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NYPD Supervisor: Speeding Enforcement “Usually Done on the Highways”
The Post revealed earlier this week that NYPD trains only one officer per precinct to use a radar gun, which partially explains why speeding enforcement is close to non-existent in most neighborhoods. But while NYPD thinly spreads local precincts' speeding enforcement resources over thousands of miles of surface streets where pedestrians and cyclists are at risk of getting struck by drivers, the department does have a number of officers trained to apprehend speeders. The problem is that they're positioned on the city's limited access highways.
April 12, 2013
Jumaane Williams Calls for Speed Cams in Wake of Toddler’s Death
City Council Member Jumaane Williams has issued a statement calling for speed cameras and other traffic-calming measures following the death of Denim McLean, the 2-year-old killed by a curb-jumping driver in East Flatbush.
April 9, 2013
Mott Haven Residents Rally for Safe Streets and Truck Enforcement
Early Saturday afternoon, about 25 people gathered at the corner of St. Annes Avenue and East 138th Street in the South Bronx, protesting heavy truck traffic and deadly driving in the Mott Haven neighborhood.
April 8, 2013
Marty Golden’s Answer to Speed Cams: More 20 MPH School Zones
A protest outside State Senator Marty Golden's district office this afternoon, organized by Bay Ridge Advocates for Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES), blasted the Bay Ridge Republican for his continued opposition to speed cameras, which kept a demonstration program out of this year's state budget.
April 5, 2013
Vance to Albany Obstructionists: Stop Blocking Speed Cams
Pretty much every line of Cy Vance's op-ed on the value of speed cameras is worthy of an excerpt. But the takeaway should be this: Every relevant sector of city government has endorsed the proposed NYC speed camera demonstration program.
April 3, 2013
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Hit 10 People, Leaving Boy Brain Dead
A motorist jumped the curb and slammed into a bus stop and scaffolding in East Flatbush on Saturday, striking up to 10 pedestrians. Four people were hospitalized in critical condition, including a woman and her young son. According to the Post, Denim McLean, whose age has been reported as 2 and 3, is brain dead.
April 1, 2013
Council Passes Resolution Asking Albany for Speed Cams; Will Senate Say Yes?
This afternoon, the City Council passed a resolution asking Albany to move forward with legislation allowing New York City to install a speed camera demonstration program.
March 20, 2013
Vincent Gentile: Speed Cams Must Be Part of the Enforcement Toolkit
This afternoon, the City Council is expected to vote on a resolution asking Albany to allow a speed camera demonstration program in New York City. With Council Speaker Christine Quinn backing the measure, there's little doubt speed cams will pick up the council's endorsement.
March 20, 2013
Senate Committee Votes to Close Loophole in Careless Driving Law
Just hours after the City Council transportation committee unanimously passed a resolution asking Albany to take action, the Senate transportation committee advanced a bill, with an 18-1 vote, that would close a loophole in Hayley and Diego's Law, with the goal of increased enforcement of the state's careless driving law by police and district attorneys.
March 19, 2013
Council Transpo Committee Approves Speed Camera Resolution
The City Council transportation committee has overwhelmingly passed a resolution in support of NYC's first-ever speed camera program.
March 19, 2013