For 2, it’s not widespread, but https://link.nyc is about as close as you are going to get (along with assorted businesses, like Starbucks or McDonald’s, offering WiFi.). Source: about 1 year ago

LinkNYC is prevalent in midtown, while scattered elsewhere. Look for the big gray kiosks with screens showing facts about NYC, ads, etc. I haven't used them in a while, but info can be found here: https://link.nyc/. Barring that, you'll find all the local coffee shops have wifi. Source: about 1 year ago

Link.nyc has thousands of kiosks throughout the city. Source: over 1 year ago

This isn’t a great option, but it is an option. I would take a walk around to some of these Link WiFi locations and see if any have benches nearby for you to use. Source: about 3 years ago

Check out ChucK also (https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/). It's a very capable language and we'll documented. Source: about 1 year ago

I am a programmer by trade but don't often combine it with my musical endeavors. I briefly messed with https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/ for live coding shows in college but honestly its very restrictive. Source: over 1 year ago

Also, a programming language geared towards music can help with process-driven composition. Max/MSP or ChucK for instance. Source: about 2 years ago

I haven't coded music in haskell, but I've coded it in Max/MSP and ChucK and I enjoyed them both https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/ https://cycling74.com/products/max. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

ChucK: Strongly-Timed, Concurrent, and On-the-Fly Music Programming Language\ (15 comments). Source: over 2 years ago