Manhattan, New York Speed Traps
Third Avenue near 25th Street
When traveling north on 3rd Ave, it becomes a one-way at 24th Street. Because many drivers think it’s still a one-way, they attempt to make a left turn onto 25th St from the center lane, and can collide with others vehicle in the two left-most lanes. Making a left turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street is usually noy illegal. There are plenty of signs and green arrows, but many drivers miss them and make the turn. A marked cruiser is usually sitting on the right side of the street, in front of a Baruch College building, and the officer pulls drivers over two or three at a time.
FDR River Drive near Exit Number Brooklyn Bridge
Lots of cop presence in and around the Brooklyn Bridge and Battery Park Underpass. Particularly weekends especially on Sunday. Various hiding spots are used and patrol car location and presence varies.
Henry Hudson Parkway near George Washington Bridge
The Henry Hudson Parkway runs north up the west side of Manhattan. It is also known as the "West Side Highway". On the northbound side there are a set of curves where the speed limit drops from 50 to 35. NYPD-Highway sits here and writes for over 60 mph. The limit goes back up to 50 near the toll booth. While the area is signed, most cars moving at the 60 mph average coming out of the 50 zone don’t slow down. This is a very expensive ticket, as it is "heard" in Traffic Violations Bureau, where there are No deals, so the six or eight point ticket results in $300-$450 in Points Tax and a fine of $140 to $230. This is the single worst speedtrap in NYC.
State Highway 9A near GWB/Riverside Drive Exit
Heading South NYPD sits on Right Hand shoulder lane at far end of sweeping right after GWB/Riverside Drive exit, just before traffic merge from GWB feed. Uses Radar and Laser. Posted speed 50 mph, 10+ latitude. Typically there anytime outside of morning commute (when 10mph is tops anyway!)
Harlem River Drive near Exit Number Going SB, the hump in the highway around 135st
Officer Shooting K band radar, first time seeing K in NY. The trap is as you are approaching sb on the Harlem River Dr. when the highway turns 3 lane, the first hump (hill, u know how the fdr goes up and down at the exits so cars can pass under to go nb),,, he is on the service road by a park. didn’t seem too aggressive though..