The city’s speed cameras will remain active for another five years after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday extending the program through 2030.

Launched in 2013, the program authorizes automated speed enforcement in school zones and now includes about 2,200 cameras across 750 locations citywide. The initiative requires periodic legislative approval and was set to expire July 1 without the governor’s signature.

What You Need To Know

  • The city’s speed cameras will remain active for another five years after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to extend the program through 2030

  • The program was set to expire July 1 without the governor’s signature, causing over 2,200 cameras in 750 locations to go dark

  • Speed camera tickets cost $50 and are given to those who drive more than 10 mph above the speed limit

“It’s simple: speed cameras save lives and keep New Yorkers safe,” Hochul said in a statement. “There is no greater priority for me than the safety of New Yorkers, and strengthening New York City’s speed camera program means safer streets for everyone — from kids walking to school to seniors crossing the street to cyclists commuting home.”

City data shows severe traffic injuries dropped nearly 30% at locations where cameras were recently installed, and one camera in Manhattan — at the corner of West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side — led to a 75% reduction in speeding since it was installed in 2022, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.

Until 2022, the cameras operated only on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. In August of that year, the program expanded to 24/7 enforcement.

Speed camera tickets cost $50 and are given to those who drive more than 10 mph above the speed limit.

Some lawmakers and the city’s DOT have also been advocating for legislation that would require the most dangerous drivers to have speed-limiting technology installed in their vehicles.

The proposed “Stop Super Speeders” bill would apply to those with 11 or more points on their driving record in two years, or drivers who receive six speed camera tickets within 12 months.

That bill has passed the state Senate but is still in committee in the Assembly.