{"id":184114,"date":"2026-04-03T02:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/184114\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:46:14","slug":"nyc-leaders-want-more-red-light-cameras-to-ticket-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/184114\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC leaders want more red-light cameras to ticket drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2013 Look out, drivers, New York City leaders want to install hundreds more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nyc-add-red-light-cameras-183412059.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:red-light cameras;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;red-light cameras&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">red-light cameras<\/a> to ticket drivers across the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday, the New York City Council released its solution to fill the looming $5.4 billion budget gap. It includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/red-light-cameras-coming-450-190451142.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:proposal to increase the number red-light cameras;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;proposal to increase the number red-light cameras&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">proposal to increase the number red-light cameras<\/a> to 1,325 intersections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In January, the Mamdani administration announced it would add red-light cameras to a total of 600 intersections by the end of 2026, but that\u2019s the maximum the city can install. Adding more cameras would require a change in legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Doing so may be worth the money, especially considering the city\u2019s $5.4 billion budget cap, the City Council leaders advised. In 2025, 211 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/bill-allows-nyc-expand-red-144902515.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:red-light cameras;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;red-light cameras&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">red-light cameras<\/a> brought in $31.8 million in revenue. That would jump to $199.7 million per year if the city added more cameras, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">State Sen. Andrew Gounardes originally proposed 1,325 red-light cameras in New York City, but the legislation passed in 2024 with a maximum of 600 cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The council also proposed making subways and buses free for New Yorkers making under 150% of the federal poverty level, which is a salary of $23,940 for one person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. 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