NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – After the passage of Sammy's Law, the Department of Transportation released its initial list of streets that could see their speed limits reduced to 20 miles per hour.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed off on Sammy’s Law in April, which allows New York City to lower its speed limit to 20 mph from 25 mph.
Now, the Department of Transportation is ready to start the process. Its expecting to reduce speed limits in 250 locations by the end of next year, according to DOT officials.
The public will have time to comment on the proposed streets below before speed limit changes start in September.
In addition to selected streets, each borough will have one Regional Slow Zone, a geographic area with a reduced speed limit. The first Regional Slow Zone in consideration is lower Manhattan south of Canal Street, which could see its speed limit reduced by the end of 2024, DOT officials said.
In some areas, the speed limit will go down to 10 mph during safety-related redesigns. The limit will also drop to 10 mph on Shared and Open Streets with substantial design upgrades, officials said Thursday.
Sammy's Law was named after 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was killed in Park Slope by a speeding car in 2012. It was passed as part of the state budget.
"Speeding ruins lives, and reducing vehicle speeds by even a few mph could be the difference between life or death in a traffic crash,” said DOT Commissioner Rodriguez.
These streets are first in line for a 20 mph speed limit:
The Bronx
- E 139 Street, from Willis Avenue to Alexander Avenue
- Courtlandt Ave, from E 156 St to E 157 St
- E 151 St, from Courtlandt Ave to Morris Ave
- E 156 St, from Concourse Village W to Morris Ave
- Gerard Ave, from E 167 St to E 168 St
- St Ann’s Ave, from E 149 St to Westchester Ave
- Tinton Ave, from E 150 St to E 152 St
- Sheridan Ave, from E 171 St to E 172 St
- Walton Ave, from E 179 St to E 171 St
- Prospect Ave, from E 175 St to E Tremont Ave
- Wallace Ave, from Mace Ave to Waring Ave
- E 225 St, from White Plains Rd to Barnes Ave
- E 172 St, from St Lawrence Ave to Beach Ave
- Netherland Ave, from Kappock St to W 227 St
- Reeds Mill Ln, from Bivona St to Steenwich Ave
Brooklyn
- Seventh Ave, from 43 St to 44 St
- Dean St, from Saratoga Ave to Thomas Boyland St
- MacDonough St, from Lewis Ave to Marcus Garvey Blvd
- Christopher Ave, from Sutter Ave to Belmont Ave
- Ashford St, from Belmont Ave to Pitkin Ave
- Prospect Park West, from Grand Army Plaza to Bartel Pritchard Square
- E 94 St, from E New York Ave to Rutland Rd
- Fenimore St, from Brooklyn Ave to Rutland Rd
- Ninth Ave, from 63 St to 64 St
- 45 St, from Fort Hamilton Pkway to Tenth Ave
- Lenox Rd, from E 39 St to E 40 St
- E 96 St, from Ave D to Foster Ave
- Sackman St, from Belmont Ave to Sutter Ave
- Fort Greene Pl, from Fulton St to Dekalb Ave
- Lewis Ave, from Hart St to Willoughby Ave
Manhattan
- W 138 St, from Amsterdam Ave to Broadway
- W 64 Street, from West End Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue
- E 120 St, from Lexington Ave to Third Ave
- E 128 St, from Lexington Ave to Third Ave
- Morningside Ave, from W 126 St to W 127 St
- Audubon Avenue, from West 165th Street to Fort George Avenue
- E 112 St, from Second Ave to Third Ave
- E 120 St, from Second Ave to Third Ave
- E 120 St, from Madison Ave to Park Ave
- E 128 St, from Madison Ave to Park Ave
Queens
- 112 St, from 37 Ave to 34 Ave
- 47 Ave, from 108 St to 111 St
- 155 St, from 108 Ave to 109 Ave
- 167 St, from 108 Rd to 109 Ave
- Union Hall St , from 109 Ave to 110 Ave
- 144 St, from 88 Ave to 88 Rd
- 143 St, from Linden Blvd to 115 Ave
- 105 St, from 35 Ave to 37 Ave
- 31 Ave, from 60 St to 61 St
These streets could have a 10 mph speed limit:
The Bronx
- Jennings St, Bronx from Prospect Ave to Bristow St
Brooklyn
- Willoughby Ave, from Washington Park to Washington Ave
- Berry St, from Broadway to N12th St
- Underhill Ave, from Pacific St to Eastern Parkway
- Sharon St, from Olive St to Morgan Ave
Manhattan
- Broadway, from: 18 St to 23 St ; 24 St to 25 St ; 27 St to 33 St; 38 St to 39 St; 48 St to 50 St
Queens
- 34th Avenue, from: 69 St to 77 St; 78 St to 93 St; 94 St to Junction Blvd
Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter from Los Angeles who has covered New York City since 2023. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.
