
Security firms are turning NYC's street trees into surveillance posts for guards
WNYC News | Nov 30, 2022
In recent months, security contractors have quietly drilled electronic “tokens” into the trunks of city street trees. Guards scan the trackers with their phones, providing real-time data on the status of their patrols. But tree lovers and surveillance skeptics are raising concerns. WNYC's Jake Offenhartz reports.


