Editorial
Cameras’ speedy return
MANHATTAN SNAPS
COURTESY NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT
Back in 1934, local school kids visited a planting garden in Tompkins
Square Park. The garden even had its own little house. It might be
seen as a forerunner of today’s community gardens that dot the East
Village and Lower East Side. Somewhat uncannily, 50 years later,
Adam Purple’s legendary Garden of Eden, between Forsyth and Eldridge
Sts., near Stanton St., would have the same circular shape.
THE HOT TOPIC
STORY: “D.O.T. still pushing ‘busway’ for 14th St.”
SUMMARY: Earlier this year, the governor announced the
full L-train shutdown plan had been scrapped for a “slowdown,”
meaning doing tunnel repairs without entirely shutting down
subway service to Manhattan. Part of a proposed “alternate service
plan” to cope with the L shutdown had been a no-cars “busway”
on 14th St. between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. Although the
mayor and City Council speaker now say they oppose the busway,
the city Department of Transportation is still considering it.
REACH: 632 people (as of 3/19/19)
This week, both houses of the
New York State Legislature
passed legislation to increase
the number of speed cameras in New
York City school zones. The Assembly
also passed a bill to establish a demonstration
school-zone speed-camera program
in Buffalo.
Assemblymember Deborah Glick
sponsored the New York City speedcamera
legislation. Richard Gottfried
was a co-sponsor.
In New York City, speed cameras
are placed in school zones to protect
students by photographing the license
plates of speeding vehicles. The cameras
can be operated from an hour before
the school day to an hour after. They
can be operated during nights and
weekends when school-related activities
An advocate held up a photo of her
child, who was killed by a car, at a
rally for speed cameras last year.
Photo by Lincoln Anderson
are taking place.
According to a 2014 study by the
city’s Department of Transportation, school zones with speed cameras reported a
63 percent decrease in area speeding and a 15 percent reduction in crashes compared
to those without it.
There are now 140 cameras installed in New York City. The bill passed this
week would expand the speed cameras program to 750. There are roughly 1,700
schools in the city.
The law will need to be renewed by July 1, 2022.
It was disgraceful that the speed-camera program became inoperative due to
Republican stonewalling in Albany. Now the Democrats have control of both
houses of the Legislature, an important program has been restored. This is just
one example of why it was so critical to break the partisan gridlock in Albany. It
only took a few months, with Democrats in control, to restore the cameras.
Looks like the adults are back in control.
Publisher of The Villager, Villager Express, Chelsea Now,
Downtown Express and Manhattan Express
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