A 360-degree surveillance camera installed by management to monitor tenants. The only place in which tenants are not surveyed is inside the stairwells and inside of their own apartments. Tenants often receive letters from management containing pictures of themselves from the CCTV footage. Management demands to know what they are carrying in their bags or boxes. Photo © Aryana Noroozi
Portrait of Tasilym Francis. Francis is the third generation of her family to call Atlantic Plaza Towers home for over thirty years. Her daughter is the fourth. Photo © Aryana Noroozi
Nelson announced that he would be revoking his application for facial recognition with New York State Homes and Community Renewal. A tenant questions Nelson regarding why he felt the additional surveillance was necessary on top of the current system. Photo ©Aryana Noroozi 2019
Francis leads a floor captain meeting. Floor captains discussed their efforts against the current building surveillance as well as strategies to push state legislation to prevent the use of facial recognition technologies by landlords. Photo ©Aryana Noroozi 2019
