Speeding (most common)
3–6 pts + DOUBLED in work zones
50 mph posted but 70 mph is the realistic late-night speed. Radar enforcement near Hamilton Ave, Atlantic Ave exits, and Williamsburg.
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The double-decked nightmare with doubled work-zone fines.
The BQE runs from the Verrazzano through Sunset Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, and across the Kosciuszko Bridge into Queens. The Cobble Hill cantilever has been "imminently collapsing" since 2018 — meaning permanent work zones with doubled fines. Williamsburg radar is dense. Hamilton Ave merge is a citation factory. James handles all of it.
Top citations on the BQE — and what each one costs.
50 mph posted but 70 mph is the realistic late-night speed. Radar enforcement near Hamilton Ave, Atlantic Ave exits, and Williamsburg.
The Brooklyn Heights / Cobble Hill triple-cantilever has been a permanent work zone for years. Operation Hard Hat runs unannounced enforcement here — doubled fines apply to every common violation.
The Hamilton Ave merge is one of NY's most ticketed lane-change spots. Police position at the merge to catch unsafe lane changes from drivers who don't yield to merging traffic.
BQE traffic is famously stop-and-go. Tailgating tickets are common, especially in the Sunset Park stretch and Williamsburg approach.
Stuck in BQE traffic? Resist the urge to scroll. Officers ride alongside in unmarked vehicles and ticket phone-in-hand violations.
The Cobble Hill cantilever has commercial weight restrictions. Trucks over the limit caught here face significant penalties. Also — no trucks over 40 ft on most BQE stretches.
The specific spots on the BQE where citations cluster.
Work-zone tickets are negotiable — but only if you fight them. Free consult before the deadline.