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Firm with $1B NYC traffic-camera contract appears to be trying to cover up ties to Flock

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Last updated: October 30, 2026 10:07 pm
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Published: October 30, 2026
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A company with a $1 billion city contract to oversee traffic-enforcement devices such as red-light cameras appears to be trying to cover up its relationship with the controversial surveillance firm Flock.

Verra Mobility, a major Big Apple vendor for automated road-safety-enforcement systems, had been listed on Flock’s website as one of its partners up until earlier this year — and been joining forces on bidding for contracts as recently as 2025.

“Verra Mobility provides automated traffic enforcement systems. Integration with Flock Safety’s platform helps communities enforce road safety more effectively,” read a blurb under Verra’s logo on Flock’s site this year — a post that has since been deleted.


A red light camera monitoring an intersection in Albany, N.Y., with a sign reading "Photo Enforced."
A red-light camera monitors the intersection of Quail Street and Washington Avenue in Albany. Albany Times Union via Getty Ima

Verra also had previously touted its relationship with Flock while bidding on contracts for traffic-enforcement systems for schools and municipalities in Florida as recently as 2025.

Verra, in seeking a contract with the city of Greenacres in Florida in April 2025 for a school-zone speed-safety camera setup, boasted that it was “integrated with Flock and other data providers,” according to a public-meeting agenda.

But a representative for Verra recently told The Post that it has since stopped such Flock-involved Florida bids. The rep meanwhile insisted that the company’s hardware has never been integrated with Flock’s.

Localities have been facing panicked outrage to rip down Flock cameras out of concern the company is aiding federal immigration authorities and allowing cops to potentially abusing their powers with the tech.

Law enforcement has been using Flock’s mounted license-plate readers and other cameras to track traffic on major thoroughfares to catch criminals for years.

Verra noted to The Post that the five-year contract it has for automated enforcement cams in New York City specifies that the Big Apple’s Department of Transportation owns all the data collected by the cameras and that it can’t be shared with third parties such as Flock.


A Flock Safety automated license plate reading camera is mounted on a tall pole on a New York City street, with brick apartment buildings in the background.
A Flock automated license-plate reader is mounted over Queens Boulevard in Queens. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Queens), chair of the Assembly Consumer Protection Committee, told The Post that companies will need to be transparent about their relationship with Flock.

“When companies use technology to monitor our streets, transparency and accountability should be non-negotiable,’’ Rozic said.

“If a vendor is removing information about its practices, that raises questions that deserve clear answers.’’

She and other state lawmakers are scheduled to hold a hearing in Albany next month over potentially reining in the reach of license-plate readers.

At least half a dozen upstate municipalities such as Syracuse and Ithaca have canceled or chosen not to renew their contracts with Flock.

“I hope our upcoming hearing will tackle these concerns and help strike the right balance: deploying technology responsibly, protecting New Yorkers’ privacy, and ensuring appropriate oversight,” Rozic said.

Several other traffic-enforcement firms, such as Sensys Gatso, Altumint and Redspeed, also appear to have been scrubbed from Flock’s site.

A rep for Flock did not respond to a Post request for comment.

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