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A new map of NYC’s cameras shows more surveillance in Black and brown neighborhoods New York City

A new map of NYC’s cameras shows more surveillance in Black and brown neighborhoods

Areas of New York City with higher rates of “stop-and-frisk” police searches have more closed-circuit TV cameras, according to a new report from Amnesty International’s Decode Surveillance NYC project. Beginning in April 2021, over 7,000 volunteers began surveying New York City’s streets through Google Street View to document the location…
bubmag
February 15, 2022