Due to traffic changes over the last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio is renewing his call for more traffic safety around schools.
Agency leaders and legislators at the state and local level are calling for 24/7 use of speed cameras near schools to reduce the risk of traffic-related deaths.
Though students aren’t there during the overnight hours, high-traffic areas have many incidents when the cameras are off, according to the office of Brooklyn state Senator Andrew Gounardes. The senator originally co-sponsored the bill in 2017 and is pushing for its passage in the January session.
