In New York City, particularly in the borough of Brooklyn, city residents are suddenly seeing thousands of giant 5G towers being erected all over their neighborhoods. These residents want the towers gone because of their appearance and how they might affect property values.

The gray, 32-feet-tall 5G towers began appearing all over the city almost overnight as part of LinkNYC, an ongoing project started by former Mayor Bill de Blasio to replace the city's payphones with free WiFi kiosks. The latest step of this project involves replacing some of those kiosks with next-generation 5G towers known as "NYC Link5G."

The city plans to construct at least 2,500 of these towers all over the city, mostly in areas where cell service is considered relatively weaker, with the goal of eventually eliminating these so-called "internet deserts."

The towers were installed as part of LinkNYC, a project by former Mayor Bill de Blasio to replace the city's payphones with free WiFi kiosks. The 5G towers are touted as being the next-generation model of the kiosks, known as "NYC Link5G."

The 5G towers that have come online are offering city residents free public WiFi, much like the former Link NYC WiFi kiosks. The poles also come with keypads, speakers and audio jacks for people to make calls with, along with USB ports to charge devices and a 911 call button for emergencies.

Most New Yorkers that have spoken with mainstream media outlets seem to be unaware of the health dangers associated with living close to 5G towers, and have instead lambasted the city because the towers are "imposing eyesores."