Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Speeding Cameras

Council Member Erik Bottcher wants speed cameras to work better. Warning: This is a Photoshopped image!

CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.

Council Member Inna Vernikov's car has 23 school-zone speeding tickets since 2022 — and nine this year already.

Trump-Loving Anti-Camera Pol Has 23 School-Zone Speeding Tickets!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Inna Vernikov's car has been slapped with 23 camera-issued tickets since mid-2020, including nine this year, which may explain why she voted against speed cameras.

Queens Council Member and speedster Joann Ariola. Photo: New York City Council

Queens Pol Voted Against Speed Cameras — And Has 27 Speeding Tickets!

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Joann Ariola has racked up 48 violations on her SUV since 2017, including a whopping 27 for speeding in school zones and two for blowing through red lights.

A speed camera close to a public school in Brooklyn. Photo: NYC DOT

Sin City: New 24/7 Speed Cameras Issue a Whopping 70 Percent More Tickets

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

New York City’s speed cameras have ticketed 70 percent more drivers since they’ve been able to stay on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to new data from the city. According to an analysis of the city’s Open Parking and Camera Violations numbers by Jehiah Czebotar, there were 513,777 camera-issued speeding tickets […]

Cycle of Rage: Pro-Car Council Members are the Ones Who Politicize DOT’s Work

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Fortunately, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez will not be Council Member Bob Holden's executioner.

Gov. Hochul signed the speed camera expansion earlier this summer as Mayor Adams, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Assembly Member Deborah Glick and members of Families for Safe Streets looked on. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hochul Signs Speed Camera Bill, Citing Streetsblog’s Coverage of Unsafe School Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

The city's speed cameras will no longer stop issuing tickets at 10 p.m. but will stay on the job 24-7-365, thanks to Gov. Hochul affixing her signature on the bill re-authorizing and expanding the automated enforcement.

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