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State Senate Fails to Act After Assembly Approves Speed Camera Expansion
The State Senate adjourned its 2017 session last night without taking action on a bill to expand the use of speed cameras near schools.
June 22, 2017
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
Simcha Felder Wants More People to Die on Ocean Parkway
Felder has introduced a bill that would raise the speed limit on Ocean Parkway to 30 miles per hour, exempting the street from NYC’s citywide 25 mph limit.
March 20, 2017
NYPD Conspicuously Absent From City Council Vision Zero Hearing
How seriously does Police Commissioner Bill Bratton take Vision Zero? The City Council transportation committee held a hearing today to gauge the city's progress in reducing traffic injuries and deaths, and NYPD didn't send a single person to provide testimony or answer questions.
October 7, 2015
Albany Bill Would Bar Police From Cuffing Bus Drivers Who Hit People
State lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit police from detaining, but not charging, bus drivers who hit pedestrians and cyclists.
March 26, 2015