Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about speed cameras

Friday’s Headlines: Albany Follies Edition

By Streetsblog | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

The big story in the local press on Thursday was — would you believe it? — our story from Wednesday on speed cameras. Plus all the other news from yesterday, including bad news out of Pimlico.

Motorists are seeking ingenious ways to defeat speed cameras such as this one. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras

By Eve Kessler | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.

Mayor Adams has failed to win home rule for the city on speed cameras.

Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall

By Julianne Cuba | May 11, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.

Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers has racked up a lot of speeding tickets on her gray Nissan. [Editor's note: We have diffused the Council member's plate because her office said that showing the plate "puts her and her family at risk."] Photos: Julianne Cuba (main); Gersh Kuntzman (inset)

EXCLUSIVE: Council’s Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 13, 2022 | No Comments

Do as I say, not as I do.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: The 24th vs. the 41st in the Western Region Final

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Today's bout is a battle between Bronx champions, the 41st Precinct, and the Manhattan champs at the 24th Precinct. One precinct really brought its "A" game. The other did not.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Boogie Down Precincts With Bad Attitudes: The 44th and the 41st

By Streetsblog | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments

It's "The Hell Under the El" vs. the former "Fort Apache" in a contest to reach the borough finals.

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