NYC Will Reduce Speed Limit By 5 MPH Across 9 Major Streets

NEW YORK CITY — Traffic soon will travel slower on nine major New York City streets.

The city announced Tuesday that speed limits across those high-crash roads will be reduced by 5 mph. In total, 25 miles of city streets will move slower after crews put up new signs in the next four to six weeks, according to a release.

Officials also announced crews finished installing and activated speed cameras in all 750 school zones.

“Slower speed limits, speed cameras, and increased enforcement will save lives and keep New York City the safest big city in America for the next generation,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio in a statement.

The effort is part of Vision Zero, a citywide program pushed by de Blasio that aims to reduce traffic deaths.

City Department of Transportation targeted the nine streets — which are located in all five boroughs — because they’re arterial thoroughfares with heavy pedestrian and bicycle use, a release states.

The streets and speed reductions, as outlined by officials, are:

Brooklyn:

• Flatbush Avenue from Grand Army Plaza to Empire Boulevard, 0.8 mile (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Shore Parkway Service Road from Bay Eighth Street to Plumb Third Street, 4.8 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Dahlgren Place from 86th Street to 92nd Street, 0.3 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)

Manhattan:

• Riverside Drive from 165th Street to 181st Street, 0.8 mile (30 MPH to 25 MPH)

Bronx:

• Bruckner Boulevard from East 135th Street to Pelham Bay Park, 6.5 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Webster Avenue from East 233 Street to East Gun Hill Road, 1.2 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)

Queens:

• Rockaway Boulevard from 150th Ave to Third Street (Nassau County border), 2.5 miles (40 MPH to 35 MPH)
• Northern Boulevard from 114th Street to Glenwood Street (Nassau County border), 7 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)

Staten Island:

• Targee Street from West Fingerboard Road to Broad St, 1.8 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)