Monday’s Headlines: Home Rule Week Edition
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The big news this week will be Mayor Adams's trip to Albany on Tuesday — plus Tom Brady on a bike!
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about speed cameras
Not Just Albany: Council Members Also Wary on Speed Cameras … Unless Mayor Allocates Money to their Districts
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Mayor Adams is facing a mini revolt in the East Wing of City Hall, where some Council members want speed camera money spent in their districts.
Friday’s Headlines: Albany Follies Edition
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The big story in the local press on Thursday was — would you believe it? — our story from Wednesday on speed cameras. Plus all the other news from yesterday, including bad news out of Pimlico.
New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras
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Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.
Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall
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Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.
EXCLUSIVE: Council’s Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year
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Do as I say, not as I do.