NYC speed camera tickets: school zone camera tickets this fiscal year

How many school zone speed camera tickets New York City has issued since the fiscal year began on July 1, 2026, what the City's fine list says each one costs, and how the count splits by month, day of the week and borough. The counts come from the Department of Finance's open data, which mixes parking tickets and camera tickets; we count the camera codes the City itself labels or describes as camera violations. Counts are tickets issued, not money collected.

Data updated: October 28, 2026, 4:04 AM EDTCounts are computed with SQL from our copy of City open data totals; no commentary is added.

Short answer

From July 1, 2026 through September 24, 2026, New York City's open data lists 971,120 school zone speed camera tickets under code 36 (the City's label is PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLATION), and the City's fine table lists $50 for that code.

This fiscal year at a glance

School zone camera tickets: 971,120July 1, 2026 through September 24, 2026, code 36
Per day: 11,292Average over 86 days counted, weekends included
Weekday and weekend: 10,383 and 13,641 a dayAverage per day, Monday to Friday and Saturday and Sunday
Listed-fine value, estimate: $48.6 millionTickets times the listed fine; not money collected

Camera tickets by type

Tickets for July 1, 2026 through August 16, 2026, the last day both camera codes have a complete count, so the two lines cover the same dates. The City's file stops earlier for red light camera tickets than for school zone camera tickets, which is why this table ends before the rest of the page. Share is the percentage of the camera tickets in this table. Fines are the City's listed amounts.

Type	Code	City's label	Tickets	Share	Listed fine
School zone speed cameras	36	PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLATION	546,948	66.0%	$50
Red light cameras	7	FAILURE TO STOP AT RED LIGHT	281,726	34.0%	$50

School zone camera tickets by month

Our own calculation for code 36. The current month is counted only through September 24, 2026. The last column compares the per-day average with the month before; last year's counts by code are not in our data, so we do not compare with last year.

Month	Days counted	Tickets	Per day	Per day against the month before
July 2026	31	359,088	11,583	n/a
August 2026	31	353,755	11,411	-1.5%
September 2026 (through 24)	24	258,277	10,762	-5.7%

School zone camera tickets by day of the week

Our own calculation from the days counted, July 1, 2026 through September 24, 2026. Holidays are counted as the weekday they fall on.

Day	Days counted	Tickets	Per day
Monday	12	125,623	10,469
Tuesday	12	118,470	9,873
Wednesday	13	134,193	10,323
Thursday	13	130,536	10,041
Friday	12	134,904	11,242
Saturday	12	159,281	13,273
Sunday	12	168,113	14,009
Weekdays, Monday to Friday	62	643,726	10,383
Weekends, Saturday and Sunday	24	327,394	13,641

July and August against September and October

Our own calculation for code 36: the same count per day for two stretches of the fiscal year, with the days counted shown. It states the numbers only. For the dates when New York City public schools are open, see the school calendar page.

Period	Days counted	Tickets	Per day	Per day against July and August
July and August	62	712,843	11,497	n/a
September 1 through September 24	24	258,277	10,762	-6.4%

School zone camera tickets by borough

Our own calculation for code 36. The source records the borough with mixed codes (NY and MN, BK and K, Q and QN, BX, ST and R, plus long names and blanks); we merge them as NY and MN into Manhattan, BK and K into Brooklyn, Q and QN into Queens, BX into Bronx, and ST and R into Staten Island. Tickets with no borough are shown as not recorded.

Borough	Tickets	Share	Tickets per day
Queens	391,970	40.4%	4,558
Brooklyn	284,161	29.3%	3,304
Bronx	141,320	14.6%	1,643
Staten Island	93,949	9.7%	1,092
Manhattan	59,720	6.1%	694

Official pages and related pages

Paying, disputing and the current fine amounts are handled by the City, not here.

Note

These are tickets as issued. The data set does not show whether a ticket was later paid, dismissed or cancelled, so the counts are not money collected and not the number of drivers.
Fine table date: the City's violation code table was last updated on July 30, 2024. If fines have changed since, the dollar amounts here are out of date; check the Department of Finance for the current amounts. Every code on this page has an entry in the table.
Data through September 24, 2026: the City publishes this data set with a lag of weeks, and the newest days are only partly filled in. We count only days that look complete, and each code is checked on its own, so the last day differs by code (7,312 school zone tickets after that day are left out of the counts). Tickets dated outside the fiscal year, in the future or with no date were dropped.
Where the cameras are: this data set has no camera locations and no time of day, so this page shows neither and does not guess them.
Bus lane camera tickets are not counted. The City's fine table lists one fine for them, while the Department of Finance's bus lane page describes fines that rise with repeat violations, so one listed fine would mislead; see the official bus lane page linked below.
Source and license: NYC Department of Finance, Parking Violations Issued (fiscal year 2027) and DOF Parking Violation Codes, published on NYC Open Data, which states there are no restrictions on the use of Open Data. Last pulled October 28, 2026, 4:03 AM EDT. Counts, shares and estimates are our own calculations and are not endorsed by the City of New York.
No plate numbers, summons numbers, street names or vehicle details are collected or shown; only totals by day, code and borough.

Frequently asked questions

How many speed camera tickets has NYC issued this year?: From July 1, 2026 through September 24, 2026, the City's open data lists 971,120 school zone speed camera tickets (code 36), an average of 11,292 a day over 86 days counted. This is the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2026, not the calendar year.
How much is a speed camera ticket in NYC?: The City's fine table lists $50 for code 36, school zone speed camera violations. It is a list amount for one code and says nothing about any single ticket; for the current amount and your own ticket, use the Department of Finance links on this page.
Are there more speed camera tickets on weekdays or weekends?: In the days counted, weekdays average 10,383 school zone camera tickets a day and weekends 13,641. The day with the highest average is Sunday, with 14,009 a day.
Where are the speed cameras in NYC?: This data set does not include camera locations, so this page does not show them and does not guess. The Department of Finance links on this page lead to the City's own information on its camera programs.
How do I pay or dispute a camera ticket?: Payment and disputes are handled by the NYC Department of Finance. Use the official links on this page; we cannot see or change any individual ticket and do not give legal advice.

Source and terms

Parking Violations Issued - Fiscal Year 2027 (data.cityofnewyork.us pvqr-7yc4, Department of Finance); prior-year comparison: Fiscal Year 2026 (9mwx-gamw). Terms: NYC Open Data: 'There are no restrictions on the use of Open Data' (NYC Open Data FAQ, nyc.gov). Source: NYC Department of Finance, Parking Violations Issued, NYC Open Data (City of New York). Counts and comparisons are our own calculations; not endorsed by the City of New York. Data retrieved: October 28, 2026, 4:03 AM EDT. Source data runs through: September 24, 2026. Computation: newyork24.
DOF Parking Violation Codes (data.cityofnewyork.us ncbg-6agr, Department of Finance). Terms: NYC Open Data: 'There are no restrictions on the use of Open Data' (NYC Open Data FAQ, nyc.gov). Source: NYC Department of Finance, DOF Parking Violation Codes, NYC Open Data (City of New York). Data retrieved: October 27, 2026, 10:22 PM EDT. Source data runs through: July 30, 2024.