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Which Matters More to Albany: Saving Lives or Collecting Campaign Cash From the PBA?
The largest union representing uniformed NYPD cops is the lone source of organized opposition to the expansion of speed cameras in New York City, and has spent lavishly on campaign contributions to the players in Albany who control the fate of the speed cam bill.
June 19, 2018
If New Yorkers Lose Life-Saving Speed Cameras, Blame Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo could back up public statements of support for automated speed enforcement by pressuring John Flanagan and the State Senate to reauthorize cameras. Instead he's allowed senators to use Simcha Felder's cartoon villainy as an excuse to let the program come dangerously close to extinction.
June 18, 2018
Trauma Doctors vs. The New York State Senate
Staten Island trauma doctors are calling on the State Senate to renew and expand New York City's speed camera program.
June 14, 2018
Cuomo Gets on Board With Speed Camera Expansion
The governor's support could break through the inertia in the State Senate, where speed camera expansion has enough votes to pass but is stalled in committee by Brooklyn's Simcha Felder.
June 7, 2018
Momentum Is Building for More NYC Speed Cameras, and You Can Help
Governor Cuomo and other Albany reps need to hear from New Yorkers who want to see the program expanded.
May 11, 2018
NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway
The space between anti-vehicle bollards must be wide enough to accommodate greenway crowds, but the state DOT and NYPD appear to be making other plans without public input.
May 9, 2018
Marty Golden Supports Bill to Double Number of NYC Speed Cameras
State Senator Marty Golden supports the bill to increase the number of speed camera zones in New York City from 140 to 290, his chief of staff said at a rally in Bay Ridge.
May 7, 2018
Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers
On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.
May 4, 2018
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Indicts Driver Who Killed Two Kids on 9th Street for Manslaughter
The DA says Dorothy Bruns ignored doctors' instructions to stop driving months before she hit Joshua Lew and Abigail Blumenstein.
May 3, 2018
Has DMV Relapsed Into Its Old Habit of Ripping Off Cyclists?
Four years after the Department of Motor Vehicles was caught systematically overcharging cyclists who received traffic tickets, the attorney who brought the scandal to light thinks the agency might be making the same mistakes again.
April 30, 2018
