Opinion | Albany gives the green light: Red light camera fight shows absurdity of Albany control

After some significant lobbying, state lawmakers passed and this week Gov. Hochul signed a package of bills allowing NYC and various suburbs thereof to expand use of red light cameras. The city will be able to quadruple its program from 150 to 600 intersections — still only a tiny fraction of the city’s 13,000-plus intersections with traffic signals.