NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York City has reduced the speed limits on nine streets with high crash rates as part of its “Vision Zero” initiative, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
Speed limits in the following thoroughfares have been reduced by five miles per hour, de Blasio said in a release:
Brooklyn - Flatbush Ave from Grand Army Plaza to Empire Boulevard, .8 mile (30 mph to 25 mph)
- Shore Parkway Service Road from Bay 8th Street to Plumb 3rd Street, 4.8 miles (30 mph to 25 mph)
- Dahlgren Place from 86th Street to 92nd Street, .3 miles (30 mph to 25 mph)
Manhattan
- Riverside Drive from 165th Street to 181st Street, .8 mile (30 mph to 25 mph)
The Bronx
- Bruckner Blvd from East 135th Street to Pelham Bay Park, 6.5 miles (30 mph to 25 mph)
- Webster Ave from East 233 Street to East Gun Hill Road, 1.2 miles (30 mph to 25 mph)
Queens
- Rockaway Blvd from 150th Ave to 3rd Street (Nassau County border), 2.5 miles (40 mph to 35 mph)
- Northern Blvd from 114th Street to Glenwood Street (Nassau County border), 7 miles (30 mph to 25 mph)
Staten Island
- Targee Street from West Fingerboard Rd to Broad St, 1.8 miles (30 mph to 25 mph)
The new speed limits will take effect within the next four to six weeks, the release said. The city has also activated speed cameras in all 750 of its school zones, according to the release.
“New York City’s children deserve safe, livable communities — and Vision Zero’s groundbreaking work will protect them in their streets,” de Blasio said in a statement. “Slower speed limits, speed cameras and increased enforcement will save lives and keep New York City the safest big city in America for the next generation."
