Ever since speed cameras in NYC expanded to 24/7 operations last summer, two Bronx locations saw particular changes.
File photo/Pablo D. Castillo Jr.
Data released by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Monday shows that Bruckner Boulevard and Tremont Avenue have seen the biggest impacts since speed camera hours expanded last summer.
The cameras, which can only be placed within a quarter-mile radius of a school, previously functioned from 6 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday through Friday. The cameras began operating 24/7 on Aug. 1, 2022 after a change in state law.
Along with speeding, DOT also saw injuries and traffic fatalities decline in areas with speed cameras during the first year of round-the-clock enforcement. There are more than 2,000 of these cameras across New York City.
During the expanded hours, traffic fatalities dropped by 25% on streets citywide, according to DOT.
“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 DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. “Speeding happens most often on nights and weekends, and expanded enforcement has been a highly effective tool to keep New Yorkers safe.”
Camera violations dropped an average of 30%, according to DOT, with the most drastic drop taking place on Houston Street in Manhattan’s East Village, at 96%.
The steepest drops otherwise took place on Cropsey Avenue in Brooklyn (-84%), North Conduit Boulevard in Brooklyn (-74%), Seagirt Boulevard in Queens (-79%) and Union Turnpike in Queens (-83%). Bruckner Boulevard was the only Bronx street to make the list of streets with the largest speeding decreases, with a 68% drop — ranking as the sixth-highest decrease throughout the city. The data is representative as of June 30 this year.
However, a Bronx street saw the greatest impact citywide when it comes to declines in traffic injuries during…
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