Are NYC speed cameras always on?

“One year ago, we launched 24/7 speed camera enforcement, and the results are in: The program has reduced speeding, decreased the number of injuries and made our streets safer,” said Ydanis Rodriguez, the Department of Transportation commissioner for New York City.



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State law provides that vehicle owners are responsible for paying properly issued speed camera violations. An owner whose vehicle was stolen may provide a police report to the New York City Department of Finance when contesting the violation.

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A state law signed last week by New York Governor Kathy Hochul now allows the cameras to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Speed cameras and automated traffic enforcement are proven, effective safety tools shown to reduce speeding by 72 percent.

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According to the New York DMV, speeding tickets stay on a driver's record until the end of the year in which the violation occurred, followed by three more years. If, for example, a driver got a speeding ticket in June of 2022, that ticket would remain on the driver's record until January 1, 2026.

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Under state law, traffic cameras that clock speeding is only permitted in school zones. This is the statute that governs New York City's use of hundreds of traffic cameras. Meanwhile, the use of red light cameras is permitted in New York cities with over one million people and where put in place by local ordinance.

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