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Martin Dilan Introduces 20 MPH Bill in State Senate
State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, of Brooklyn, has introduced companion legislation to Assembly Member Dan O’Donnell's speed limit bill, which would set the maximum speed on NYC streets at 20 miles per hour, except on streets "where the City Council determines a different speed limit is appropriate."
February 3, 2014
Does Marty Golden Really Need Convincing That Lower Speeds Save Lives?
The Daily News didn't need to send anyone to stand in traffic for man-on-the-street reaction quotes on Dan O'Donnell's bill to lower the speed limit in NYC to 20 miles per hour.
January 17, 2014
Marty Golden Needs to Hear From New Yorkers Who Want Speed Cameras
It appears The speed camera bill will clear has cleared the Assembly, but the effort to protect NYC school kids from reckless drivers is in trouble in the State Senate.
June 21, 2013
Motorists Killed at Least Two Pedestrians in Marty Golden’s District in April
A pedestrian struck by a motorist on April 1 in Bay Ridge died from her injuries. The crash occurred on a section of Fourth Avenue where DOT plans to install a pedestrian fence, and in a precinct where NYPD writes a speeding ticket once every five days.
May 16, 2013
Motorist Kills Senior in District of Speed Cam Foe Marty Golden [Updated]
Update: The Home Reporter reports that the elderly victim of this crash has died.
May 1, 2013
Jumaane Williams Calls for Speed Cams in Wake of Toddler’s Death
City Council Member Jumaane Williams has issued a statement calling for speed cameras and other traffic-calming measures following the death of Denim McLean, the 2-year-old killed by a curb-jumping driver in East Flatbush.
April 9, 2013
Marty Golden’s Answer to Speed Cams: More 20 MPH School Zones
A protest outside State Senator Marty Golden's district office this afternoon, organized by Bay Ridge Advocates for Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES), blasted the Bay Ridge Republican for his continued opposition to speed cameras, which kept a demonstration program out of this year's state budget.
April 5, 2013
Vance to Albany Obstructionists: Stop Blocking Speed Cams
Pretty much every line of Cy Vance's op-ed on the value of speed cameras is worthy of an excerpt. But the takeaway should be this: Every relevant sector of city government has endorsed the proposed NYC speed camera demonstration program.
April 3, 2013
Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein Wants NYC Speed Cameras Approved This Year
It's no joke -- Jeff Klein is taking up the cause of NYC speed cameras in the State Senate.
April 1, 2013
Marty Golden Intros Bill to Enforce NYC Speed Limit With Police Clones
After blocking the authorization of NYC's first speed enforcement cameras, State Senator Marty Golden (R - Bay Ridge) has introduced a bill that he says will lead to safer streets while placating the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the police union that opposes speed cams.
April 1, 2013