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speeding

Recent Headlines

Clinton Hill

May 16, 2013

Skeleton on Park Avenue Warns Drivers to Slow Down

The skeleton only appears when drivers exceed the 30 mph speed limit.

East New York

April 26, 2013

Foul-Mouthed Traffic Cop Busted After Ducking No-Parking Ticket, DA Says

Oluwatoyin Laoye, a NYPD traffic agent, tried to speed off when he got a ticket, prosecutors said.

Hudson Heights

March 28, 2013

97 Percent of Drivers Speed Near Hudson Heights School, DOT Found

Statistics from the Department of Transportation shows that 97 percent of drivers sped near P.S. 187.

New York City

March 27, 2013

Bloomberg Slams Albany Lawmakers for Blocking Speed Cameras

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the decision was "irrational" and "negligent."

New York City

March 20, 2013

Bloomberg's Plan to Hide Cigarettes Introduced in City Council

Legislation that would force stores to keep cigarettes out of sight was formally introduced Wednesday.

New York City

July 10, 2012

City Greenlights 13 Slow Zones to Make Streets Safer

Corona is City's latest Slow Zone; 13 other locations also announced. 

Corona

June 20, 2012

'Slow Zone' Proposed for Corona After Spate of Accidents

A large swath of Corona to be converted into a "slow zone" if CB 3 approves DOT proposal.

Cobble Hill

May 24, 2012

Police Increase Speed Enforcement on Hicks Street

Police have increased speed enforcement on Hicks Street, doling out eight tickets there last week.

Upper West Side

March 04, 2012

Arrest Made in Fatal Henry Hudson Parkway Crash

Sokol Binakaj, 20, was charged with negligent homicide for the crash that killed Sal Cunningham.

Downtown

February 08, 2012

Battery Park City Growth Spurt May Require More Traffic Lights, DOT Says

The DOT is studying whether to add traffic lights to Battery Park City's North End and South End avenues.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

January 11, 2012

Speed-Enforcement Cameras Gain East Side Support

A Community Board 6 committee supported a pilot program that would put speed cameras on NYC streets.

Harlem

September 19, 2011

DOT Studying Changes to Dangerous Harlem Boulevard

The agency is considering left turn signals and concrete median extensions to slow traffic on the dangerous Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

September 06, 2011

Union Square Makeover Praised, Though Critics Remain Unconvinced

The Department of Transportation says its transformation of the northern end of Union Square has put a dent in speeding and given local businesses a boost.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

June 08, 2011

DOT Mulls Adding Stop Sign to Thwart Speeding on Christopher St.

The city DOT said it will study the intersection after more than 200 locals signed a petition calling it dangerous.

Harlem

June 02, 2011

Harlem Kids Get Speed Sign Installed Near School

Nearly half of the drivers passing P.S. 175 were found to be speeding as school let out, the DOT said.