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State of the State Exclusive: Hochul Will Push ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Bill Through Her Budget
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today.
January 13, 2026
Republican Signs On To Super Speeder Bill, After Defending Reckless Driving
A Brooklyn politican who defended speeding at a funeral for victims of traffic violence now supports preventive legislation.
November 24, 2025
‘Temporary’ Insanity: DOT Traffic Cams Locked Out of Key Enforcement Database
The city's traffic enforcement cameras cannot rein in scofflaw drivers with temporary license plates because the Department of Transportation can't access a key national database — and that situation is not likely to change even as the agency seeks a new contractor.
July 23, 2024
This Year’s Mettle: The Push for Sammy’s Law Begins — With or Without Carl Heastie
Once again this year, it's all eyes on the Assembly Speaker.
January 23, 2024
A ‘Dangerous’ Sunset: What’s Next for Reining In Reckless Drivers?
The city's Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program expires on Thursday. And there's no new strategy to deal with the worst of the worst recidivists, except to appeal to the state for new laws.
October 25, 2023
CYCLE OF RAGE: Even Cheap Souvenir Plates Fool NYC Speed Cameras — And Piss Off an Out-of-Town Man
You don't have to be SEXY to fool New York City speed cameras. You just have to pretend to be. An alarming story of more plate fraud.
October 2, 2023
Heastie Retreat: Assembly Speaker Blows Off Reporter Seeking Comment on ‘Sammy’s Law’ — Then Blames DOT
After weeks of silence amid questions of why he refused to let the popular "Sammy's Law" be voted on in the Assembly, Heastie continued his reticence about not letting NYC set its own speed limits. Later, he blamed the city DOT.
June 23, 2023
Assembly Member in Harlem Council Race Opposes ‘Sammy’s Law,’ More Bike Lanes
Assembly Member Inez Dickens said that she does not support lowering the speed limit.
June 20, 2023
‘Major Victory’: Drivers Getting Nabbed With Fewer Speeding Tickets: City
The city’s speed cameras are spitting out less tickets to drivers than they were six months ago, Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said — and that's good.
March 17, 2023
Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras
The problem of cars evading speed, red-light and bus-lane cameras with defaced or covered plates has gotten markedly worse — with more than 7 percent of plates that triggered automated enforcement cameras last summer proving to be unreadable.
February 13, 2023
