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DOT: Queens traffic deaths fell 23% in 2025; city plans rolling deployment of 600 red‑light cameras
Summary
DOT reported a 23% decline in traffic deaths in Queens (74→57) and said the city will roll out up to 600 red‑light cameras citywide this year under expanded state authorization, with sites sited by crash/KSI data and distributed for equity.
Al from the Department of Transportation told the Queens Borough Cabinet that traffic fatalities in Queens declined 23% in 2025, from 74 in 2024 to 57 in 2025, and that citywide fatalities fell 22% for the year. "So 57 people still died in Queens, but we're going in the right direction," he said, noting Vision Zero policies contributed to the trend.
On automated enforcement, DOT said state legislation passed in 2024 allowed the city to increase the number of red‑light cameras. The agency plans a rolling deployment of up to 600 red‑light cameras across New York City this calendar year. DOT said siting will be prioritized based on crash and KSI (killed or severely injured) data and that the automated-enforcement unit will also consider equitable distribution borough‑ and neighborhood‑wide.
DOT stressed that red‑light and speed cameras operate under state legislation, that the city has caps tied to authorization, and that some sites will be redeployed if data shows improved compliance. On speed cameras the agency said its legally authorized allocation is already deployed and that mobile cameras continue to be rotated.
