PSA: NYC Speed and Red Light Cameras to Go 24/7 Monday

by CrownHeights.info

Starting tomorrow, Monday August 1st, all New York City’s red light and speed cameras are going 24/7, a change that the city is claiming is being made as a safety measure.

The cameras, previously a pilot program around school zones, have only been running from 6:00am to 10:00pm, and were limited in number. Now that has changed.

“Make no mistake about it, this is a major victory for New Yorkers that will save lives and help stem the tide of traffic violence that has taken too many,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. “We are investing a historic $900 million in street safety and redesigning 1,000 intersections across the city – but we cannot do this alone, and my team and I have been working closely with our partners in Albany for months to get this done. I want to thank Speaker Heastie, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Senator Gounardes, Assemblymember Glick, and all of my colleagues who helped us take this significant step. I now look forward to working with our partners in the City Council to deliver safer streets and a safer city for New Yorkers.”

In 2021, the majority of vehicles that received one violation did not receive a second. As of December 2020, speeding at camera locations during hours of operation had dropped by an average of 72 percent. But in 2018, one in three deaths or serious injuries occurred while the cameras were not allowed to operate.