New York’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming New York or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 50 stories

	Story	Location
Aug 13	Troy mayor looks ‘forward to discussing’ Flock Safety policy changes WAMC	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy
Aug 12	Greenport license plate camera vandalized for third time Newsday ($)	Suffolk County, NY us/ny/suffolk
Aug 11	What are Flock cameras? A retired BPD Captain tells us Audacy	us/ny/town/amherst
Aug 11	$100M grant aims to modernize police agencies across N.Y. state spectrumlocalnews.com	us/ny/broome/city/binghamton
Aug 10	Ramapo Police Halt Planned Test of Advanced License Plate Reader Cameras Over Privacy Concerns Monsey Scoop More coverage: newsbreak.com · rocklandreport.com	us/ny/town/ramapo
Aug 10	Binghamton police showcase high-tech tools like drones, license plate readers Press & Sun-Bulletin	us/ny/broome/city/binghamton
Aug 10	New York council urges mayor to dump Flock cameras over privacy concerns The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet	us/ny/broome/city/binghamton
Aug 8	Drones Are Now Beating Police to 911 Calls: Inside Lancaster’s New First Responder Program MotorBiscuitalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Vertical Mag	us/ca/los-angeles/city/lancaster us/in/vanderburgh/city/evansville us/ny/westchester/city/yonkers
Aug 8	Flock cameras raise questions over crime-fighting, privacy The Victoria Advocatealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: AOL.com · Your Ohio News · WIVT - News 34 · chicagotribune.com · +7 more Contract canceled	us/tx/wharton/city/wharton us/tx/matagorda/city/bay-city us/ri/town/south-kingstown
Aug 7	Binghamton City Council resolution urges mayor to terminate Flock Camera contract WBNG ($) More coverage: WNBF	us/ny/broome/city/binghamton
Aug 7	Syracuse stops ticketing drivers in funeral processions caught by school zone cameras Syracuse.com	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse
Aug 6	Residents, mayor of Troy at odds over executive power guidelines NEWS10 ABC	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy
Aug 6	Starting This September, Drones Will Scan License Plates Over Lancaster, NY Gadget Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet	us/ny/town/lancaster
Aug 5	Stanford drops Flock cameras amid national backlash Redwood City Pulsealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Oklahoma City Free Press · Fox News · Realtor.com Contract canceled	Garfield County, UT us/ut/garfield
Aug 3	Oklahoma City to consider renewing Flock license plate reader contract agenda item moved KOKHalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: auburnpub.com	us/ny/cayuga/city/auburn
Aug 2	Flock Safety cameras vandalized on Long Island after accusations cop tracked lover New York Post	us/ny/town/southold
Jul 31	Rollout of Troy Flock camera audit leads to arguments, accusations WAMC	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy
Jul 31	Suffolk County finalizing $4 million contract with flock safety for gunshot detection technology longisland.news12.com More coverage: Newsday New contract	Suffolk County, NY us/ny/suffolk
Jul 31	City Council says Troy police gave incomplete data from surveillance cameras timesunion.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Saratogian	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy
Jul 31	Privacy concerns grow over flock cameras as critics say it could be used for immigration enforcement ABC7 New York Contract canceled	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse us/or/lane/city/eugene us/co/larimer/city/fort-collins
Jul 30	Americans in Troy, NY rebel against China-style flock cameras worldtribune.com Contract canceled	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy
Jul 30	Axon license plate readers go live in Syracuse. State legislator calls it ‘a constant, warrantless surveillance system’ Central Current	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse
Jul 29	Troy man arrested for allegedly cutting down Flock camera WAMC	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy
Jul 28	Southold Flock cameras vandalized as nationwide privacy backlash grows The Suffolk Timesalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Newsday · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	us/ny/town/southold
Jul 25	LaGrange Police Department launches Drone as First Responder program WRBL More coverage: Monsey Scoop · LaGrange Daily News · AOL.com	us/ny/town/ramapo us/ga/troup/city/lagrange
Jul 24	Months after Syracuse ditched Flock, critics say switch to Axon solved nothing WSTM New contract	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse
Jul 22	NY to give local police $75M for law enforcement technology WAMCalso carried by 1 other outlet	us/ny/schenectady/city/schenectady
Jul 20	Flock Safety removes its license plate readers, finalizing eight-month breakup with City of Syracuse Central Currentalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WSYR · Spectrum News Contract canceled	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse
Jul 16	Flock protests happening in downtown Binghamton Yahoo	Broome County, NY us/ny/broome
Jul 16	'Anti-democratic.' Binghamton residents ask to stop use of surveillance tech Press & Sun-Bulletin	us/ny/broome/city/binghamton
Jul 16	Hornell police placing new surveillance camera in high school area Hornell Evening Tribunealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Fingerlakes1.com	Steuben County, NY us/ny/steuben
Jul 16	Buffalo-area police making extensive use of license plate readers Investigative Post More coverage: Investigative Post	us/ny/erie/city/buffalo Erie County, NY us/ny/erie
Jul 15	Newport ending license plate camera pilot after community outcry AOL.com Contract canceled	us/ny/town/newport
Jul 14	Cicero Police Department opens new real-time crime center CBS Newsalso carried by 2 other outlets	us/ny/town/cicero
Jul 8	State lawmaker Pam Hunter pushing to regulate license plate reader surveillance Central Current	Westchester County, NY us/ny/westchester
Jun 29, 2026	Nassau County introduces drone as first responder program Herald Community Newspapers More coverage: 5 Towns Central · Yahoo	Nassau County, NY us/ny/nassau us/ny/town/north-hempstead
Jun 11, 2026	NYCLU Sues Westchester County Police Department Over 'Technologically Advanced' Vehicle Surveillance System Patch	Westchester County, NY us/ny/westchester
Jun 10, 2026	Drivers sue NY county over 1.6 billion license plate scans Syracuse.com	Westchester County, NY us/ny/westchester
May 18, 2026	Upstate NY mayor declares emergency to keep AI cameras watching residents Syracuse.com	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse
May 14, 2026	Syracuse Common Council to vote Monday on biometric identity technology restrictions Spectrum News	Onondaga County, NY us/ny/onondaga
May 4, 2026	Troy council's plan to regulate license-plate camera readers draws fire from mayor, DA Spectrum News	Rensselaer County, NY us/ny/rensselaer
Apr 21, 2026	Trumansburg unlikely to renew Flock Safety cameras contract Tompkins Weekly Contract canceled	Tompkins County, NY us/ny/tompkins
Apr 15, 2026	Syracuse lawmakers may ban use of facial recognition, similar tech in public Syracuse.com	Onondaga County, NY us/ny/onondaga
Apr 8, 2026	Rochester police test drones as first responders Democrat and Chronicle	us/ny/monroe/city/rochester
Feb 6, 2026	Syracuse lawmakers likely to approve deal with new license plate reader company Syracuse.com	us/ny/onondaga/city/syracuse
Feb 26, 2025	N.Y. city seeks $300,100 grant for license plate reader cameras gov1.com	Niagara County, NY us/ny/niagara
Jun 11, 2024	$10M for Enhanced License Plate Readers at Staten Island / NJ Bridge Crossings New Jersey Business Magazine New contract	us/ny/borough/staten-island
Mar 19, 2024	Real-time crime center to go live in Monroe County in months Spectrum News	Monroe County, NY us/ny/monroe
Apr 17, 2023	26 cameras on major Syracuse streets could record thousands of license plate numbers daily Syracuse.com	Onondaga County, NY us/ny/onondaga
Mar 26, 2015	State, Local Officials Roll Out Real Time Crime Analysis Center WXXI News	Monroe County, NY us/ny/monroe

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