Video: Rodriguez, Lander Call for Return to Sanity in Central Park
Via Andy Shen at NYVelocity, here's the video of this week's press conference and rally at City Hall, where Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez and Brad Lander kicked off the push to set traffic signals in Central Park and Prospect Park to flashing yellow during car-free hours. It's encouraging to hear some clear thinking from Council members about traffic enforcement, and great to see the big crowd that turned out on a cold, rainy Wednesday for this event.
The NYPD has handed out 230 tickets to cyclists for running red lights in Central Park so far this year. And while police have apologized for most of the "speeding" citations they hit cyclists with earlier this week, Central Park precinct commander Philip Wishnia has given no indication that the red light tickets will stop.
Rodriguez introduced the bill on Wednesday, and word is that you'll see it pick up more co-sponsors starting next week.
Video: Kevin Scott
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