S.I. speed cameras net over $4.5M since December; Here are the borough’s most lucrative locations
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Staten Island speed cameras issued over 90,000 violations from the start of December through the end of March, according to city data. (Staten Island Advance/Erik Bascome)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Staten Island’s school zone speed cameras continue to rake in millions of dollars while issuing tickets to tens of thousands of borough residents each month.
At this point, there are well over 100 ticketing speed camera locations throughout Staten Island, but some are doling out tickets at a much higher rate than others.
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A group of about 33,000 speeders took the tiny village to court in 2013 over what they said was an unconstitutional, unmanned speed camera program. They claimed the Automated Speed Enforcement Program (ASEP) violated their due process rights because an administrative hearing rather than court proceeding was used. The speeders demanded the village refund around $3 million collected on the $95 tickets. Accumulated interest was tallied at more than $400,000.
Here are the 20 speed cameras on Staten Island that issue the most tickets
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Staten Island speed cameras issued over 150,000 violations from late June through the end of November, according to city data. (Staten Island Advance/Erik Bascome)
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But some speed cameras seem to be catching more drivers than others.
With Mayor Bill de Blasio currently pushing the state legislature to expand the city’s speed camera program to operate seven days a week, 365 days a year, compared to the current operating hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, we took a look at which Staten Island speed camera locations have issued the most violations in recent months.