Police have arrested a man on criminal mischief charges for smashing up New York City�s flashy sidewalk Wi-Fi kiosks.

New York City police on Wednesday said the suspect, identified as 41-year-old Juan Rodriguez, was seen on surveillance video hurling bricks or other objects at 42 LinkNYC kiosks in Manhattan over the last week.

Information on his lawyer wasn�t immediately available.

One of the videos, recorded April 16 by a camera on a kiosk near Times Square, shows a bearded man in a blue, long-sleeve T-shirt walking up and tossing a brick at the camera.

New York City has more than 1,800 of the 9-foot (3-meter) tall, narrow kiosks. That includes about 1,100 in Manhattan.

The kiosks feature large video boards and provide free Wi-Fi service and ports to charge phones.

(AP)