New York City Traffic Cameras & Live Conditions

As of 5:15 AM EDT, 1 of 7 major New York City highways has a major incident or full closure, 5 are slow or have work zones, and 1 is clear. 373 traffic cameras are live across NYC, 232 with live video. Updated

Live traffic cameras, incidents and closures on the highways in and around New York City: the Thruway, I-95, the BQE, the Long Island Expressway, the Van Wyck, the FDR Drive and the West Side Highway.

Incidents now

  • I-495 (Long Island Expressway) eastbound: Road closed between Exit 17W and Exit 19

    I-495 · severe · reported 14 days ago

  • I-495 (Long Island Expressway) eastbound: Road closed between Exit 17W and NY 25

    I-495 · severe · reported 14 days ago

  • I-495 (Long Island Expressway) eastbound: Road closed between Exit 40W and Exit 45

    I-495 · severe · reported 31 hr ago

  • I-495 (Long Island Expressway) in both directions: Roadwork between Exit 13-14: NY 25A and Exit 18

    I-495 · moderate · reported 14 days ago

  • I-678 southbound: Roadwork at Exit 1B-2 - North Conduit Avenue; NY 27

    I-678 · moderate · reported 271 days ago

  • NY 9A (West St) southbound: Roadwork between Exit 1 2 and I-478; 907L

    9A · moderate · reported 14 days ago

  • NY 9A (West St) southbound: Roadwork between Exit 5 and Holland Tunnel

    9A · moderate · reported 5 hr ago

  • NY 9A (12th Ave) in both directions: Roadwork between NY 495 and Exit 9

    9A · moderate · reported 14 days ago

  • I-87 (NYS Thruway) in both directions: Road reconstruction between Exit 14 and Exit 6E (Yonkers)

    I-87 · minor · reported 147 days ago

  • I-87 (NYS Thruway) in both directions: Roadwork between Exit 14 and Exit 6E (Yonkers)

    I-87 · minor · reported 139 days ago

Highways

Questions about New York City traffic

What is traffic like in New York City right now?

As of 5:15 AM EDT, 1 of 7 major New York City highways has a major incident or full closure, 5 are slow or have work zones, and 1 is clear. 373 traffic cameras are live across NYC, 232 with live video.

Which New York City highways have traffic cameras?

I-87 Major Deegan Expressway & NYS Thruway (68 cameras), I-95 Cross Bronx, New England Thruway & Connecticut Turnpike (71 cameras), I-278 Staten Island Expressway, Gowanus & BQE (79 cameras), I-495 Long Island Expressway (69 cameras), I-678 Van Wyck & Whitestone Expressways (40 cameras), FDR Drive & Harlem River Drive (31 cameras) and West Side Highway & Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A) (15 cameras).

Where can I watch live NYC traffic cameras?

On this page. 232 cameras stream live video from the state DOT; tap any camera marked LIVE to play it. The other cameras show still images refreshed every minute.

Are there accidents or closures on NYC highways now?

45 active incidents as of 5:15 AM EDT. The most serious: I-495 (Long Island Expressway) eastbound: Road closed between Exit 17W and Exit 19 (I-495, severe); I-495 (Long Island Expressway) eastbound: Road closed between Exit 17W and NY 25 (I-495, severe); I-495 (Long Island Expressway) eastbound: Road closed between Exit 40W and Exit 45 (I-495, severe).

What do the green, amber and red highway colors mean?

Green means no incidents or only minor ones. Amber means a moderate incident, or a closure or work zone while work is actually underway (planned roadwork outside its scheduled hours does not count). Red means a severe or critical incident, such as a crash blocking lanes, or a road closed in one direction (labeled Closed). Colors update every two minutes from state DOT incident feeds.

About these cameras

Camera images come from 511NY and CTDOT. Still images refresh every minute; cameras marked LIVE stream video directly from 511NY. Incidents and closures come from 511NY and refresh every few minutes.

  • Camera images, live video and incident data from 511NY, the traveler information service of NYSDOT and NYC DOT. 511NY
  • Connecticut camera images from the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). CTDOT

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