Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Watch Simcha Felder Run From a Mother Who Lost Her Child to a Speeding Driver

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2018 | 18 Comments

With just hours to go in the legislative session, Felder’s intransigence could shut down NYC’s speed camera program. If that happens, people will die.

Speed cameras don’t care about PBA courtesy cards.

Which Matters More to Albany: Saving Lives or Collecting Campaign Cash From the PBA?

By Ben Fried and Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2018 | 6 Comments

The largest union representing uniformed NYPD cops is the lone source of organized opposition to the expansion of speed cameras in New York City, and has spent lavishly on campaign contributions to the players in Albany who control the fate of the speed cam bill.

Cuomo’s support for speed cameras began and ended with a photo-op. Photo: @marco_conner

If New Yorkers Lose Life-Saving Speed Cameras, Blame Andrew Cuomo

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2018 | 8 Comments

Cuomo could back up public statements of support for automated speed enforcement by pressuring John Flanagan and the State Senate to reauthorize cameras. Instead he's allowed senators to use Simcha Felder's cartoon villainy as an excuse to let the program come dangerously close to extinction.

Richmond Hospital Medical Center staff rallying for speed cameras yesterday. Photo courtesy of RHMC

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Watch Simcha Felder Run From a Mother Who Lost Her Child to a Speeding Driver

Which Matters More to Albany: Saving Lives or Collecting Campaign Cash From the PBA?

If New Yorkers Lose Life-Saving Speed Cameras, Blame Andrew Cuomo

Trauma Doctors vs. The New York State Senate

Cuomo Gets on Board With Speed Camera Expansion

Momentum Is Building for More NYC Speed Cameras, and You Can Help