S2812 permits New York City to install “traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices” at up to 650 intersections by 2027.
The Senate passed S2812 on June 6, 2024, by a vote of 41 to 20. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill quadruples the number of “red light cameras” in New York City, further expanding large-scale “policing-for-profit” schemes. State and local police already enforce traffic laws and issue moving violations. The use of these “red light cameras” from third-party (and potentially foreign-owned) companies is nothing other than a corrupt, techno-authoritarian method to unconstitutionally tax citizens. It infringes upon the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, specifically the accused’s right to privacy and due process.
