New York City Traffic Cameras

856 traffic cameras around New York City, New York, straight from the state Department of Transportation. Each posts a fresh image every few minutes, so you can see what the roads look like before you leave.

Cameras: 856

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About the New York City cameras

These are the official New York Department of Transportation cameras within about 35 km of downtown New York City. They are the same feeds the state publishes, gathered here so you can check the whole metro area at once instead of one camera at a time.

Driving in New York City

Roadze tracks 856 traffic cameras in and around New York City, New York. They belong to the New York Department of Transportation and are the same feeds their own traffic operators watch.

Cameras are public and free to watch — no account, no app. Each one shows what the road looks like right now, which is more useful than a traffic map when you want to know whether it is raining, whether the plows have been through, or whether that backup is an accident or just volume.

Nearby cities

Newark 9 mi Brentwood 40 mi Bridgeport 53 mi New Haven 70 mi Waterbury 77 mi Allentown 78 mi

Every camera in New York City was checked today. 856 are listed as working. Roadze re-checks every camera daily against its transportation department, so a camera that goes dark disappears from this page instead of sitting here as a broken thumbnail.

Common questions

How many traffic cameras does New York City have?

Roadze lists 856 public traffic cameras for New York City. They all come from the transportation department that runs the road, and they are the same feeds those agencies publish.

Are the New York City traffic cameras free to watch?

Yes. Every New York City camera is public and free, with no account, no app and no limit on how long you watch. Roadze puts them on one map so you do not have to know which agency runs which road.

When were the New York City cameras last checked?

On October 27, 2026. Every New York City camera is asked again on each check, and the ones that stop answering are taken off the list instead of being left as black thumbnails.