"We want to make sure that what New Yorkers have come to expect from 311 on the phone and on the Internet, they get on their TV sets," Strickland said.