About this episode

The episode explores New York's police-surveillance infrastructure and the evolving stance of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the issue.

We take a deep dive into New York’s police-surveillance infrastructure, a sprawling leviathan that Mayor Zohran Mamdani was outspoken against during his campaign, but has now inherited and is even warming up to as his administration settles into power. ••• Mamdani’s Surveillance State https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/mamdani-surveillance-state.html ••• Walking the Thin Blue Line https://www.thedriftmag.com/walking-the-thin-blue-line/ ••• The New York City Police Department’s Domain Awareness System (pdf) https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/Levine%20-%20Interfaces%20-%20The%20New%20York%20City%20Police%20Department%E2%80%99s%20Domain.pdf Standing Plugs: ••• Order Jathan’s book: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520398078/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite ••• Subscribe to Ed’s substack: https://substack.com/@thetechbubble ••• Subscribe to TMK on patreon for premium episodes: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (bsky.app/profile/jathansadowski.com) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.x.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (bsky.app/profile/jebr.bsky.social)

People in this episode

Hosts: Jathan Sadowski, Edward Ongweso Jr.

Topics covered

• police surveillance
• New York City
• politics
• technology
• government
• civil liberties

Keywords

• surveillance
• police
• New York
• Mamdani
• technology
• civil rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York City Police Department, Brennan Center, TMK, Substack, Patreon

Books & works: The Mechanic and the Luddite

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