NYC Lowers Speed Limits By 5 MPH On Nine Major Streets Citywide + Speed Cameras Now Active In ALL 750 School Zones

September 15, 2020  /  Marci Goldfarb

Last week Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that speed limits will be reduced by 5 MPH on 25 miles of major streets with some the highest rates of crashes across the five boroughs.

Street locations and mileage are as follows:

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)

*Earlier this summer, DOT installed new protected bicycle lanes along this roadway.

Manhattan:

  • Riverside Drive from 165th Street to 181st Street, .8 mile (30 MPH to 25 MPH)

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)

All of the speed limits will go into effect as DOT posts new speed-limit signage over the next 4-6 weeks. Speed cameras located along any of these streets will be reprogrammed and will only issue warnings for the first 60 days after new signage is posted.

In addition, the City announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has reached its goal of activating cameras in all 750 school zones – the largest speed camera network in the world.

Drive safely, and remember to contact MarciLaw.com if you get a traffic ticket...because it's not the end of the road.