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De Blasio Joins Traffic Violence Victims to Call on Albany to Allow More NYC Speed Cameras
Eighty-five percent of crashes resulting in injuries or deaths in NYC occurred in areas where speed cameras are not permitted, according to a DOT report released today.
June 9, 2017
It’s Time for the State Senate to Step Up and Protect New Yorkers From Speeding Drivers
With this year's legislative session drawing to a close, Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives will hold a rally on Friday calling on Albany to allow NYC to place more speed enforcement cameras around schools.
June 8, 2017
Families for Safe Streets Tells Albany How More Speed Cameras Will Save Lives in NYC
Members of Families for Safe Streets and city officials trekked up to Albany yesterday to make the case for expanding New York City's automated speed enforcement program.
May 16, 2017
At Vision Zero Symposium, de Blasio Says He’ll Push Albany for More School Speed Cameras
Addressing Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference this morning, Mayor de Blasio restated his intent to expand the city's speed enforcement camera program this year, which requires approval from Albany.
May 3, 2017
Speed Cameras Have Saved Lives in NYC, But to Nicole Malliotakis, They’re a “Gimmick”
To hear Malliotakis tell it, the safety benefits of speed cameras are a smoke screen, calling them "a gimmick to raise revenue for the city." And you thought you'd heard the last of the old cameras-as-revenue-scam canard.
March 22, 2017
Cuomo Can Save Lives by Unshackling NYC’s Speed Camera Program
In addition to lifting the cap on cameras, Cuomo and state lawmakers should end arbitrary restrictions on location and hours of operation, which make the cameras less effective than they could be.
January 27, 2017
When Will Albany Act to Strengthen Hit-and-Run Penalties?
Ydanis Rodriguez and other Upper Manhattan electeds joined friends and family of Jean Paul Guerrero yesterday to urge lawmakers to reform state law that incentivizes deadly hit-and-run crashes.
December 21, 2016
Albany Leaders Fail to Act on Speed Cameras as Session Comes to a Close
As Albany wraps up its legislative session today, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are taking no action to protect New Yorkers from a leading cause of death on city streets -- speeding drivers. A bill to expand the number of speed cameras in the city from 140 to 200 and loosen restrictions on how they can be used is not in the final package that Cuomo is negotiating with the leaders of the Assembly and State Senate.
June 17, 2016
NYC Motorists Killed Four People Walking and Biking This Weekend
New York City motorists killed four people walking and biking this weekend. One of the victims was struck in a Midtown crosswalk while crossing with the right of way, but NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance haven't filed charges against the driver.
June 13, 2016
To Gain Votes in Albany, Speed Cam Compromise Won’t Protect Every School
Assembly Member Deborah Glick has put forward a revised speed camera bill in an effort to pick up more votes in Albany. The new version -- Assembly Bill 10652 -- authorizes 200 speed cameras in New York City, an increase from the current limit of 140, but nowhere near enough to implement automated speed enforcement by every school, as the initial legislation (A9861) would have enabled.
June 13, 2016
