Meanwhile, despite de Blasio publicly calling on Albany to authorize the city to add
more speed cameras around schools, Cuomo said neither the mayor nor legislative leaders brought the issue up to him during budget talks.
De Blasio said he was «disappointed» that a bill to
add more speed cameras around city schools didn't come to a vote in Albany this session and said the city will now boost other Vision Zero efforts instead.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said the road to street safety runs through Albany, and he wants state lawmakers to let the city
install more speed cameras.
And as he did last year in the debate over the renewal of mayoral school control, Felder is using as leverage several items that are important to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, including design - build authority for the rehabilitation of the Brooklyn - Queens Expressway and the authorization of
more speed cameras near schools.
De Blasio participated in a rally at City Hall calling for
more speed cameras in school zones, a piece of his Vision Zero street safety program.
Those issues ranged from a plan to cut taxes for the struggling Vernon Downs harness track in central New York to the proposal to
put more speed cameras around New York City schools and legislation related to those who qualify for enhanced accidental disability pension benefits in New York City.
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MANHATTAN - Mayor Bill de Blasio will look to lower city speed limits, and
install more speed cameras - not just in schools zones - as part of his «Vision Zero» initiative to reduce traffic deaths.
NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was «disappointed» that a bill to
add more speed cameras around schools didn't come to a vote in Albany this session — and said the city will now boost other Vision Zero efforts instead.
De Blasio has sent up some members of his administration to Albany this week to push for various pieces of legislation they would like to see passed,
including more speed cameras.
A Cuomo aide said the special session won't deal with other issues like de Blasio's push
for more speed cameras around schools and Brooklyn Democrat Sen. Simcha Felder's desire for police outside every city school.
The package of bills includes two laws already passed by the State Senate last year to add
more speed cameras to school zones and suspend drivers who repeatedly get issued violations.