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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2024
Contact: (212) 839-4850, press@dot.nyc.gov

Statement From NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on the Passage of Legislation to Renew and Quadruple the Size of the City’s Red Light Camera Program

NEW YORK — New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today issued the following statement in response to the passage of legislation in the State Senate and Assembly to renew and expand the city’s red light camera program. The legislation renews the city’s red light camera program through December 1, 2027, and allows the city to expand the number of intersections where it can operate red light cameras from 150 to 600.

“The data speaks for itself: where we’ve installed red light cameras, red-light running and related crashes have dropped dramatically. This legislation will renew our red-light camera program and allow us to quadruple the number of intersections equipped with this critical safety tool, helping us fight back against the rise in red-light related tragedies we’ve seen across the city,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. “We thank State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, as well as the leadership in both chambers and the City Council for their support to make our streets safer.”