Coastal cruise from Bay Ridge to JFK. Heavy weekend radar. The most-ticketed parkway in NY.
The Belt runs the southern coast of Brooklyn and Queens — Verrazzano to JFK to Cross Island. The view is beautiful. The enforcement is not. Speed cameras at school zones, dense weekend radar (especially Memorial Day to Labor Day), tunnel approaches with double-fine zones. James handles every common citation issued here.
Top citations on the Belt — and what each one costs.
50 mph posted on most of the Belt, dropping to 40 mph near tunnel approaches. Weekend enforcement is heavy from Memorial Day through Labor Day, especially between Bay Ridge and JFK.
Camera-only. Dense clusters at Bay Ridge surface street access ramps and along the Cross Island Pkwy split. Hours: 7am–6pm M-F.
Tunnel approaches are short, often 35 mph drop zones, with enforcement at the Manhattan-side exit. Easy to miss the speed-zone shift.
Belt's HOV stretches near JFK are enforced. Single-occupant in HOV during restricted hours = ticket.
Belt's narrow shoulders + curving sections produce frequent following-too-close stops, especially near Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay exits.
Long, scenic stretch tempts you to scroll. Don't. Phone in hand is 5 points whether moving or stopped.
The specific spots on the Belt where citations cluster.
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