New York City, New York Speed Traps

north bound west side highway at west 57th street, red light camera. it’s the last light before the highway begins without any traffic lights, so don’t get too excited and try to make it.

There’s a cop watching for you to run the red light right around West Side Highway (northbound) and 40th Street in the mourning rush hour. The traffic lights are not synchronized and since the distance between 40th, 41st and 42nd Streets is very short at this particular spot, it’s very easy to run the red light. Cars are traveling around 50mph in this area and you just don’t have time to stop because of the very short distance. The cops know it and I always see someone pulled over in that area.

There’s a camera positioned on the right lane median just before W. Houston that photographs cars going through the yellow light. You’ll receive the ticket in the mail along with the photo.

FDR drive northbound lane directly underneath Brooklyn bridge off the Brooklyn Bridge/Pearl street exit every Sunday like clockwork and some weekdays been observed. Dark Blue unmarked Dodge Charger Hemi, NYPD Highway police. He is out of the car in the middle of highway with laser gun-He pulls over multiple cars at a time. When you are climbing hill to get onto FDR drive north from underpass tunnel-You will not see him-But you will be nailed already. Speed limit is 40MPH. Beware.

The officer sits far up on the right side of the road, just past the Triborough Bridge exit on the Harlem River Drive South. He parks his car far up where you can not see it; and then walks down; and tickets anyone who crosses the stripes where the Triborough Bridge Traffic Lane ends.