Overview
- The city completed installation of cameras at the 600 intersections allowed under a 2024 state law, a rollout city officials said was finished Wednesday and covers all five boroughs.
- NYC Department of Transportation data show average red‑light violations fell more than 80% at camera sites and injuries from rear‑end and T‑bone crashes dropped roughly 60% and 70% respectively.
- Cameras photograph license plates and trigger a $50 notice of liability mailed to the registered owner without adding license points, and the city reports that about 95% of cited vehicles in 2025 received only one or two violations.
- The authorizing 2024 law includes a sunset that requires reauthorization in the 2027 legislative session, prompting advocates to press for expansion and critics to raise questions about program revenue and fairness, with prior reporting showing about $20 million net revenue in 2024.
- The program began in 1994 with a small pilot and was capped at 150 intersections until the 2024 law raised the limit to 600, a change the city says is part of its broader Vision Zero street‑safety strategy and one championed by families affected by fatal crashes.