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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The MTA has chosen four areas that will see speed limit reductions by the end of the year.
Speed limits will be reduced to 20 mph in DUMBO, Broad Channel, St. George and City Island, the MTA announced Wednesday.
It’s part of the rollout of Sammy’s Law, legislation passed in the last state budget in honor of 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was fatally hit by a car in 2013.
The law gives the city authority to reduce speed limits from 25 mph to 20 mph. The limit will be lowered on individual streets and in "Regional Slow Zones," which are areas in each borough that will have a broader speed limit reduction.
By the end of 2025, the speed limit will be reduced at 250 locations citywide, according to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.
The zones announced Wednesday are optimal because they have well-defined boundaries and high pedestrian volumes, according to the DOT. The city already created the first "Regional Slow Zone" in Manhattan last year.
Here's where the speed limit will be reduced to 20 mph in New York City:
- City Island, Bronx: The full, 0.42 square mile island.
- DUMBO, Brooklyn: A 0.18 square mile stretch with the following boundaries: Furman Street to the west; Water Street, Plymouth Street and John Street to the north; Navy Street and Hudson Avenue to the east; Sands Street and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to the south.
- Broad Channel: A 0.16 square mile area from East Sixth Road to West 22nd Road.
- St. George: A 0.25 square mile area with the following boundaries: Tysen Street and Clinton Avenue to the west; Prospect Avenue to the south; Jersey Street to the east; Richmond Terrace to the north. Richmond Terrace will remain 30 mph.
Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.
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