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NYC speed limit may be lowered to 20 MPH after Gov. Hochul signs Sammy's Law. Here's what drivers should know.
New York City's speed limit may soon be lowered to 20 MPH. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Sammy's Law on Thursday, which grants New York City the authority to lower the citywide speed limit from 25 MPH to 20 MPH.
Speed limit in NYC could drop as low as 10mph in some areas
New York City could start implementing special slow zones after a law was passed allowing the city to lower its speed limits. Sammy’s Law passed in the state budget. It’s named after 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein,
NYC considering lowering speed limit to as low as 10 mph on some streets
Mayor Eric Adams supports slowing down drivers, who could be subject to a speed limit of 20 mph on most streets and 10 mph in "slow zones."
New law allows NYC to set its own speed limits amid spike in traffic deaths
The law goes into effect on June 19 and will fall on the City Council to be enacted.
N.Y Gov. Hochul signs legislation, will let NYC set lower speed limit
While the proposal has Mayor Eric Adams' support, the New York City Council would still need to pass a bill setting the speed limit at 20 MPH.
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When Albany lawmakers last month passed “Sammy’s Law” — allowing the city to lower the speed limit to 20 mph on some roads — safe-streets advocates celebrated a victory that was years in the making. Named for 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein,
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