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Story summary
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city’s mayor, announced plans to lower speed limits to 15 mph in school zones citywide, 24 hours a day, a development first reported by the New York Daily News.
- The policy relies on Sammy’s Law, a 2024 statute allowing city officials to set speed limits below the state minimum.
- Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was killed by a car in 2013, is the law’s namesake.
- The announcement will be made at a press conference at Flushing International High School.
- A 60-day public comment period will precede the implementation.
