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Yonkers rakes in big bucks from red light cameras

Red light cameras are generating a lot of

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Red light cameras are generating a lot of revenue in Yonkers, including this one located at the intersection of Bronx River Road and Medland Avenue in Yonkers. (Dec. 17, 2012)

The city of Yonkers has more than 7.8 million reasons to like red light cameras.

That's how much money the city has taken in the two years since it began issuing tickets to traffic scofflaws using the controversial cameras, which now number 56, located at 24 intersections across Westchester County's largest city.

From October 2010 to October 2012, at least 176,431 red light camera tickets...

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