Flock & ALPR Cameras in New York County, New York
Volunteers have reported 379 automated license plate readers across New York County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 7 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
- Oct 7 Ekin Box Spotter camera newly reported
- Oct 7 Pelco camera newly reported
- Oct 7 Verra Mobility camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 6 new license plate readers just reported around Flatlands, NY. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Flatlands
📷 7 new license plate readers just reported around Spring Valley, NY. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #SpringValley
📷 40 new license plate readers just reported around Bronxville, NY. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Bronxville
How New York County compares nationally
New York County ranks #1,444 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 1,627,788 residents and 135 miles of county roads — 1.8368 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching New York County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside New York County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around New York
- Troy passes New York's first local law restricting license plate readers
- Troy Passes New York's First License Plate Reader Law, Mayor Vows Veto
- UPSTATE NEW YORK TOWN HAS NO IDEA WHO PUT A 'FLOCK' CAMERA ON MAIN STREET
- New York attorney general takes over Cornell alleged gang rape case
What you can do in New York
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras nearby in New York
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.