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More Speed Cameras for School Zones Are Here

BAY RIDGE – Brooklyn officials and the NYPD gathered at Fontbonne Academy Hall in Bay Ridge on Wednesday, September 4, to hail the installation of additional school zone speed cameras to both slow down drivers and decrease crashes. This is the new speed camera now located at 3rd Avenue and 99th

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Speed Cameras Will Turn Back On In Time for School Year

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerA month after speed cameras shut down across New York, a deal to turn them back on has been brokered between the City Council, the Mayor and the Governor—just in time for students to return to school. Council Speaker Corey Johnson said over the weekend that

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Senator Golden Finally Calls On Senate To Pass Speed Camera Bill

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAfter a 24-hour vigil outside his office and a rally near a public school, State Senator Marty Golden is calling for the Senate to reconvene to pass the speed camera bill. The bill, S. 6046-C, will enhance and renew the speed camera program that allows for cameras

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Treyger Calls On State Senate At Rally As Clock Ticks on Speed Camera Programs

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGRAVESEND – With a program for speed cameras outside schools set to expire on July 25, Council Member Mark Treyger, along with Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and the Department of Education, are calling on state senators to renew it. “One of the most paramount responsibilities of

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Catching Up on Speed Cameras—What’s The Latest on Legislation?

With this week’s tragic death of Shaena Sinclair in Canarsie, the safety of New York streets are once again under scrutiny as residents, community activists and political leaders hope to reduce the number fatal car crashes in the city. Yesterday, the activist group Transportation Alternatives released a statement calling

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After Tragedy, Mayor Backs Safe Streets Legislation

Children led the march for safe streets in Park Slope last week, calling on the Mayor to act (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)In the wake of last week’s tragedy, change may come to Brooklyn streets. Yesterday, Mayor De Blasio put his support behind two new bills designed to keep the

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Greenfield Demands City Reveal Revenue From Ocean Parkway ‘Speed Trap’

(Source: Google Maps)Arguing that the city’s Vision Zero campaign has created a “speed trap” on Ocean Parkway, City Councilman David Greenfield is demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) turn over information about the amount of revenue collected from speed cameras placed along the roadway. Vision Zero reduced speed

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“Unfair” Shore Parkway Speed Camera Trap To Be Moved Closer To Ocean Parkway

DOT speed-enforcement camera sits at this location, fining people who fail to slow down after exiting the highway. (Source: Google Maps)The Department of Transportation will move the controversial Shore Parkway speed camera first reported on by Sheepshead Bites, after the camera issued more violations than any other speed enforcement

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Speed Camera Data Shows Increase In Tickets, Fewer Crashes

Image via WNYC.It’s been a year since speed cameras were placed at intersections and highways throughout the city and the results confirm what residents have simultaneously feared and cheered: speed cameras have issued nearly four times as many tickets as human officers — generating over $23.5 million in

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The Speed Cameras Have Arrived, And Ticketing Begins Today

The Department of Transportation mapped out the speed of cars in areas near schools whereWell, the day has come. Starting today, speed cameras placed near schools throughout the city will begin ticketing people who are driving above the speed limit in school zones, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday. City