Speed, Red Light & Bus Lane Cameras in Queens
13 cameras across 5 neighborhoods
Camera Summary
9 speed cameras
3 red light cameras
1 bus lane camera
Queens has the largest speed camera deployment of any borough, with cameras concentrated in school zones across the dense residential neighborhoods and along the major east-west arterials. The borough's proximity to both LaGuardia and JFK airports adds an additional layer of enforcement on the airport-access corridors and the Roosevelt Avenue bus lane.
Cameras by Neighborhood
Astoria
Broadway & Steinway St
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Northern Blvd & 31st St
24/7
$50
Flushing
Main St & Roosevelt Ave
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Kissena Blvd & Barclay Ave (near PS 20)
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Main St & Northern Blvd
24/7
$50
Union St & 37th Ave
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Jackson Heights
37th Ave & 82nd St (near PS 69)
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Roosevelt Ave & 74th St
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Roosevelt Ave & 82nd St (Q70 SBS)
7 AM - 7 PM weekdays
$115
Jamaica
Jamaica Ave & 168th St
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Guy R Brewer Blvd & Archer Ave
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Hillside Ave & Parsons Blvd
24/7
$50
Woodside
Roosevelt Ave & 58th St (near PS 11)
6 AM - 10 PM, school days
$50
Route Strategy for Queens
Queens is dominated by speed camera enforcement. The borough's street grid — longer, straighter, and less congested than Manhattan — lets drivers build up speed more easily, and the city has responded by deploying speed cameras aggressively in school zones across Jackson Heights, Flushing, Jamaica, Astoria, and Woodside. Routes that run east-west across the borough via Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, or Atlantic Avenue pass through dozens of school zones, and the 6 AM to 10 PM enforcement window on school days catches essentially all daytime delivery runs.
The Roosevelt Avenue bus lane is Queens' main bus-lane enforcement corridor, running through Jackson Heights and connecting Flushing to the 7 train line. Delivery fleets making local stops in Jackson Heights frequently pick up bus-lane tickets on Roosevelt Avenue because the curb space is tight and drivers drift into the lane while looking for a delivery address.
For fleets serving LaGuardia and JFK airports, the access corridors — the Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, and the Cross Bay Boulevard approach to JFK — have less camera density but more aggressive police enforcement, especially during peak travel hours. Red-light cameras in Queens cluster at the major intersections in Downtown Flushing, Jamaica Center, and along Queens Boulevard, known locally as the 'Boulevard of Death' before the Vision Zero redesigns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Queens have so many speed cameras?
Queens is the largest borough by area and has the most schools, which gives the city the most legal justification to deploy speed cameras (state law limits them to school zones). The long, straight arterials like Queens Boulevard and Northern Boulevard also tend to have higher pre-Vision-Zero crash rates, which the city uses to prioritize camera deployment.
What are the rules for the Roosevelt Avenue bus lane?
The Roosevelt Avenue bus lane operates during posted hours, typically weekday rush hours. Non-bus vehicles can use the lane briefly to make right turns, reach the curb, or access a driveway, but sustained use during enforcement hours will trigger a camera ticket. The ticket starts at $50 and escalates to $250 for repeat offenses within 12 months.
Do Queens airport routes get camera tickets?
The airport-access corridors (Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway) are mostly state-owned highways with less camera enforcement than the local streets. However, the local-street approaches to LaGuardia and JFK run through school zones and commercial districts with camera coverage, and drivers rushing between airport pickups are a common source of speed and red-light tickets in Queens.
What this means for commercial fleets
For delivery fleets running routes through Queens — particularly those serving the airports or the dense residential neighborhoods of Jackson Heights and Flushing — speed camera tickets are the dominant camera expense. A single fleet vehicle running an 8-hour shift through school zones in Queens can easily pick up two or three speed camera tickets in a week, and because these tickets arrive weeks after the incident, drivers often don't remember the specific moment they were ticketed. Clear Plates matches each violation back to the vehicle's rental period and driver assignment, so fleet operators can debrief with the specific driver who incurred each ticket.
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