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. 26 stories

	Story	Location
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	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	NYCLU Sues Westchester County Police Department Over 'Technologically Advanced' Vehicle Surveillance System Patch	Westchester County, NY us/ny/westchester
Jun 10	Drivers sue NY county over 1.6 billion license plate scans Syracuse.com	Westchester County, NY us/ny/westchester
May 20, 2026	License Plate Readers Are Tracking New Yorkers. We’re Fighting Back NYCLU	Tompkins County, NY us/ny/tompkins
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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