Governor signing law allowing red light cameras

I have been advised by Governor Kathy Hochul’s office that the Governor will sign legislation on Wednesday October 23rd authorizing the town of Greenburgh to install two red light cameras in unincorporated Greenburgh: at the intersections of Ardsley Road at Old Army Road and East Hartsdale Avenue at
Rockledge Road. The Governor is also going to authorize more red light cameras in NYC and around the state.

Earlier this year the Greenburgh Town Board unanimously approved a home rule request seeking permission from the state to place red light cameras at these two locations. Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins and Assemblywoman Mary Jane Shimsky sponsored the legislation. Residents of E Hartsdale Ave have asked for the red light cameras. And, the Edgemont Community Council endorsed the cameras on Ardsley Road/Old Army Road earlier this year.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in 2020, 116,000
people were injured in red light crashes and 928 people were killed in crashes that involved the
running of red lights, with half of those killed being pedestrians, bicyclists and people in other
vehicles.

Red light cameras are intended to augment, not replace, traditional traffic
enforcement and have been shown to be powerful deterrent tool.

Other municipalities in the County of Westchester and throughout the State have
successfully implemented red light camera programs. State law prohibits red light cameras in towns unless the state authorizes exceptions-which they now are doing in the case of unincorporated Greenburgh.

The town believes that the automated enforcement of a red light camera
program specifically focused at specified intersections will provide a significant deterrent for
potential violators. The Town Board recently approved the 2024 capital budget which includes funding for the red light cameras. We hope the cameras will be up and running in the coming months.
PAUL FEINER Greenburgh Town Supervisor