NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Look out, drivers, New York City leaders want to install hundreds more red-light cameras to ticket drivers across the city.
On Wednesday, the New York City Council released its solution to fill the looming $5.4 billion budget gap. It includes a proposal to increase the number red-light cameras to 1,325 intersections.
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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’s the maximum the city can install. Adding more cameras would require a change in legislation.
Doing so may be worth the money, especially considering the city’s $5.4 billion budget cap, the City Council leaders advised. In 2025, 211 red-light cameras 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…