NYCLU's Daniel Schwarz says New Yorkers should “never just accept that we must live in a sweeping surveillance state to be safe.” “New Yorkers should be presented with clear information about the tools in use and the policies under which they operate.”
New York City’s subway system is already home to more than 10,000 surveillance cameras across its 472 stations, with thousands more expected by the end of the year, according to the MTA.The state Senate unanimously approved a measure this week that would legally require surveillance cameras in every New York City subway station, a step the MTA believes will bolster its authority to keep cameras in place despite concerns from civil liberties advocates.
“New Yorkers deserve greater peace of mind in their daily commutes,” Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the Brooklyn Democrat and primary bill sponsor, said during the Assembly vote last month. “In 2022, we shouldn’t have to question if there are cameras at every stop.” But that doesn’t mean the bill is moot. By placing the measure into law, it would support the MTA’s legal authority to maintain the cameras. In the past, theabout the breadth of the rapidly expanding camera system, of which 5,100 cameras feed live to the the NYPD and the NYC Transit security command center.
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