Speed Cameras Activated in Nassau County School Zones

Speed cameras were officially activated this week in school zones across Nassau County as students returned to the classroom.

Six cameras were activated Tuesday and 13 activated Wednesday in school districts, according to Nassau County officials. Six others are scheduled to go into effect sometime next week.

Several units malfunctioned and began spouting speeding tickets before the official activation date, causing Nassau County to throw out more than $2 million in traffic tickets over the summer.

“I don’t have a high confidence level that the cameras were operating at statutory levels,” County Executive Ed Mangano said after the incident, according to Newsday. “So we are declaring amnesty with all tickets issued this summer.” Read the full story here.

The camera installation outraged countless families and residents who frequent the areas.

A Facebook group, NS School Traffic Camera Error Page, was created Friday for residents to share their run ins with the cameras.

“Users of Glen Cove Avenue in Glen Head - the new Nassau County traffic initiative has begun with a camera at the entrance of the HS/MS. Some communities are reporting serious errors in ticketing. Let’s be sure, at the very least, we aren’t getting ticketed when we shouldn’t be,” wrote the group.

A total of 25 cameras will be activated by next week out of the total 56 cameras planned for Nassau County school zones.

Cameras went into effect Tuesday at:

John Street School, Franklin Square
Chatterton School, Merrick
Camp Avenue School, North Merrick
Centennial Avenue Elementary School, Roosevelt
Baylis Elementary School, Syosset
Oceanside High School, Oceanside

Cameras were activated Wednesday at:

East Meadow High School, East Meadow
Dutch Broadway School, Elmont
Our Lady of Mercy School, Hicksville
Lido Elementary School, Long Beach
Lynbrook North Middle School, Lynbrook
Unqua Elementary School, Massapequa
Schwarting Elementary School, Plainedge
Parkway School, Plainview
Seaford High School, Seaford
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope School, Westbury
Albany Avenue Elementary School, Farmingdale
Franklin School, Hempstead
Valley Stream Central High School, Valley Stream

Units are planned to be activated next week at:

Howitt School, Farmingdale
Glen Cove High School, Glen Cove
Great Neck North Middle School, Great Neck
NG Mattlin Middle School, Plainview-Old Bethpage
Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington

An additional unit is planned for a Malverne location but its activation date has not yet been determined.